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Aintree
14:30
William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB)
Aintree Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.90 £2 £5.70 Exacta: £29.60 Tricast: £259.16 Trifecta: £447.80
Non-Runners: Ain't That A Shame (unsuitable ground), Amirite (other), Imperial Saint (other), Myretown (vet's certificate), Stolen Silver (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 3m 2m5f 2m5½f 2m4f
1st
Towards rear - held up in midfield 8th - not fluent 3 out - good headway from 2 out - jockey lost iron briefly after 2 out - ridden and challenging approaching last - led narrowly last - sustained duel with runner-up run-in - kept on well(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 153 lbs 4/1 Won
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2m 2m4f 2m½f 2m4½f 3m
2nd
Prominent - led narrowly 4 out - ridden after 2 out - headed last - sustained duel with winner run-in - kept on well - just failed(tchd 4/1)
7 G Good
Neil King 168 lbs 7/2F 0.2
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3m1½f 2m7½f 3m 3m1½f 3m1f
3rd
Midfield on outer - headway 5 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - rallied and went third last - no extra run-in(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 168 lbs 20/1 6
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3m 3m 2m½f 2m1f 3m
4th
In touch with leaders - challenging after 3 out - hit 2 out - weakened last(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
6 G AVG
Emmet Mullins 152 lbs 15/2 2.5
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2m4f 3m 3m1f 2m7½f 3m2½f
5th
Midfield - weakened gradually approaching last(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
8 G Good
Tom Lacey 163 lbs 8/1 .75
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3m3½f 2m3f 3m6f 3m3½f 2m6f
6th
Towards rear - never dangerous
7 G Poor
Hugo Merienne 157 lbs 50/1 3
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3m½f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m6½f 2m4½f
7th
Midfield - mistake 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
8 G AVG
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 155 lbs 10/1 10
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2m2f 2m4f 2m3f 2m5f 2m4½f
8th
In rear - some headway on outer 3 out - weakened after 2 out
5 G AVG
Ben Pauling 166 lbs 18/1 3
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3m1f 3m1f 3m 2m7½f 3m1f
9th
Prominent on inner - not fluent 14th - soon niggled along - weakening when hit 3 out(op 10/1)
8 G Good
Anthony Honeyball 168 lbs 11/1 8
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2m 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m2½f
99th
Led - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
8 G AVG
Faye Bramley 152 lbs 50/1 -
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3m½f 3m 3m 3m 3m
99th
Towards rear - weakened and pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1)
6 G Good
Christian Williams 163 lbs 18/1 -
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2m3f 2m4f 3m 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Prominent - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
5 G AVG
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 147 lbs 20/1 -
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2m4f 2m7½f 3m1f 2m5f 2m5f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - lost position and towards rear 7th - sprawled on landing 12th - not fluent 13th - pulled up before 14th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 6/1)
6 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 9/2 -
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