Aintree

My Pension Expert Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m3f200y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £140,325
Runners: 4
Winning time: 4m 53.73s (slow by 1.73s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson
Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:169 SP:4/6F
Pressed leader - prominent after 2nd - led from 8th - went clear 2 out - comfortably(op 8/13)
2
J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton
Age:10 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:166 SP:7/1
Led narrowly - headed and raced in second 8th - lost second 9th - left in second 5 out - lost ground 2 out - kept on well run-in - not pace to challenge(op 8/1)
3 43 46¼
J:J J Slevin T:Nigel Twiston-Davies
Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:161 SP:16/1
Pressed leader - raced in third and prominent after 4th - went second 9th - bad mistake and lost second 5 out - lost ground 3 out - eased 2 out - tailed off(op 18/1)
F
J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins
Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:170 SP:5/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in fourth - mistake and detached 1st - jumped right 2nd - joined main group with one circuit to go - fell heavily 11th(tchd 9/4)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.67
Exacta: £3.70
Trifecta: £9.20
CSF: £5.28