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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
3¼
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