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

2 Jonbon

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

4 Protektorat

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

3 Matata

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)

1 El Fabiolo

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