Horse Alert

13 Apr 2018 15:25 Aintree

Winner: £250,000 (Penalty: £140,325); Distance: 2m 3f 200y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

JLT Melling Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Politologue (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7)	F-11124 / 11	Jump (30)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls Mr J Hales	11/1
		tracked leader from 2nd, not fluent 10th or 12th, challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden and headed narrowly just before last, led again flat, held on gamely
2^nd	4	NK	Min (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	11-1D12 / 10	Jump (30)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	11/10
		travelled strongly, 2nd until the 2nd, raced in 3rd until challenged 3 out, jumped right 2 out, shaken up to lead narrowly before last, headed flat, stayed on, just held close home
3^rd	6	20 L	Sizing Granite (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7)	P51-PP1 / 11	Jump (21)	R M Power	C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts…	20/1
		held up in rear, mistake and rider lost left iron briefly 1st, blundered 9th, went 4th 4 out, closed when not fluent 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, no impression on front pair and weakened before last
4^th	1	13 L	Balko Des Flos (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	3-12321 / 10	Jump (29)	D N Russell	H De Bromhead RacehorseClub	2/1
		led, clear 2nd until 7th, jumped right 9th, joined 3 out, soon headed, not fluent 2 out, lost 3rd and weakened soon after
5^th	2	8 L	Cloudy Dream (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 7)	1-22223 / 8	Jump (29)	B S Hughes	Ruth Jefferson Mr Trevor Hemmings	10/1
		held up in 4th, closed on inside 10th, shaken up and beaten in last after 4 out, weakened before 2 out
PU	3	-	Le Prezien (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 7)	8P-2381 / 8	Jump (28)	B J Geraghty	P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus	11/1
		not always fluent, held up in 5th, last before 9th, pulled up before 10th