Horse Alert

14 Apr 2023 15:30 Aintree

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

Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Pic D'Orhy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1P-1112 / 9	Jump (55)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la…	4/1
		led until not fluent 1st, chased leader, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, ridden out
2^nd	1	4¼ L	Fakir D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	11-5213 / 9	Jump (55)	M P Walsh	J P O'Brien John P McManus	15/8
		chased leaders, closed 3 out, not fluent and unable to quicken 2 out, rallied into 2nd last, kept on, no impression on winner
3^rd	6	2¾ L	Minella Drama (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	42-4311 / 9	Jump (56)	B S Hughes	D McCain Jnr Green Day Racing	14/1
		led 1st, ridden and headed before not fluent last, 3rd and no impression flat, kept on
4^th	2	19 L	French Dynamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	312524 / 9	Jump (29)	D J O'Keeffe	M F Morris Robcour	7/1
		prominent until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out
5^th	3	5½ L	Fugitif (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	48-2122 / 9	Jump (29)	S Bowen	R Hobson Mr Carl Hinchy…	11/1
		in rear, not fluent 7th, ridden and struggling before 9th, not fluent 10th or 12th, well beaten before 4 out
6^th	4	31 L	Hitman (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	2-21P23 / 8	Jump (29)	Lorcan Williams	P F Nicholls Mason, Hogarth,…	6/1
		held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 2nd, closed from 11th, outpaced 4 out, not fluent and weakened 3 out
PU	5	-	Millers Bank (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	5U2265 / 10	Jump (55)	Kielan Woods	A M Hales Millers Bank Partnership	13/2
		held up in rear on inside, outpaced after 12th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out