Horse Alert

13 Apr 2024 14:30 Aintree

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 3m 210y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	11	-	Cruz Control (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	512251 / 7	Jump (28)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey Mr F Green And…	9/1
		wore hood to post, made all, stumbled 14th, hit 4 out, went clear 2 out, ridden and battled on gamely run-in, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough
2^nd	2	1 L	Sam Brown (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	P51451 / 12	Jump (20)	Freddie Gingell	A J Honeyball The Exors Of Mr…	20/1
		held up in mid-division out wide, badly outpaced and towards rear 4 out, strong rally in inside under pressure before the last, stayed on well run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner
3^rd	10	1¼ L	Forward Plan (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 11)	32-6121 / 8	Jump (49)	Ben Godfrey	A J Honeyball The Steeple Chasers	13/2
		held up towards rear, slightly hampered 4 out, steady headway on inside before next, chased leaders before 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, switched right approaching last, ridden and stayed on same pace, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
4^th	4	5½ L	Kinondo Kwetu (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	133-13P / 8	Jump (168)	Jonathan England	S England Gunalt Partnership	25/1
		held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway out wide 12th, chased leaders next, went 2nd 4 out until soon after 2 out, ridden chasing leading pair, weakened into 4th run-in
5^th	3	2¾ L	Twig (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	2-11202 / 9	Jump (32)	Beau Morgan	B Pauling Mrs G Morgan	8/1
		chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, went 2nd again before 12th until 4 out, chased leaders, ridden between last two, soon weakened
6^th	6	1¾ L	Kilbeg King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1-33324 / 9	Jump (32)	Sam Twiston-Davies	A J Honeyball M R Chapman, E…	9/2
		mid-division on inside, not fluent 5th, pushed along home turn, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, never dangerous after
7^th	5	2 L	Crebilly (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	61-F412 / 7	Jump (30)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	9/2
		held up in mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, not fluent and weakened 2 out
8^th	9	1¾ L	The King Of Ryhope (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11)	33-1334 / 8	Jump (56)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Spectre Racing…	7/2
		held up well in rear, some headway when awkward 3 out, weakened soon after
9^th	12	SHD	Now Where Or When (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6)	63P-574 / 9	Jump (27)	J J Slevin	S R B Crawford Mrs Margaret McCrudden	50/1
		held up off the pace towards rear, never on terms
10^th	7	23 L	Falco Blitz (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	U43411 / 10	Jump (34)	C P McNamara	E McNamara Shane Carmody	25/1
		off the pace in last trio, ridden and struggling when hit 3 out, never involved, tailed off
PU	8	-	Erne River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	08-0P15 / 9	Jump (77)	Charlie Hammond	N Kent Crossed Fingers…	20/1
		soon chasing leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 4 out, not recover and soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before last
PU	1	-	Fugitif (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	25-413P / 9	Jump (30)	G Sheehan	R Hobson Mr Carl Hinchy…	33/1
		never fluent, behind, bit closer 11th, not fluent and reminders out wide 12th, weakened before 15th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
PU	13	-	Demnat (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4)	P32/139 / 7	Jump (30)	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams Mr P Davies	14/1
		chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 3rd until before 12th, lost place quickly, behind when hit 14th, soon pulled up