19:30 Aintree

Friday 17 May 2024

All17:4518:2018:5519:3020:0520:40

Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 6m 26.49s

1^st

Captain Morgs

811-5

11/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, went 2nd nextm quickened to lead flat, ran on tchd 10/1

2^nd

Young Buster

811-3

6/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Close up, tracked leaders when mistake 8th, ridden to lead approaching last, soon headed, kept on same pace op 11/2

3^rd

Broken Quest

1210-11

25/1

T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leader, led 13th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra op 22/1

4^th

Empire Steel

1012-0

11/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Tracked leader early, close up,lost place 8th, headway 14th, ridden 3 out, weakened next tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Into Overdrive

911-12

18/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Led into start, slowly away, in rear, pulled up 11th tchd 20/1

Kinondo Kwetu

811-12

15/8f

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

In touch, headway 8th, lost place 11th, pulled up 2 out tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1

Sail Away

811-12

10/3

T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard

Led, mistake 9th, headed 13th, weakened by ommitted xfence, pulled up 3 out op 7/2

Erne River

911-5

10/1

T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond

Towards rear, pushed along 11th, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up last op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Cerendipity⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Non Runner

Courtland²⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: P & M Bowen J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.40Pl:£2.40, £1.80, £4.80EX:£69.80Trifecta:£1,035.90Tricast:£1,611.53SF:£74.14Swingers:£9.40, £26.30, £17.40

Forecasts

Kinondo Kwetu (15/8), Sail Away (10/3), Empire Steel (11/2), Young Buster (6/1), Courtland (6/1), Cerendipity (8/1), Erne River (10/1), Captain Morgs (11/1), Into Overdrive (18/1), Broken Quest (25/1)

Last year's winner KINONDO KWETU should have conditions to suit and may be able to take the prize home again. Empire Steel and Sail Away rate the principal threat.

KINONDO KWETU
EMPIRE STEEL (IRE)
SAIL AWAY (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Kinondo Kwetu

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: Jonathan England | T: S England

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £12,254.002nd: £5,645.003rd: £2,822.004th: £1,413.00

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