Aintree Horse Racing Results | 15:25 13th April 2018
Horse Racing Aintree' Results | 13th April 2018
JLT MELLING CHASE (GRADE 1) (1)
(All 6 ran. 5 finished)Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Grade, Grade 1
Ground
Soft
Distance
2m 3f 200y
Prize Money
£140,985
Time
5:18:50
Fences Jumped
16
Win Odds
12
BF Win
15.5
BF Place
4.5
Winning jockey
Sam Twiston-Davies
Winning trainer
P F Nicholls
| Position | Horse | Odds | Age | Trainer | Jockey | Weight Finishing Time |
OR | Horse Most Likely To Win |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  5
|
-11124 C D G Cl Hcp
Win Place
“Chased leader, hit 10th, challenged after 3 out, ridden between last 2, led narrowly flat, held on well under pressure” | 11.5 £11.5 | 7 | P F Nicholls 28.57% | Sam Twiston-Davies 20% | 11-7 318.5 | 161 | 16% |
| 2 (0.3) |  4
|
1-11d12 D G Cl Hcp
Place
“Travelled strongly, tracked leaders, challenged for 2nd from 4 out, led narrowly after 3 out, jumped right next, ridden approaching last, headed flat, kept on under pressure, just held” | 11.5 £11.5 | 7 | W P Mullins 0% | P Townend 41.67% | 11-7 318.56 | 168 | 36% |
| 3 (20.3) |  6
|
51-PP1 T C D G Cl Hcp “Held up in last, mistake 1st, improved a place and blundered 9th, went 4th 4 out, driven and beaten next, took moderate 3rd after 2 out” | 11.5 £11.5 | 10 | C L Tizzard 4.17% | R M Power 8.33% | 11-7 322.56 | 153 | 3% |
| 4 (33.3) |  1
|
-12321 C D G Cl Hcp “Led, not fluent 3 out, soon headed and weakened quickly, lost moderate 3rd after 2 out” | 11.5 £11.5 | 7 | H De Bromhead 0% | D N Russell 6.67% | 11-7 325.16 | 169 | 30% |
| 5 (41.3) |  2
|
-22223 CD G Cl Hcp “Chased leaders, jumped right 5th, shaken up and relegated to last after 4 out, weakened 3 out” | 11.5 £11.5 | 8 | Ruth Jefferson 0% | B Hughes 8% | 11-7 326.76 | 157 | 10% |
Non Runners
| Position | Horse | Odds | Age | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | OR | Horse Most Likely To Win |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulled Up |  3
|
P-2381 T CD G Cl Hcp “Held up, not fluent, dropped to last after 8th, behind when pulled up before 10th” | 11.5 £11.5 | 7 | P F Nicholls 28.57% | B J Geraghty 0% | 11-7 | 157 | 5% |
Lengths Behind Winner
| SP | BSP | Plc. BSP | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1st
|
12 | 15.5 | 4.5 |
|
2nd
|
2.1 | 2.3 | 1.52 |