Aintree
14:15
William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Chase
Aintree Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60 Place: £2.40 £2.90 Exacta: £25.10 Trifecta: £107.80
Non-Runners: Some Scope (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Snipe (IRE) 8 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 18/5 Won Held up in rear - awkward jump 4th - smooth headway on inner before 3 out - disputing lead 2 out - ridden to lead before last - kept on well run-in - won going away(op 7/2)
2nd 7 Duke Of Deception (IRE) 7 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 147 lbs 11/2 6.5 Travelled strongly - prominent - in touch with leaders after 3rd - prominent 11th - good jump to lead 13th - headed 14th - led narrowly 3 out - faced challenges 2 out - headed and no extra before last(tchd 6/1)
3rd 1 Grandads Cottage (IRE) 9 G AVG Olly Murphy 168 lbs 13/2 4.75 Held up in rear - smooth headway on outer before 3 out - keeping on when not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - rallied and went third last - no match for first two(op 5/1)
4th 2 Coconut Splash (IRE) 8 G Poor Evan Williams 160 lbs 5/1 6.5 Disputed lead - briefly led 11th - led again 14th - headed and lost position 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 11/2)
5th 4 No But I Will (GB) 7 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 157 lbs 7/2J 43 In touch with leaders - went third 14th - outpaced 3 out - keeping on and pressed leaders 2 out - no extra when lost third last - weakened quickly run-in - tailed off (jockey said gelding weakened quickly)(op 10/3 tchd 16/5)
99th 3 Valleres (FR) 9 G Poor Venetia Williams 157 lbs 7/2J - Set steady pace - led narrowly or disputed lead - slow jump 1st - briefly headed 11th - headed and lost second 13th - dropped to rear 14th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 4/1)