Aintree
16:40
Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £2.30 £3.30 £5.20 Exacta: £60.40 Tricast: £849.67 Trifecta: £1366.30
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Led - briefly headed after 1st - shaken up and went clear approaching last - kept on well - comfortably(op 6/1)
6 G AVG Paul Nicholls 146 lbs 5/1 Won
2nd
Towards rear - steady headway from 5 out - prominent 3 out - went second approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
9 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 10/1 4.5
3rd
Prominent - outpaced 2 out - rallied and kept on run-in - went third final strides(op 20/1)
7 G Poor Nick Kent 140 lbs 18/1 1.5
4th
Raced in second - briefly led after 1st - lost second approaching last - kept on but no extra and lost third final strides(tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1)
10 G AVG Olly Murphy 161 lbs 28/1 0.3
5th
In rear - not fluent 7th - some headway from 3 out - no impression but kept on from 2 out - never dangerous
6 G AVG Evan Williams 146 lbs 28/1 7
6th
In touch with leaders - lost position 5 out - outpaced from 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
7 G Good Samuel Drinkwater 142 lbs 6/1 6
7th
#10Primoz
Midfield - slightly hampered and dropped to rear 3rd - outpaced from 3 out(op 13/2)
7 G AVG Lucinda Russell 146 lbs 17/2 1
8th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened last
9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 167 lbs 4/1F 0.3
9th
Towards rear - not fluent 7th - some headway when outpaced 3 out - weakened run-in(tchd 13/2)
6 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 146 lbs 7/1 0.3
10th
In rear throughout(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
8 G AVG Emma Lavelle 159 lbs 14/1 11
11th
Midfield - dropped to rear 5 out - struggling and no chance from 4 out(op 33/1)
8 G Good W P Mullins 168 lbs 22/1 3.5
12th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3rd - went third 5 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 22/1)
9 G Good Donald McCain 145 lbs 25/1 2
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13th
In touch with leaders - weakening when slightly hampered 3 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by faller at 3rd last fence)(op 15/2)
9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 10/1 8.5
99th
Midfield - mistake and unseated 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
9 G AVG Ann Hamilton 168 lbs 16/1 -