Aintree Races
Aintree
15:30
My Pension Expert Melling Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2025
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.67
Exacta: £3.70
Trifecta: £9.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Jonbon (FR) | 9 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 4/6F | Won | Pressed leader - prominent after 2nd - led from 8th - went clear 2 out - comfortably(op 8/13) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Protektorat (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 7/1 | 3.25 | Led narrowly - headed and raced in second 8th - lost second 9th - left in second 5 out - lost ground 2 out - kept on well run-in - not pace to challenge(op 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Matata (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 164 lbs | 16/1 | 43 | Pressed leader - raced in third and prominent after 4th - went second 9th - bad mistake and lost second 5 out - lost ground 3 out - eased 2 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 5th last fence)(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | El Fabiolo (FR) | 8 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 5/2 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in fourth - mistake and detached 1st - jumped right 2nd - joined main group with one circuit to go - fell heavily 11th(tchd 9/4) |