Aintree
14:30
William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB)
Aintree Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.30 Place: £3.30 £1.80 £6.60 Exacta: £57 Tricast: £701.76 Trifecta: £1094.60
Non-Runners: Doctor Ken (self certificate), Heltenham (unsuitable ground), Myretown (self certificate), Peaky Boy (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - not fluent 9th - steady headway 13th - pressed leader 3 out - led after 2 out - ridden and hung left before last - went clear final 110yds(tchd 9/1)
8 G Good Tom Lacey 151 lbs 10/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - went second 6th - led but pestered 9th - headed 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied and hung left before 2 out - switched right before pecking on landing last - went second final strides(op 3/1)
6 G Good Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 156 lbs 11/4F 5
3rd
Midfield - steady headway when not fluent 3 out - went second before last - no extra and lost second final strides(op 20/1)
10 G AVG Nick Kent 142 lbs 25/1 0.2
4th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - bumped 6th - headway when hung left before 2 out - went fourth final 110yds - no impression(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
8 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 147 lbs 17/2 6
5th
In touch with leaders - on outer - lost position halfway - headway before 4 out - hung left and weakened before last(op 5/1)
11 G AVG Mel Rowley 151 lbs 4/1 1.5
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6th
Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - struggling 5 out - some headway 2 out - never on terms(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
13 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 161 lbs 16/1 8
7th
In rear - bumped 6th - brief headway 3 out - never dangerous(op 8/1)
9 G AVG Dan Skelton 154 lbs 13/2 9.5
8th
In touch with leaders - steady headway before 12th - pressed leader 5 out - led narrowly 3 out - headed after 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1)
9 G AVG Donald McCain 152 lbs 12/1 4.25
99th
Always behind - lost touch and pulled up before 12th(tchd 28/1)
9 G AVG Venetia Williams 144 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Towards rear throughout - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 20/1)
11 G AVG Ben Pauling 155 lbs 22/1 -
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99th
Pressed leader - led narrowly 3rd - headed and pressed leader 9th - not fluent and lost second 5 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
9 G AVG Richard Hobson 140 lbs 15/2 -
99th
Led - headed 3rd - prominent 6th - not fluent 13th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 16/1)
8 G AVG Dianne Sayer 142 lbs 14/1 -