07 Apr 2016 16:40 Aintree
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 1m 7f 176y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Betfred Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Katachenko (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 4-21223 / 12 | Jump (18) | Wayne Hutchinson | D McCain Jnr Mr D McCain Jnr | 9/0 | |
| pressed leader, led before 4th, wandered between last 2, hit last, hung left and pressed flat, pulled out enough to hold rival close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ½ L | Dandridge (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | F21612 / 11 | Jump (20) | D N Russell | A L T Moore Mrs J A Wakefield | 11/0 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside approaching 5th, close up next, not fluent 4 out, 2nd 2 out until last, went 2nd again flat, every chance until held by winner close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Viconte Du Noyer (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 031133 / 9 | Jump (18) | J J Burke | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… | 8/0 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden when mistake 2 out, close 2nd when not fluent last, short of room and hampered on inside 100 yards, 3rd and beaten after, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 7 L | Pearls Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 331525 / 11 | Jump (20) | N de Boinville | J L Spearing The Corsairs | 8/0 | |
| led until before 4th, chased winner after until 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 6 L | Croco Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 3P-364F / 13 | Jump (20) | Kielan Woods | B I Case Lady Jane Grosvenor | 16/0 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced by leading 4 after 3 out, no impression after, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 4 L | Going Concern (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 15-6424 / 10 | Jump (89) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr Paul Langford | 16/0 | |
| in touch, not fluent 8th, outpaced by leaders from 3 out, plugged on before last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 5 L | Bright New Dawn (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 272101 / 12 | Jump (7) | B J Cooper | G Elliott Boultbee Brooks… | 11/0 | |
| held up in rear, hit 8th, headway on outside before 3 out, never reached leaders, weakened 2 out, soon hung left | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 3 L | Workbench (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 512638 / 10 | Jump (20) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr N W Lake | 12/0 | |
| held up towards rear, modest 8th between last 2, never threatened and well beaten last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 13 L | Surf And Turf (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 4108P0 / 13 | Jump (20) | B S Hughes | K Frost Mr Richard Hobson | 16/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Minella Present (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 02-3122 / 9 | Jump (146) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse | 4/0 | |
| held up, not fluent 7th, some headway after 4 out, hit next and soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Solar Impulse (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 263-3P1 / 11 | Jump (20) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Andy Bell & Fergus… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Fayette County (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1/FF4-P2 / 10 | Jump (14) | B J Geraghty | Tim Vaughan Mr John P McManus | 11/0 | |
| unruly on way to start, held up, soon in mid-division, hit 5th, brief effort 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Aye Well (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | P52551 / 11 | Jump (17) | D R Fox | W Coltherd Mrs Catherine Hogg | 33/0 | |
| in touch, lost place 3rd, hit 6th, last next, well behind 4 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
