10 Nov 2018 15:20 Aintree
Winner: £26,400 (Penalty: £16,245); Distance: 1m 7f 176y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Racing UK Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Yorkist (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 1344/23- / 11 | Jump (538) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mike and Eileen… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear on outside, headway from 8th, going well 2 out, led before last, clear flat, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 6 L | Theflyingportrait (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 10) | 742531 / 11 | Jump (24) | Aidan Coleman | J Candlish The Mere Partnership | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd from 3rd, led 3 out, headed next, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | NK | Mcgroarty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 65-511F / 13 | Jump (16) | S Bowen | Dr R D P Newland The Has Been's | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader until 3rd, chased leaders, mistake 7th, led 2 out, headed before last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 4½ L | Tommy Silver (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 32P3-05 / 7 | Flat (1234), Jump (14) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Done, Ferguson,… | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway from 6th, close 3rd 2 out, no impression before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | I'dliketheoption (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 641123 / 10 | Jump (17) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway from 8th, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 17 L | Baby King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1825P1- / 13 | Jump (198) | Adrian Heskin | T R George About Two Weeks | 11/1 | |
| held up towards, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 2 L | Burrenbridge Hotel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 112P3-4 / 8 | Jump (30) | T J O'Brien | Henry Oliver Mr H J Oliver | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, losing ground 5th, well beaten when mistake 8th, blundered 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 5 L | Luckofthedraw (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 13412-1 / 11 | Jump (23) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs M E Latham… | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, not jump well, lost place 2nd, well beaten from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Robbing The Prey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | F/2163-1 / 8 | Jump (182) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr K Hickey & P England | 14/1 | |
| led, not fluent and jumped left 2nd, not fluent 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 3¼ L | Mercian King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 232612 / 8 | Flat (184), Jump (17) | J M Quinlan | Miss A Murphy The Thoroughbred… | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, slow and lost place next, well behind from 8th | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Positively Dylan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 33U1F2- / 7 | Jump (267) | L P Aspell | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 16/1 | ||
| held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway before 3 out, 5 lengths 4th and plugging on when fell last | ||||||||||
