08 Apr 2022 15:30 Aintree
Winner: £250,000 (Penalty: £140,325); Distance: 2m 3f 200y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Fakir D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 13-1421 / 10 | Jump (48) | Mark Walsh | J P O'Brien Mr John P McManus | 10/11 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 8th, led 3 out, clear last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 5½ L | Hitman (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F13-223 / 9 | Jump (55) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Mason, Hogarth,… | 11/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway 12th, challenged before 2 out, ridden and held last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 3 L | Sceau Royal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 3-11362 / 11 | Flat (2696), Jump (55) | D A Jacob | A King Mr Simon Munir… | 18/1 | |
| held up in mid-division on inside, raced keenly, headway 12th, went 3rd after 2 out, no impression before last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 3½ L | Paint The Dream (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 3-10441 / 11 | Jump (34) | C Brace | F O'Brien Mr David Brace | 28/1 | |
| tracked leader, led before 4 out, mistake and headed 3 out, lost 3rd and held after 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 1½ L | Saint Calvados (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 22/4U-3P / 12 | Jump (48) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr David Maxwell | 10/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, raced keenly, not fluent 6th, not much room bend before 3 out, went 5th from 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 20 L | Captain Guinness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 3U-1331 / 10 | Jump (40) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Declan Landy | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, some headway when mistake 4 out, chasing leaders in 5th when mistake 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 16 L | Allmankind (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 41-315P / 9 | Flat (1001), Jump (40) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton The Gredley Family | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, mistake when getting behind 11th, mistake next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Editeur Du Gite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 11-U114 / 11 | Jump (23) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore The Preston Family,… | 25/1 | |
| led until before 4 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Funambule Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2-29112 / 9 | Jump (23) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams My Racing Manager… | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway after 4 out, chasing leaders when jumped left and mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up approaching last | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Mister Fisher (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | PU2-P14 / 9 | Jump (48) | James Bowen | N J Henderson James & Jean Potter… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake and lost place 11th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
