11 Apr 2026 17:00 Aintree
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,135); Distance: 2m 209y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Forthfactor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-15 / 5 |
Jump (113) | Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton Des And His Merry… |
10/1 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, steady headway from 3f out, led 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| 2½ L |
Look Me (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2-1 / 5 |
Jump (49) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mr Simon Munir/mr… |
10/3 | |
| held up in mid-division, steady headway from 4f out, travelling well and waiting for room 2f out, took second inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
19 |
| ½ L |
Merlin Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
13 / 4 |
Jump (49) | C Gethings | Mrs J Williams Holt, Robinson,… |
16/1 | |
| prominent, tracked leaders 3f out, travelling well and led over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, lost second inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
10 |
| 2½ L |
Merry Away (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
31 / 5 |
Jump (34) | Lorcan Williams | B Pauling Mr K Dole |
22/1 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, raced wide to make headway 3f out, disputed lead over 2f out, soon headed, ran green when chased leaders over 1f out, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
11 |
| 1 L |
Moments Away (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
232 / 5 |
Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | M Keighley Mr Oliver Ryan |
80/1 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, switched right 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
14 |
| 10 L |
Risky Obsession (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-16 / 5 |
Jump (63) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Craig & Laura Buckingham |
6/1 | |
| wore hood to post, towards rear, waiting for room 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Le Roi Remi (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
16 / 5 |
Jump (49) | Jack Andrews | T Ellis The Jago Family… |
40/1 | |
| towards rear, headway from 4f out, ridden 2f out, faded over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
13 |
| 9½ L |
Rices Pool (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
21 / 5 |
Jump (44) | Ben Jones | B Pauling Mrs L Maclennan |
12/1 | |
| wore hood to post, prominent, kept wide early and soon raced in second, ridden and disputed lead over 2f out, soon headed, weakened quickly over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
15 |
| 4½ L |
Ronnie Russet (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
511 / 5 |
Jump (86) | Sean Quinlan | Jedd O'Keeffe Mr H Posner |
18/1 | |
| never better than midfield | ||||||||||
10th |
16 |
| 7 L |
Smile John Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
124 / 5 |
Jump (49) | Charlie Hammond | B Pauling The Cotswolds Racing… |
28/1 | |
| wore hood to post, prominent, raced wide throughout, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
3 |
| 7½ L |
Chicker (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1160 / 5 |
Jump (31) | J J Burke | F O'Brien Actionclad 2001… |
33/1 | |
| held up in midfield, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
2 |
| 5 L |
Bass Hunter (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
3/P1-113 / 6 |
Jump (31) | H Cobden | C Gordon The Morestead Hubertus… |
15/8 | |
| led, pushed along when headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
4 |
| DHT |
Cooltobecareless (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-21 / 5 |
Jump (57) | Tristan Durrell | D Skelton Highclere Thoroughbred… |
33/1 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, some headway towards near side over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
14th |
12 |
| SHD |
One Knight (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
0/1-1 / 6 |
Jump (17) | Jack Tudor | Miss E C Lavelle Mr Paul G Jacobs |
18/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along on bend over 3f out, faded over 2f out | ||||||||||
15th |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Governors Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
8110 / 5 |
Jump (63) | James Bowen | W Greatrex Gummerson, Martin,… |
66/1 | |
| wore hood to post, always towards rear | ||||||||||
16th |
18 |
| 26 L |
The Perfect Poet (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1 / 5 |
Jump (28) | Callum Pritchard | B Pauling Basher Watts Racing… |
33/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off over 1f out | ||||||||||
17th |
9 |
| 3¼ L |
Makingplansfor (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
292 / 5 |
Jump (111) | G Sheehan | P D Evans Nigel Holder, Peter… |
100/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
18th |
1 |
| 16 L |
Barachiel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
0-62 / 5 |
Jump (18) | R T Dunne | R Stephens Castle Farm Racing… |
150/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along to stay in touch 5f out, soon struggling, tailed off over 3f out | ||||||||||
19th |
20 |
| 15 L |
Nightflyer (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
154 / 4 |
Jump (16) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Jeremy & Germaine… |
100/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, steadied to midfield after 3f, pushed along over 7f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
20th |
17 |
| 17 L |
Thelastmanfrompenr (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1 / 6 |
Jump (57) | S Bowen | L Morgan Mr J Fyffe |
80/1 | |
| midfield, lost ground before halfway, soon dropped to rear, eased when tailed over 4f out | ||||||||||