14:05 Aintree

Saturday 9 December 2023

All11:1011:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

BoyleSports Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course)

  • 6YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 1f 188y  |   Heavy  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 7m 35.15s
1st
Horse silk
8
1110-6
18/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (5)
Held up, headway 6th, tracked leaders 10th, led 6 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on op 20/1
2nd
Horse silk
13
1
6/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (5)
Close up, lost place 10th, headway 15th, soon tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner last, kept on op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
12
6/1
T: L MorganJ: Harry Reed
Prominent, left in lead at 6th, headed 12th, led again 15th, headed next, hit 5 out, ridden and kept on same pace tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
22
5
7/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: B S Hughes
Towards rear, steady headway from 16th, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened next, tailed off op 9/1
5th
Horse silk
99
13
11/1
T: H D DalyJ: Charlie Deutsch
In rear, headway 5th, tracked leaders next, led 12th, hit next, headed 15th, weakened 3 out, detached op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
11/2f
T: J TizzardJ: H Cobden
Held up, hampered 6th, lost place 11th, behind when pulled up 3 out op 5/1 tchd 9/2
UR
Horse silk
3
7/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Led, hit 6th and unseated rider op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
6
910-6
22/1
T: J W MullinsJ: James Best
Close up, lost place 11th, headway and close up 15th, weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out op 20/1 tchd 25/1
PU
Horse silk
7
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Raced wide towards rear, blundered 2nd, headway and close up 9th, lost place 11th, pulled up before 4 out op 5/1
UR
Horse silk
10
50/1
T: D PipeJ: K Brogan
Towards rear when hampered and unseated rider 6th op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
11
9/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leaders, lost place 11th, blundered 15th, pulled up soon after 5 out op 8/1 tchd 15/2
UR
Horse silk
14
10/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin
Held up, hit and unseated rider 10th op 12/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Minella Trump21
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 9
T: D McCain Jnr  J: Theo Gillard
NR
9
Horse silk
Now Where Or When21
Weight: 10-4|  Age: 8
T: S R B Crawford  J: Liam Harrison
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.00Pl:£5.10, £2.10, £2.40EX:£149.40Trifecta:£1,119.40Tricast:£744.62SF:£127.27Swingers:£16.50, £20.80, £8.00

Forecasts

The Big Breakaway (11/2), Coko Beach (6/1), Percussion (6/1), Ashtown Lad (13/2), Celebre D'Allen (7/1), Highland Hunter (7/1), Undersupervision (9/1), Dorking Cock (10/1), Lounge Lizard (11/1), Now Where Or When (14/1), Chambard (18/1), Minella Trump (20/1), Moroder (22/1), Sidi Ismael (50/1)

Verdict

Following a lengthy absence, HIGHLAND HUNTER shaped with plenty of promise when runner-up at Kelso 6 weeks ago. With the forecast rain very much in his favour, he's given the nod to confirm the promise of that run now. Last year's winner Ashtown Lad was below his best on return but this has likely been on his agenda for a while and better can be expected. Last month's Grand Sefton runner-up Percussion, Undersupervision and potentially well-treated Now Where Or When complete the shortlist.

  1. HIGHLAND HUNTER (IRE)
  2. ASHTOWN LAD (IRE)
  3. PERCUSSION

Previous Winners

2022
Ashtown Lad
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 8
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £84,195.002nd: £31,665.003rd: £15,825.004th: £7,905.005th: £3,975.006th: £1,980.007th: £1,020.008th: £540.009th: £300.0010th: £150.00

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