Full Results
13:45 Aintree
Totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (listed) (national Course) (Class 1)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,330
- 2nd: £21,220
- 3rd: £10,620
- 4th: £5,310
Hello Bud (IRE)
211- Form 5B875P-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led, headed 3 out, regained lead next, about 3 lengths clear when hit last, soon ridden, hard pressed passing elbow, stayed on well final 75 yards
- Form 33P5U-4
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey B S Hughes
mid-division, hampered 11th, left 4th 16th (valentines), headway 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden after last, kept on and every chance passing elbow, no extra final 75 yards
- Form 31P0-05
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer C F Swan
- Jockey A P Heskin
towards rear, struggling 14th (foinavon), 6th and plenty to do 3 out, ridden next, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd flat, no chance with leading pair
- Form 222325
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed next, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd flat
- Form 544UP-2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer J T R Dreaper
- Jockey A E Lynch
in touch, bumped 4th, lost place when hampered 13th (bechers brook), 5th and no impression when hit 3 out, kept on same pace from next
- Form U5F7-66
- Age 11
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, headway and in touch 11th, left 3rd 13th (bechers brook)effort and every chance when blundered 2 out, not recover
- Form 437-0P7
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey R P McLernon
towards rear, struggling 11th, hampered 13th (bechers brook), outpaced 3 out, never near leaders
- Form UP22-41
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey R Mahon
mistake and hampered 1st, in touch on inside, 3rd when fell 13th (bechers brook)
Maljimar (IRE)
225- Form 2P/253F-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey D A Jacob
mid-division, blundered 2nd, fell next
- Form 6F235-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer O McKiernan
- Jockey P F Mangan
prominent when fell 1st
- Form 2P1P-41
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ian Popham
tracked winner to 8th, mistake 11th, 5th and in touch when unseated rider 15th ( canal turn)
Merigo (FR)
15- Form 1/7D61-8
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer A Parker
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
mid-division on outside when fell 11th
- Form 21P8-24
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey D C Costello
towards rear, headway into mid-division 5th, hampered 13th (bechers brook), 4th and in touch when hit and unseated rider 15th (canal turn)
- Form 43376-1
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey J Reveley
behind, hampered 1st, fell 11th
- Form 19223P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
in touch on outside, dropped to mid-division 5th, behind when mistake and unseated rider 13th (bechers brook)
- Form 5442P-2
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey C I Gillies
mistake 1st, tracked leaders, jumped right 4th, hampered 13th, 4th and in touch when fell 16th (valentines)
- Form 28P68-6
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division on inside when fell 11th
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £7.70Tote Place: £1.90,£3.50,£5.80,£5.60
- Straight Forecast: £98.16Exacta: £154.90Swingers: 1&2:£21.30 2&3:£84.30 1&3:£26.40
- Placepot: £2,160.60Pool: £143,843.27,48.6 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £180Pool: £17,426.54,71.61 winning tickets