AINTREE
17 May 2024
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Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 3m 210y
  • Going: Good
Aintree
Runners
8

Type
Chase Turf

Surface
Turf

Weather
Mostly cloudy

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Empire Steel silk
D
Empire Steel
J: Ryan Mania
T: Sandy Thomson
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Looked as good as ever at Kelso in February, and subsequent defeat can be excused
/3219-
Age: 10
Weight: 12-0
OR: 144
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 21f Sft HcChG3 11-4 9/24 Arizona Cardinal (29L) 28/1 145 123
16 Feb 24 Kel Kelso 21.5f Sft 2HcCh 11-10 1/5 Nells Son (4L) 2/1F 142 152
26 Dec 23 Wet Wetherby 24f Sft HcChG3 11-2 2/6 Fontaine Collonges (14L) 7/2 143 145
28 Oct 23 Kel Kelso 26f Sft 2HcCh 10-12 3/6 Elvis Mail (4¼L) 9/4F 145 145
22 Apr 23 Ayr Ayr 32f Gd HcChG3 11-5 8/18 Kitty's Light (17L) 22/1 145 137
4 Mar 23 Kel Kelso 23.5f GS ChL 11-2 1/4 Le Milos (¾L) 4/1 141 152
2
Into Overdrive silk
D
Into Overdrive ht 1
J: Jamie Hamilton
T: Mark Walford
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Won five chases in 2022 but was disappointing on both outings last season; revival needed
1P/P6-
Age: 9
Weight: 11-12
OR: 142
Days: 125
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Jan 24 Wet Wetherby 19.5f Sft 3HcH 12-0 t 6/9 Santos Blue (24L) 20/1 137 115
26 Dec 23 Wet Wetherby 24f Sft HcChG3 11-4 t PU/6 Fontaine Collonges () 11/2 145 -
14 Mar 23 Chl Cheltenham 25f Sft HcChG3 11-6 t PU/23 Corach Rambler () 10/1 147 -
26 Dec 22 Wet Wetherby 24f GS HcChG3 10-11 t 1/11 Sounds Russian (½L) 4/1 142 151
26 Nov 22 Ncs Newcastle 23.5f GS HcChG3 10-2 t 2/9 L'Homme Presse (1L) 7/2 138 142
28 Oct 22 Wet Wetherby 19.5f GS HcChG3 10-9 t 1/7 Dublin Four (3½L) 9/2 132 139
3
Kinondo Kwetu silk
CD
D
Kinondo Kwetu t
J: Jonathan England
T: Sam England
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (27%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (27%)
Won this in 2023 and ran another big race over C&D last month; good chance
13P40-
Age: 8
Weight: 11-12
OR: 142
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 24 San Sandown 28.5f Gd HcChG3 11-2 t 11/20 Minella Cocooner (19L) 18/1 144 136
13 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 25f GS HcChG3 11-4 t 4/13 Cruz Control (7¾L) 25/1 144 144
28 Oct 23 Chl Cheltenham 25f GS 2HcCh 12-0 t PU/13 Whacker Clan () 10/1 145 -
2 Jul 23 Utt Uttoxeter 26f Gd 2HcCh 12-0 t 3/16 Twig (3¼L) 9/2 145 152
19 May 23 Ain Aintree 25f Gd 2HcCh 12-0 t 1/11 Go On Chez (nk) 5/2F 137 150
15 Apr 23 Ain Aintree 25f GS HcChG3 10-7 t1 3/15 Midnight River (5¾L) 10/1 137 141
4
Sail Away silk
D
Sail Away t
J: Fergus Gillard
T: Dan Skelton
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)
Below form at Cheltenham last month but was placed off this mark in Great Yorkshire Chase
56449-
Age: 8
Weight: 11-12
OR: 142
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Apr 24 Chl Cheltenham 20.5f Gd HcChG2 11-3 t 9/12 In Excelsis Deo (24L) 4/1 142 129
17 Feb 24 Asc Ascot 21f GS ChG1 11-10 t 4/4 Pic D'Orhy (10½L) 18/1 142 151
27 Jan 24 Don Doncaster 24f Gd HcChG3 11-5 t 4/18 Annual Invictus (4L) 12/1 142 148
16 Dec 23 Don Doncaster 24f GS 2HcCh 11-10 t 6/11 Forward Plan (8¾L) 11/2 144 146
1 Dec 23 Nby Newbury 20f GS 2HcCh 12-0 t 5/7 Kandoo Kid (12½L) 7/1 145 143
22 Apr 23 Ayr Ayr 24f Gd 2NvHcCh 11-8 t 1/8 Forward Plan (11L) 13/2 136 149
6
Captain Morgs silk
D
Captain Morgs p
J: James Bowen
T: Nicky Henderson
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Ran well in his latest chase but pulled up over hurdles twice since
/42PP-
Age: 8
Weight: 11-5
OR: 135
Days: 96
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Feb 24 Exe Exeter 23f Hy 2HcH 10-13 p PU/11 Shallow River () 33/1 136 -
15 Dec 23 Chl Cheltenham 24f Sft 2HcH 11-9 p PU/10 White Rhino () 12/1 137 -
5 Nov 23 Hun Huntingdon 23.5f GS 3NvHcCh 11-10 p 2/7 Mofasa (1½L) 10/1 134 140
5 Oct 23 War Warwick 20f Gd 3NvHcCh 11-9 p 4/6 Nickle Back (40L) 10/1 137 120
27 Apr 23 War Warwick 25f Gd 3HcH 12-0 p PU/10 Regarding Ruth () 17/2 139 -
16 Mar 23 Chl Cheltenham 24f Sft HcHG3 11-8 p 20/23 Good Time Jonny (32L) 22/1 141 113
7
Erne River silk
D
Erne River p
J: Charlie Hammond
T: Nick Kent
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Perked up by addition of cheekpieces during winter but was back in the doldrums last month
0P15P-
Age: 9
Weight: 11-5
OR: 135
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 25f GS HcChG3 10-11 p PU/13 Cruz Control () 20/1 137 -
27 Jan 24 Don Doncaster 24f Gd HcChG3 11-3 p 5/18 Annual Invictus (6¾L) 12/1 137 142
29 Dec 23 Don Doncaster 24f GS 3HcCh 11-8 p1 1/6 One More Fleurie (¾L) 10/1 134 142
18 Nov 23 Wet Wetherby 19.5f Hy 3HcCh 12-0 PU/6 Grandeur D'Ame () 5/1 138 -
29 Oct 23 Ain Aintree 20f GS HcChG2 10-10 10/11 Jetoile (101L) 22/1 142 55
29 Apr 23 San Sandown 20f Sft 2HcH 11-11 8/8 Crebilly (45L) 20/1 140 106
8
Young Buster silk
Young Buster tp 1
J: Jonathan Burke
T: Fergal O'Brien
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
Pulled up at Ayr last month but generally did very well during first season over fences
1113P-
Age: 8
Weight: 11-3
OR: 133
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Apr 24 Ayr Ayr 24f Sft 2NvHcCh 11-2 p PU/13 Sharjah () 16/1 135 -
27 Jan 24 Don Doncaster 24f Gd 3NvHcCh 11-2 p1 3/7 Egbert (4¼L) 11/4F 134 138
29 Dec 23 Kel Kelso 22.5f Hy 3NvHcCh 11-12 1/5 Gentleman De Mai (2¼L) 13/8F 127 136
29 Nov 23 Kel Kelso 23.5f Sft 4NvHcCh 11-13 1/5 Busty Boy (6½L) 15/8F 118 133
13 May 23 War Warwick 20f Gd 4NvHcCh 11-5 1/4 Quid Pro Quo (2¼L) 11/8F 113 125
21 Apr 23 Ayr Ayr 24.5f GS 3NvHcH 11-3 4/8 Imperial Merlin (6L) 3/1F 113 112
9
Broken Quest silk
D
Broken Quest tp
J: Tom Bellamy
T: David Dennis
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Soundly beaten when back on good ground last month; younger rivals appeal much more
6/P7-V
Age: 12
Weight: 10-11
OR: 127
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 24 Kem Kempton 24f Gd 3HcCh 11-9 tp 7/11 Highstakesplayer (28L) 40/1 130 112
11 Feb 24 Exe Exeter 24.5f Hy 2HcCh 10-9 t PU/13 Ask Me Early () 40/1 131 -
7 Jan 23 San Sandown 24f Sft 2HcCh 11-9 tp 6/18 Wishing And Hoping (10½L) 40/1 138 136
9 Dec 22 Chl Cheltenham 26f Gd HcChG3 11-11 tp 6/8 Eva's Oskar (23L) 16/1 139 125
11 Nov 22 Chl Cheltenham 20f Gd 2HcCh 11-9 tp 2/9 Magic Dancer (1L) 14/1 138 142
7 Oct 22 Chp Chepstow 23.5f GF 2HcCh 11-10 tp 5/6 Some Chaos (33L) 6/1 140 123
5
Courtland silk
Courtland
T: Peter & Michael Bowen
Going Specialist - 5 wins from 9 starts on this ground (56%)
16P10-
Age: 9
Weight: 11-8
OR: 138
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 24 San Sandown 28.5f Gd HcChG3 10-13 18/20 Minella Cocooner (44L) 20/1 141 105
9 Mar 24 Her Hereford 16f GS 3HcCh 12-2 1/6 Rouge Vif (23L) 12/1 142 125
11 Nov 23 Wcn Wincanton 25f GS HcChG3 11-0 PU/11 Blackjack Magic () 20/1 144 -
29 Oct 23 Ain Aintree 20f GS HcChG2 10-12 6/11 Jetoile (13L) 22/1 144 138
22 Aug 23 Wor Worcester 23f Gd 2HcCh 11-1 1/12 Go On Chez (12L) 2/1F 134 147
22 Jul 23 Mar Market Rasen 21.5f Sft HcChG3 11-2 2/14 Born Famous (¾L) 8/1 128 142
10
Cerendipity silk
Cerendipity
T: Sue Smith
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
PF351-
Age: 7
Weight: 10-7
OR: 123
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Apr 24 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 20.5f Sft 4HcCh 11-11 1/9 Ballycamus (14L) 6/1 117 128
19 Mar 24 Wet Wetherby 24f Sft 3NvHcCh 10-7 5/6 Top Of The Bill (17L) 7/2J 116 108
27 Feb 24 Cat Catterick 19f Sft 3NvHcCh 11-4 3/5 Prairie Wolf (5½L) 100/30 117 126
28 Jan 24 Don Doncaster 19f Gd 4NvHcCh 12-0 F/8 Snowy Evening () 11/2 118 -
30 Dec 23 Hay Haydock 20f Hy 3HcCh 11-3 PU/7 Happy And Fine () 9/4F 119 -
16 Dec 23 Don Doncaster 19f GS 3NvHcCh 10-13 3/9 Glory And Honour (5½L) 4/1 119 121
Verdict

Last year's winner KINONDO KWETU (nap) ran really well when fourth over C&D last month and is selected to defend his crown.

Verdict silk image
Kinondo Kwetu

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Kinondo Kwetu,

4/1 Sail Away,

5/1 Empire Steel,

6/1 Courtland,

Young Buster,

8/1 Captain Morgs,

10/1 Erne River,

12/1 Into Overdrive,

25/1 Broken Quest

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