Result 20:20 · Aintree

Smarkets Handicap Chase

Class 2Handicap3m 1fGood5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 27.20s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Virgilio (FR)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	—	3.00	3.15
2	Winter Lion (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	1L	3.75	4.13
3	Monbeg River (IRE)	Henry Brooke	M Todhunter	8L	17.0	21.0
4	Another Hero (IRE)	Barry Geraghty	Jonjo O'Neill	20L	3.75	4.52
5	Knockgraffon (IRE)	Brian Hughes	O Murphy	22¼L	9.00	12.0
PU	Bearly Legal (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Karl Thornton	—	21.0	30.0
PU	Colms Dream (IRE)	J J Burke	Karl Thornton	—	17.0	26.0

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Virgilio (FR) t

9yo · 11-12 · OR 145

2318PF J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Apr 18	Aintree	4m 2f 110y	Heavy	C1	F	—	51.0
16 Dec 17	Doncaster	3m	Good	C2	PU	—	6.00
11 Nov 17	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C2	8/12	18L	3.75

6 wins from 15 · placed 9

Course winner: 3 wins from 7 here

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Knockgraffon (IRE) t,p

8yo · 11-9 · OR 142

451F46 J Brian Hughes T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	6/16	13¼L	15.0
23 Feb 18	Warwick	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	4/7	4½L	7.00
03 Feb 18	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	C2	F	—	5.50

4 wins from 16 · placed 9

1 run here without a win

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Another Hero (IRE)

9yo · 11-3 · OR 136

643001 J Barry Geraghty T Jonjo O'Neill —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 18	Cheltenham	3m 2f	Good	C2	1/13	—	9.00
22 Apr 17	Ayr	4m	Good	C1	11/30	20L	17.0
16 Mar 17	Cheltenham	3m 2f	Good	C2	13/24	19¾L	10.0

3 wins from 9 · placed 4

First time at this course and trip

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Monbeg River (IRE)

9yo · 11-1 · OR 134

32192F J Henry Brooke T M Todhunter —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Apr 18	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	F	—	26.0
10 Mar 18	Ayr	2m 110y	Soft	C3	2/4	nk	3.50
23 Dec 17	Ascot	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C2	9/11	47¼L	10.0

3 wins from 19 · placed 12

1 run here without a win

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Colms Dream (IRE) h,t

9yo · 11-1 · OR 134

12007P J J J Burke T Karl Thornton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Apr 18	Punchestown	3m 110y	Soft	—	PU	—	13.0
04 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 5f	Soft	—	7/22	32¼L	41.0
28 Dec 17	Leopardstown	3m	Soft	—	21/29	128¾L	26.0

7 wins from 24 · placed 12

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

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Winter Lion (IRE) t

8yo · 10-7 · OR 126

303441 J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 18	Cheltenham	3m 1f 110y	Good	C3	1/11	—	9.00
09 Mar 18	Sandown Park	3m	Soft	C3	4/11	14¼L	10.0
05 Feb 18	Southwell	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C4	4/5	23½L	8.00

6 wins from 27 · placed 10

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Bearly Legal (IRE) t

12yo · 10-3 · OR 122

08F7P0 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Karl Thornton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Apr 18	Aintree	3m 1f	Soft	C1	12/16	44L	51.0
02 Apr 18	Fairyhouse	3m 110y	Heavy	—	PU	—	41.0
04 Nov 17	Down Royal	3m	Soft	—	7/11	38L	26.0

3 wins from 25 · placed 9

2 runs here without a win

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