Result 15:30 · Aintree

My Pension Expert Melling Chase (GBB Race)

Grade 12m 4fSoft5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 12.29s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Jonbon (FR)	Nico de Boinville	N J Henderson	—	2.10	2.24
2	Conflated (IRE)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	1¼L	13.0	16.5
3	Protektorat (FR)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	2½L	5.50	6.30
4	Envoi Allen (FR)	Rachael Blackmore	Henry De Bromhead	22½L	7.50	8.20
PU	Minella Drama (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Donald McCain	—	51.0	81.4
PU	Easy Game (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	—	21.0	23.1
PU	Pic dOrhy (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	5.50	6.58

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Conflated (IRE) p

10yo · 11-10 · OR 166

P53UU3 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	3/11	6¾L	12.0
03 Feb 24	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Soft	—	UR	—	21.0
28 Dec 23	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Soft	—	UR	—	15.0

7 wins from 33 · placed 19

Won 3 of 9 at around this trip

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Easy Game (FR)

10yo · 11-10 · OR 161

111101 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Sep 23	Gowran Park	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/6	—	4.00
02 Aug 23	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	20/22	135L	12.0
05 Jun 23	Listowel	2m 3f	Good To Yielding	—	1/4	—	1.83

18 wins from 37 · placed 26

Won 12 of 21 at around this trip

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10yo · 11-10 · OR 164

714322 J Rachael Blackmore T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/11	4L	3.25
11 Nov 23	Down Royal	3m	Soft	—	2/4	nk	4.00
30 Sep 23	Gowran Park	2m 4f	Heavy	—	3/6	8½L	2.62

15 wins from 25 · placed 20

Won 6 of 10 at around this trip

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Jonbon (FR)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 170

211112 J Nico de Boinville T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 24	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/5	nk	1.25
09 Dec 23	Sandown Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C1	1/4	—	1.30
19 Nov 23	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	1/4	—	1.44

12 wins from 15 · placed 15

Course winner: 2 wins from 2 here

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Minella Drama (IRE) t

9yo · 11-10 · OR 150

132372 J Brian Hughes T Donald McCain —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Mar 24	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/7	7L	8.00
26 Dec 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C2	7/7	45¼L	8.00
25 Nov 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good	C1	3/4	44L	7.50

7 wins from 21 · placed 17

Won 3 of 10 at around this trip

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9yo · 11-10 · OR 162

121121 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 24	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	1/4	—	2.62
13 Jan 24	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/5	1¾L	3.50
25 Nov 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good	C1	1/4	—	3.50

10 wins from 22 · placed 15

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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9yo · 11-10 · OR 167

543231 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/11	—	9.50
10 Feb 24	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C1	3/5	4¾L	4.33
21 Jan 24	Lingfield Park	2m 6f	Soft	C2	2/6	2¼L	3.00

7 wins from 25 · placed 17

Course winner: 2 wins from 3 here

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