Result 15:30 · Aintree

JCB Melling Chase (GBB Race)

Grade 12m 4fGood To Soft5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 50.60s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Grey Dawning (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	—	6.00	6.83
2	Solness (FR)	J J Slevin	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	nk	9.00	9.62
3	Heart Wood (FR)	Darragh OKeeffe	Henry De Bromhead	11¼L	2.20	2.36
4	JPR One (IRE)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	17¼L	17.0	19.0
5	Gidleigh Park (GB)	Bryan Carver	Harry Fry	19¾L	5.00	5.64
PU	Saint Segal (FR)	C Gethings	Mrs J Williams	—	34.0	42.0
PU	LEau du Sud (FR)	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	—	12.0	13.5

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Gidleigh Park (GB)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 156

6P122P J Bryan Carver T Harry Fry —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Jan 26	Ascot	2m 1f	Soft	C1	PU	—	8.00
22 Nov 25	Ascot	2m 5f	Good	C1	2/5	9L	3.75
03 Apr 25	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	2/9	1¼L	8.00

5 wins from 10 · placed 7

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Grey Dawning (IRE) p11

9yo · 11-10 · OR 165

P12134 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 26	Cheltenham	3m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	4/10	16½L	17.0
24 Jan 26	Cheltenham	3m 1f 110y	Soft	C1	3/4	5L	2.00
22 Nov 25	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	1/5	—	1.91

10 wins from 20 · placed 17

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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Heart Wood (FR)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 168

2P1411 J Darragh OKeeffe T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/7	—	5.50
01 Jan 26	Tramore	2m 7f	Soft	C1	1/7	—	3.00
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	4/10	31¾L	11.0

5 wins from 14 · placed 11

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JPR One (IRE) t,p

9yo · 11-10 · OR 160

533214 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	4/7	16½L	19.0
31 Jan 26	Musselburgh	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	1/8	—	5.00
13 Dec 25	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C2	2/7	½L	5.50

7 wins from 22 · placed 13

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LEau du Sud (FR) t

8yo · 11-10 · OR 163

143133 J Tristan Durrell T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m	Good To Soft	C1	3/10	11¾L	7.50
06 Dec 25	Sandown Park	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/5	18L	4.50
14 Nov 25	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	1/6	—	4.33

5 wins from 16 · placed 12

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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Saint Segal (FR) t

8yo · 11-10 · OR 155

12122P J C Gethings T Mrs J Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	51.0
07 Feb 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Heavy	C1	2/6	6½L	7.00
27 Dec 25	Kempton Park	2m	Good	C1	2/7	10L	5.50

8 wins from 29 · placed 19

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Solness (FR) t,p

8yo · 11-10 · OR 166

114315 J J J Slevin T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Feb 26	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	C1	5/6	87¼L	6.00
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Yielding	C1	1/7	—	9.00
29 Apr 25	Punchestown	2m 110y	Yielding	—	3/6	11¼L	12.0

8 wins from 23 · placed 15

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