Result 15:30 · Aintree

Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (GBB Race)

Grade 12m 4fSoft5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 02.41s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Pic dOrhy (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	5.00	5.51
2	Fakir dOudairies (FR)	Mark Walsh	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	4¼L	2.88	3.10
3	Minella Drama (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Donald McCain	7L	15.0	20.0
4	French Dynamite (FR)	Darragh OKeeffe	M F Morris	26L	8.00	9.00
5	Fugitif (FR)	S Bowen	R Hobson	31½L	12.0	14.6
6	Hitman (FR)	Lorcan Williams	Paul Nicholls	62½L	7.00	7.52
PU	Millers Bank (GB)	Kielan Woods	Alex Hales	—	7.50	7.40

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Fakir dOudairies (FR) p

8yo · 11-10 · OR 163

115213 J Mark Walsh T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Feb 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	3/6	23L	2.75
22 Jan 23	Thurles	2m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	1/6	—	2.75
19 Dec 22	Punchestown	2m 4f	Soft	—	2/6	13L	6.50

9 wins from 24 · placed 20

Course winner: 2 wins from 3 here

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French Dynamite (FR) t,p

8yo · 11-10 · OR 156

312524 J Darragh OKeeffe T M F Morris —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	4/9	5¾L	29.0
22 Jan 23	Thurles	2m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	2/6	6L	6.50
28 Dec 22	Leopardstown	3m	Soft	—	5/7	12¾L	8.50

6 wins from 19 · placed 11

Won 2 of 9 at around this trip

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Fugitif (FR) t

8yo · 11-10 · OR 153

482122 J S Bowen T R Hobson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/23	2L	12.0
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/16	1L	4.50
27 Dec 22	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C2	1/12	—	7.00

4 wins from 15 · placed 8

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Hitman (FR) t,p

7yo · 11-10 · OR 159

221P23 J Lorcan Williams T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	3/9	3L	23.0
11 Feb 23	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Good	C1	2/7	7L	3.25
26 Dec 22	Kempton Park	3m	Soft	C1	PU	—	12.0

3 wins from 14 · placed 12

Won 1 of 6 at around this trip

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Millers Bank (GB)

9yo · 11-10 · OR 153

5U2265 J Kielan Woods T Alex Hales —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Feb 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	5/6	26¼L	15.0
26 Dec 22	Kempton Park	3m	Soft	C1	6/9	40¾L	41.0
04 Dec 22	Huntingdon	2m 4f	Good	C1	2/7	2L	3.12

6 wins from 23 · placed 14

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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Minella Drama (IRE)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 154

424311 J Brian Hughes T Donald McCain —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 23	Kelso	2m 5f 110y	Good	C2	1/3	—	1.91
01 Jan 23	Musselburgh	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	1/7	—	3.50
19 Nov 22	Haydock Park	2m 5f 110y	Soft	C2	3/4	11½L	4.50

7 wins from 16 · placed 13

Won 3 of 7 at around this trip

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Pic dOrhy (FR) t

8yo · 11-10 · OR 162

1P1112 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Feb 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	2/6	16L	4.00
14 Jan 23	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/6	—	2.50
04 Dec 22	Huntingdon	2m 4f	Good	C1	1/7	—	3.25

7 wins from 18 · placed 11

Won 3 of 7 at around this trip

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