Result 15:25 · Aintree

JLT Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase)

Grade 12m 4fSoft5yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 02.70s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Min (FR)	R Walsh	W P Mullins	—	3.00	3.12
2	Politologue (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	20L	3.50	4.12
3	Waiting Patiently (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Ruth Jefferson	29L	3.25	3.40
4	Hells Kitchen (GB)	Barry Geraghty	Harry Fry	39L	15.0	21.0
5	Gods Own (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	Tom George	51L	26.0	39.8
PU	Top Notch (FR)	Daryl Jacob	N J Henderson	—	9.00	14.4

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Gods Own (IRE)

11yo · 11-7 · OR 159

33312P J Paddy Brennan T Tom George —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 19	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	PU	—	17.0
09 Dec 18	Huntingdon	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	2/9	8L	7.00
06 Nov 18	Exeter	2m 1f 110y	Good	C1	1/5	—	4.50

3 wins from 21 · placed 15

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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Hells Kitchen (GB) h,t

8yo · 11-7 · OR 158

U1P71D J Barry Geraghty T Harry Fry —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 19	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	DSQ	9½L	26.0
22 Dec 18	Ascot	2m 3f	Soft	C2	1/10	—	6.00
10 Nov 18	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C2	7/11	40½L	5.00

3 wins from 11 · placed 7

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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Min (FR)

8yo · 11-7 · OR 167

224114 J R Walsh T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 19	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	4/9	11¼L	4.50
02 Feb 19	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Good	—	1/5	—	1.44
09 Dec 18	Punchestown	2m 4f	Yielding	—	1/5	—	2.00

8 wins from 14 · placed 12

Won 2 of 3 at around this trip

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Politologue (FR) h,t

8yo · 11-7 · OR 166

411442 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 19	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	2/9	1¾L	12.0
16 Feb 19	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	4/6	20¼L	5.00
26 Dec 18	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	4/10	18L	6.00

9 wins from 20 · placed 13

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Top Notch (FR)

8yo · 11-7 · OR 162

141310 J Daryl Jacob T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 19	Cheltenham	3m	Good To Soft	C1	15/18	39¾L	13.0
12 Jan 19	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/5	—	2.50
22 Dec 18	Ascot	3m 110y	Soft	C1	3/11	5¾L	11.0

11 wins from 23 · placed 19

Won 2 of 6 at around this trip

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Waiting Patiently (IRE) p

8yo · 11-7 · OR 169

1111U2 J Brian Hughes T Ruth Jefferson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Feb 19	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	2/6	17L	2.38
26 Dec 18	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	UR	—	5.00
17 Feb 18	Ascot	2m 5f	Soft	C1	1/7	—	3.00

7 wins from 11 · placed 10

Won 4 of 5 at around this trip

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