Result 15:25 · Aintree

JLT Melling Chase

Grade 12m 4fSoft5yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 18.50s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Politologue (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	—	12.0	15.5
2	Min (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	nk	2.10	2.30
3	Sizing Granite (IRE)	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard	20¼L	21.0	30.2
4	Balko Des Flos (FR)	Davy Russell	Henry De Bromhead	33¼L	3.00	3.05
5	Cloudy Dream (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Ruth Jefferson	41¼L	11.0	13.5
PU	Le Prezien (FR)	Barry Geraghty	Paul Nicholls	—	12.0	14.5

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Balko Des Flos (FR)

7yo · 11-7 · OR 169

312321 J Davy Russell T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	1/6	—	9.00
28 Dec 17	Leopardstown	3m	Yielding	—	2/12	1¼L	67.0
16 Nov 17	Clonmel	2m 4f 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	3/6	15½L	2.10

6 wins from 18 · placed 13

Won 1 of 6 at around this trip

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Cloudy Dream (IRE)

8yo · 11-7 · OR 157

122223 J Brian Hughes T Ruth Jefferson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	3/6	12½L	11.0
10 Feb 18	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	2/3	12L	3.75
09 Dec 17	Aintree	3m 1f	Heavy	C1	2/4	7L	3.25

7 wins from 18 · placed 18

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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Le Prezien (FR) t

7yo · 11-7 · OR 157

8P2381 J Barry Geraghty T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Soft	C1	1/22	—	8.50
16 Dec 17	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	8/10	35¾L	5.50
18 Nov 17	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	3/17	2¾L	7.00

6 wins from 16 · placed 13

1 run here without a win

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Min (FR)

7yo · 11-7 · OR 168

111212 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	2/9	7L	3.50
03 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	1/7	—	2.38
27 Dec 17	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Yielding	—	2/6	—	1.29

6 wins from 9 · placed 9

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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Politologue (FR) h,t

7yo · 11-7 · OR 161

F11124 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	4/9	23L	13.0
10 Feb 18	Newbury	2m 110y	Soft	C1	2/3	4L	3.50
27 Dec 17	Kempton Park	2m	Soft	C1	1/4	—	1.53

7 wins from 15 · placed 10

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Sizing Granite (IRE) t

10yo · 11-7 · OR 153

P51PP1 J Robbie Power T Colin Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Mar 18	Newbury	2m 110y	Soft	C2	1/7	—	8.00
25 Nov 17	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	34.0
15 Oct 17	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	PU	—	15.0

5 wins from 15 · placed 7

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