Aintree 23 October 2016

Going: Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered)
 
 
Mostly sunny

Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature: 5.4° - 12.1°
Rainfall: none
Wind: 10.8 mph NE

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13:40 Aintree (Class 4) (4YO plus)

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2m 4f

Winner £5,198 - 9 ran

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Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson teamed up to win this race 12 months ago and that pair have another big chance this time around with NO COMMENT. A winner of a bumper at last season's Punchestown Festival, he was all the rage when returning over hurdles at Chepstow two weeks ago, only to unseat Barry Geraghty at the second flight. Hopefully there will be no such mistake today and he can make amends. Robin Roe had a number of subsequent winners behind when winning a Warwick bumper in March and he warrants plenty of respect now making the switch to hurdles, while Abbotswood makes up the shortlist.

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14:10 Aintree (Class 3) (4YO plus)

Download The App At 188bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

3m 149y

Winner £6,256 - 14 ran

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Philip Hobbs has a couple of good chances with Scoop The Pot and One Cool Scorpion, while past course winner Globalisation shouldn't be underestimated representing a stable that have started the new season in great form. Desert Sensation warrants respect following his Fontwell romp but a chance is taken on KERROW. Alan King's charge attracted plenty of market support when upped to this trip for the first time at Wetherby in May and was desperately unlucky when crashing out at the final flight, looking like the most likely winner. He starts handicap life off the same mark of 120 and looks sure to go close if returning in anywhere near peak fitness.

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14:45 Aintree (Class 2) (10YO plus)

188bet Handicap Chase

3m 210y

Winner £18,768 - 10 ran

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Eastlake was last seen winning the Topham Chase here in April and must enter calculations on his return to action, while Double Ross should go close if able to reproduce the form of his gritty Chepstow success two weeks ago (Your Busy third). Preference, however, is for the Tom George-trained FORGOTTEN GOLD. The 10-year-old ended last season with solid win and placed efforts at Ascot and Cheltenham respectively, he boasts winning C&D form and has run well fresh on a number of occasions in the past, including first time out last term.

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15:15 Aintree (Class 2) (4YO plus)

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2m 4f

Winner £15,640 - 15 ran

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Dan Skelton took the softly softly approach with BORN SURVIVOR last season and hopefully he can start to reap the rewards now. The five-year-old son of King's Theatre has made a big impression during his short career to date, winning two of three NH starts, and fancied to mix it at Graded level this season, he should go very close on today's handicap debut. Perform has seemingly had problems since winning the maiden hurdle on this card 12 month ago but an opening mark of 135 looks fair, while Cardinal Walter, Ubak and Sir Ivan are others to note.

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15:50 Aintree (Class 1) (4YO plus)

188Bet Monet's Garden Old Roan Handicap Chase (Grade 2)

2m 3f 200y

Winner £36,576 - 7 ran

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A small but select field heads to post for one of the early season highlights which has seen some top quality winners over the years, including triple scorer Monet's Garden and Kauto Star 10 years ago when he started his meteoric rise to becoming a legend of the National Hunt game. GOD'S OWN had a tremendous end to last season when winning the Melling Chase over C&D before lowering the colours of Vautour in the Punchestown Champion Chase. Tom George's charge tends to need his first outing of the season but he has his favoured good ground on his return to action and surprisingly isn't top weight thanks to Smad Place turning up. Alan King's charge looks the likely pace angle and his bold jumping over this distance should see him to good effect, but the main danger looks to be Three Musketeers. The latter remains unexposed over the larger obstacles having finished fourth in the JLT behind Black Hercules and this lightly-raced son of Flemensfirth looks set for a productive campaign. Vibrato Valtat also merits consideration with his yard currently in flying form and he should be ready to go first time out.

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16:25 Aintree (Class 3) (4YO plus)

Molson Coors Interactive Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

3m 210y

Winner £8,122 - 8 ran

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BEGGARS CROSS has long shaped like he would be suited by chasing and the full-brother to Call The Cops has been found an excellent opportunity to open his account at the first time of asking. The six-year-old should be suited by this decent ground and can find the necessary improvement to go very close. Pawn Star has been punished by the handicapper for a string of recent impressive performances but should do himself justice once more, while the in-form What Happens Now merits consideration but faces a tough ask now tackling better company off 7lb higher.

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17:00 Aintree (Class 4) (4YO to 6YO)

188Bet/British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race

2m 209y

Winner £3,574 - 10 ran

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Warren Greatrex landed this last year with the talented La Bague Au Roi and he looks to have another smart filly on his hands in the shape of ILOVEMINTS. The daughter of Kayf Tara hacked up on debut at Bangor earlier this year when well backed and the four-year-old is expected to claim this under a penalty. The Lambourn-based handler will be hoping that she proves good enough to take her place in all the big National Hunt flat races in the spring and she can use this as a springboard to those better things. Black Sam showed promising signs in August on her first start in 17 months for Alan King, while Big Robin cost connections 70,000 pounds at the sales in April and has to be respected.

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