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14:40 Aintree

Betfred Lotto '100k Cash Giveaway' Chase (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 210y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
  • Winner: £22,780
  • 2nd: £8,548
  • 3rd: £4,280
  • 4th: £2,132
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 42.30s
  • Off Time: 14:42:07
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Many Clouds (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Le Mercurey (FR)

    4/1

      1
      Silk - Light blue, maroon spots and sleeves, light blue cap

      Irish Cavalier (IRE)

      14 p
      4/1
      • Form 5F-151P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 160

      chased leaders, mistake 12th, not fluent next, ridden 14th, outpaced and no impression before 4 out, weakened after 3 out, left 3rd last

      2
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

      Many Clouds (IRE)

      238 BFCD
      3/1
      • Form 1/62210-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 166

      made all, 2 1/2 lengths ahead last, clear flat, stayed on well

      3
      Silk - Pink, large Purple spots, hooped sleeves

      Le Mercurey (FR)

      28 bt
      4/1
      • Form 3P381-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 152

      tracked winner until 2 out, left 2nd again last, stayed on, no impression

      4
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

      Minella Rocco (IRE)

      21 t BF
      7/4
      • Form 3P621-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 159

      chased leaders, hit 15th, outpaced 4 out, closed from 3 out, 2nd 2 out, 2 1/2 lengths off winner when fell last

      5
      Silk - Purple, Red epaulets

      Cocktails At Dawn

      204
      11/1
      • Form 91/10F-P
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 150

      mistake in last, weakened before 4 out

      Previous results

      2015
      Silk -

      Don Poli (IRE)

      6/5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      2014
      Silk -

      Sam Winner (FR)

      3/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      2013
      Silk -

      Unioniste (FR)

      5/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      Many Clouds returns to the scene of his greatest triumph and won in this grade at Kelso last season. Irish Cavalier sprang a real surprise in the Charlie Hall at Wetherby in October before finding Grade 1 company too hot at Haydock so has to go on the short-list as he had Cocktails At Dawn well behind when winning at The Festival in 2015. Le Mercurey won a Grade 2 at Ayr in April but has never won over a trip this far and was behind MINELLA ROCCO at Ascot in February. The latter is now 7lb worse off but improved after to beat last week's Hennessy winner Native River in the National Hunt Chase and he was finishing best of all over 3m3f at Cheltenham three weeks ago.

      Formwatch

      Irish Cavalier (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) In touch, weakened from 11th, tailed off, pulled up, at Haydock 3m (1) hvy in Nov.

      Many Clouds (IRE) 8-1jfav (11-10) In touch on inside, led 18th, headed when hit 26th, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression next, weakened and eased after last, tailed off, 16th of 39, dist behind Rule The World (10-7) at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) sft in Apr.

      Le Mercurey (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, progress to dispute 6th, headed 4 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd 2 out, no impression before last, no extra, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Sub Lieutenant (11-8) at Down Royal 2m 4f (1) gd in Nov.

      Minella Rocco (IRE) 11-2fav (11-9) Held up, towards rear, hit 14th, headway under pressure 3 out, soon ridden, edged right after last, went 3rd and kept on well flat, not reach front pair, 3rd of 17, 1 1/4l behind Viconte Du Noyer (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) sft in Nov.

      Cocktails At Dawn 7-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 7th, not fluent 12th, mistake 14th, weakened and pulled up before next, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.