12:45 aintree Friday 4th April 2025
12:45 AINTREE
| 5+
Winner GBP £67,524 - 8 runners
3m 210y
Going: Good to Soft
Surface: T
Race Analysis
This was won by G1 Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin twelve months ago. HANDSTANDS (3) has a long way to go to get to that level however he's already a G1 winner over fences following his narrow success in the G1 Scilly Isles Novices Chase (2m4f) at Sandown. The runner-up has since gone on to boost form scoring the G1 Arkle at Cheltenham last month. Well-fancied to follow up. Expensive purchase CALDWELL POTTER (1) produced his best fences performance running out a wide-margin winner of a G2 Cheltenham Festival handicap last time. Could have more to offer. DANCING CITY (2) won the G1 Sefton Novices Hurdle at this meeting last year and may bounce back from a disappointing showing in the G1 Brown Advisory Novices Chase. STELLAR STORY (6) is not completely ruled out.
No. Form
Horse Racing
Comments
Age
Weight
OR
Jockey(Claim)
Trainer
Best Odds
1
1321
(22)gr, ggr, g
7
11-7
155
T P F NichollsJ Harry Cobden
- 7
- 11-7
- 155
- Harry Cobden
- P F Nicholls
4
1025
(22)bl, gbl, g
6
11-7
149
T Joseph O'brienJ J J Slevin
- 6
- 11-7
- 149
- J J Slevin
- Joseph O'brien
7
22212
(24)b, gb, g
8
11-7
142
T Joe TizzardJ Brendan Powell
- 8
- 11-7
- 142
- Brendan Powell
- Joe Tizzard
2
1116
(23)ch, gch, g
8
11-7
151
T Willie MullinsJ P Townend
- 8
- 11-7
- 151
- P Townend
- Willie Mullins
3
f111
(62)br, gbr, g
6
11-7
157
T B PaulingJ Ben Jones
- 6
- 11-7
- 157
- Ben Jones
- B Pauling
5
131l
(23)b, gb, g
6
11-7
150
T Willie MullinsJ Mr P W Mullins
- 6
- 11-7
- 150
- Mr P W Mullins
- Willie Mullins
6
1422
(23)b, gb, g
8
11-7
154
T Gordon ElliottJ Danny Gilligan
- 8
- 11-7
- 154
- Danny Gilligan
- Gordon Elliott
8
2111
(42)ch, mch, m
10
11-0
144
T Polly GundryJ Charlie Deutsch
- 10
- 11-0
- 144
- Charlie Deutsch
- Polly Gundry