Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Aintree

16:40

Date 2024-04-11

Distance 1m7f176y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £56,270

Winning Time 4m 8.65s (slow by 18.65s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sans Bruit (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	5/1	Won
2nd	Saint Roi (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	9/2F	4
3rd	Path d'Oroux (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	15/2	7
4th	Mayhem Mya (GB) Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	33/1	.5
5th	Triple Trade (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	25/1	2.25
6th	Dancing On My Own (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	11/1	18
7th	Homme Public (FR) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	12/1	4
8th	Heltenham (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Dan Skelton	17/2	2.5
9th	Black Gerry (IRE) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	18/1	1.5
10th	Bythesametoken (IRE) Robert Dunne · Ross O'Sullivan	50/1	0.2
11th	Guy (IRE) James Turner · Nigel Twiston-Davies	33/1	5
12th	Irish Blaze (IRE) Carl Millar · Cian Collins	18/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Mackenberg (GER) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	80/1
P.U.	Unexpected Party (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	6/1
P.U.	Whiskeywealth (IRE) John Shinnick · Terence O'Brien	8/1

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Saint Roi Brown J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	162	t	-43456	150	162	135	29d	—	—	+16	29.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Classy novice last winter, close 2nd over 2m4f at this meeting; work to do on recent runs
13	Sans Bruit Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	142	ht	-78702	130	157	116	10d	—	—	+16	28.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Six wins in France; useful effort back chasing on 3rd run for this yard; can figure
3	Unexpected Party Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	t	155491	146	160	139	29d	—	—	+26	37.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Near-copybook display when winning Grand Annual at Cheltenham; up 8lb; more to come at 2m
4	Path D'oroux Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	156	tp	68F223	144	159	142	29d	—	—	+26	34.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Very solid 3rd to Unexpected Party at Cheltenham; 6lb turnaround for nearly 6l
9	Whiskeywealth Bay J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence O'Brien	J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence O'Brien	148	—	44F811	136	156	141	33d	—	—	+32	40.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Acts well on heavy; in peak form with hurdle/chase wins on last 2 starts; no forlorn hope
1	Dancing On My Own Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	168	t	1-2106	156	159	146	89d	—	—	+29	35.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Runner-up here in 2022 and won last year; 12lb higher than last year; soft not ideal
7	Heltenham Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Dan Skelton	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Dan Skelton	154	t	138211	142	159	150	19d	—	—	+37	45.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Never in better form than for recent 2m4f wins but up 6lb and having first 2m chase run
5	Homme Public Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	tp	-01121	142	159	138	40d	—	—	+40	46.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won 3 of 4 chases at 2m this winter but soft ground unlikely to be a help to him
11	Black Gerry Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	146	b	-P5PF2	134	159	125	10d	—	—	+21	25	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won all 3 completions last winter; slow to get going this season but better latest
10	Irish Blaze Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Cian Collins	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Cian Collins	147	h	430213	135	156	135	53d	—	—	+31	35.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
In good form but relatively exposed over fences and testing ground is a worry
8	Triple Trade Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	149	—	213158	137	160	149	29d	—	—	+28	30.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Good spell before Christmas but well held in soft-ground races since and dropped just 1lb
12	Guy Chestnut J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	142	p	155431	130	160	140	73d	—	—	+30	32.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Two wins in lesser company this winter; out of weights and soft ground against him
15	Mayhem Mya Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Honour	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Honour	142	—	-421P2	130	157	134	34d	—	—	+29	31	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Improved chase form this season; may well have more to come but 6lb out of weights
14	Bythesametoken Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Robert Dunne T:Ross O'Sullivan	142	tp	631226	130	155	133	90d	—	—	+29	30	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Generally reliable and conditions will suit but looks up against it on balance of form
6	Mackenberg Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	154	—	P-627U	142	158	97	33d	—	—	+22	23.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Talented on his day but pulled up at this meeting the last 2 years, in this race in 2023

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Saint Roi	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sans Bruit	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Unexpected Party	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Path D'oroux	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Whiskeywealth	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Dancing On My Own	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Heltenham	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Homme Public	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Black Gerry	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Irish Blaze	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Triple Trade	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Guy	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mayhem Mya	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Bythesametoken	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Mackenberg	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Homme Public

46.1

OR: 23 Form: 21.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

2nd

Heltenham

45.3

OR: 23 Form: 20.1 Odds: 2.2

17/2

3rd

Whiskeywealth

40.4

OR: 21.5 Form: 16.6 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Unexpected Party

37.1

OR: 24 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Irish Blaze

35.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 13.1 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Dancing On My Own

35.2

OR: 26.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Path D'oroux

34.6

OR: 23.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Guy

32.7

OR: 20 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Mayhem Mya

OR: 20 Form: 10.5 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Triple Trade

30.4

OR: 21.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Bythesametoken

OR: 20 Form: 9.6 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Saint Roi

29.9

OR: 25 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4

9/2

Sans Bruit

28.6

OR: 20 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Black Gerry

OR: 21 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Mackenberg

23.2

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dancing On My Own	156	159	146
Saint Roi	150	162	135
Unexpected Party	146	160	139
Path D'oroux	144	159	142
Heltenham	142	159	150
Homme Public	142	159	138
Mackenberg	142	158	97
Triple Trade	137	160	149
Whiskeywealth	136	156	141
Irish Blaze	135	156	135
Black Gerry	134	159	125
Sans Bruit	130	157	116
Guy	130	160	140
Mayhem Mya	130	157	134
Bythesametoken	130	155	133

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sans Bruit	10d ago	Quick return
Black Gerry	10d ago	Quick return
Heltenham	19d ago	Fit
Saint Roi	29d ago	Fit
Unexpected Party	29d ago	Fit
Path D'oroux	29d ago	Fit
Triple Trade	29d ago	Fit
Whiskeywealth	33d ago	Fit
Mackenberg	33d ago	Fit
Mayhem Mya	34d ago	Fit
Homme Public	40d ago	Fit
Irish Blaze	53d ago	Fresh
Guy	73d ago	Fresh
Dancing On My Own	89d ago	Fresh
Bythesametoken	90d ago	Fresh