My Pension Expert Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

15:30

Date 2024-04-12

Distance 2m3f200y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £142,806

Winning Time 5m 12.29s (slow by 20.29s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jonbon (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	11/10F	Won
2nd	Conflated (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	12/1	1.25
3rd	Protektorat (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/2	1.25
4th	Envoi Allen (FR) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	13/2	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Easy Game (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	20/1
P.U.	Minella Drama (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	50/1
P.U.	Pic D'orhy (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	9/2

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Jonbon Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	11-112	170	175	150	76d	—	—	+3	43.3	—	—
Powerful force in the 2m division; this new trip is worth exploring judged on pedigree
7	Protektorat Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	-43231	167	174	154	29d	—	—	+34	49.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Well suited by drop back to 2m4f in the Ryanair, beating Envoi Allen by 4l going away
6	Pic D'Orhy Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	t	21-121	162	173	157	55d	—	—	+18	32	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Rock-solid chaser at about 2m4f; landed this contest last year; commands respect
3	Envoi Allen Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	t	14-322	164	171	150	29d	—	—	+21	31.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Retains all of his ability aged ten but it's 19 years since a veteran last won this prize
1	Conflated Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	p	-53UU3	166	170	147	29d	—	—	+28	32.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ran respectably in the Ryanair but was behind two of these rivals; cheekpieces enlisted
2	Easy Game Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	11-101	161	167	125	195d	—	—	+26	28.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has a respectable strike-rate but his Grade 1 record is far from convincing on the whole
5	Minella Drama Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	164	t	3-2372	150	163	147	41d	—	—	+26	27.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Creditable third in this race 12 months ago but this is a stronger renewal

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Jonbon	evn	evn	evn	evn	evn
Protektorat	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Pic D'Orhy	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Envoi Allen	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Conflated	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Easy Game	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Minella Drama	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

Protektorat

49.2

OR: 29.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Jonbon

43.3

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

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3rd

Conflated

32.2

OR: 29 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Pic D'Orhy

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Envoi Allen

31.4

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Easy Game

28.5

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Minella Drama

27.3

OR: 25 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jonbon	170	175	150
Protektorat	167	174	154
Conflated	166	170	147
Envoi Allen	164	171	150
Pic D'Orhy	162	173	157
Easy Game	161	167	125
Minella Drama	150	163	147

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Protektorat	29d ago	Fit
Envoi Allen	29d ago	Fit
Conflated	29d ago	Fit
Minella Drama	41d ago	Fit
Pic D'Orhy	55d ago	Fresh
Jonbon	76d ago	Fresh
Easy Game	195d ago	Long break