Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Aintree

19:30

Date 2024-05-17

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £12,254

Winning Time 6m 26.49s (slow by 14.49s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Captain Morgs (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	11/1	Won
2nd	Young Buster (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	6/1	6
3rd	Broken Quest (IRE) Tom Bellamy · David Dennis	25/1	5
4th	Empire Steel (IRE) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	11/2	7

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Erne River (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Nick Kent	10/1
P.U.	Into Overdrive (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	18/1
P.U.	Kinondo Kwetu (GB) Jonathan England · Sam England	15/8F
P.U.	Sail Away (FR) Fergus Gillard · Dan Skelton	100/30

Runners (10)

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
3	Kinondo Kwetu Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	166	t	13P40-	142	154	136	20d	—	—	+4	34.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won this in 2023 and ran another big race over C&D last month; good chance
4	Sail Away Grey J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	166	t	56449-	142	153	138	30d	—	—	+9	28.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Below form at Cheltenham last month but was placed off this mark in Great Yorkshire Chase
8	Young Buster Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	157	tp	1113P-	133	149	125	27d	—	—	+21	35.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Pulled up at Ayr last month but generally did very well during first season over fences
1	Empire Steel Grey J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	168	—	/3219-	144	152	108	35d	—	—	+24	37.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Looked as good as ever at Kelso in February, and subsequent defeat can be excused
7	Erne River Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Nick Kent	J:Charlie Hammond T:Nick Kent	159	p	0P15P-	135	151	138	34d	—	—	+17	27.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Perked up by addition of cheekpieces during winter but was back in the doldrums last month
6	Captain Morgs Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	159	p	/42PP-	135	149	118	96d	—	—	+15	23.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran well in his latest chase but pulled up over hurdles twice since
2	Into Overdrive Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	166	ht	1P/P6-	142	153	-	125d	—	—	+20	24.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won five chases in 2022 but was disappointing on both outings last season; revival needed
9	Broken Quest Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	151	tp	6/P7-V	127	150	92	7d	—	—	+16	20.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Soundly beaten when back on good ground last month; younger rivals appeal much more
NR	Courtland Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:NON-RUNNER T:Peter & Michael Bowen	162	—	16P10-	138	153	134	20d	—	—	—	30.3	—	—
Won four chases last spring/summer but arrives here with a bit to prove
NR	Cerendipity Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Sue Smith	J:NON-RUNNER T:Sue Smith	147	—	PF351-	123	149	-	27d	—	—	—	29	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Kinondo Kwetu	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8	15/8
Sail Away	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	3/1
Young Buster	5/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Empire Steel	6/1	5/1	6/1	11/2	5/1
Erne River	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1	8/1
Captain Morgs	14/1	11/1	9/1	11/1	11/1
Into Overdrive	20/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Broken Quest	28/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Empire Steel

37.9

OR: 23.5 Form: 10.4 Odds: 4

6/1

2nd

Young Buster

35.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Kinondo Kwetu

34.5

OR: 23 Form: 2.2 Odds: 9.4

2/1

Courtland

30.3

OR: 22 Form: 8.3 Odds: 0

—

Cerendipity

OR: 18.3 Form: 10.8 Odds: 0

—

Sail Away

28.7

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Erne River

27.2

OR: 21.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Into Overdrive

24.2

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Captain Morgs

23.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Broken Quest

20.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Empire Steel	144	152	108
Kinondo Kwetu	142	154	136
Sail Away	142	153	138
Into Overdrive	142	153	—
Courtland	138	153	134
Erne River	135	151	138
Captain Morgs	135	149	118
Young Buster	133	149	125
Broken Quest	127	150	92
Cerendipity	123	149	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Broken Quest	7d ago	Quick return
Kinondo Kwetu	20d ago	Fit
Courtland	20d ago	Fit
Young Buster	27d ago	Fit
Cerendipity	27d ago	Fit
Sail Away	30d ago	Fit
Erne River	34d ago	Fit
Empire Steel	35d ago	Fit
Captain Morgs	96d ago	Long break
Into Overdrive	125d ago	Long break