William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB)

Aintree

14:30

Date 2026-04-11

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £56,270

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.6°C

Wind 17mph SE

Rain 52%

Winning Time 6m 27.60s (slow by 15.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mr Hope Street (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/1	Won
2nd	Lookaway (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	7/2F	0.2
3rd	Konfusion (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	20/1	6
4th	Chance Another One (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	15/2	2.5
5th	Cruz Control (FR) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	8/1	.75
6th	In Love (FR) Jordan Gainford · Hugo Merienne	50/1	3
7th	Uncle Bert (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	10/1	10
8th	Bad (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	18/1	3
9th	Leave Of Absence (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	11/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Brave Fortune (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/2
P.U.	Deep Cave (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	18/1
P.U.	Glengouly (FR) Sean Bowen · Faye Bramley	50/1
P.U.	Josh The Boss (GB) Mr Jamie Neild · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	20/1

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
16	Mr Hope Street Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	153	—	23-634	130	152	123	35d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+7	25.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Well treated on best chase effort and looks open to improvement back up in distance
2	Lookaway Chestnut J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	168	—	3-3311	145	146	137	49d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+13	31.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won the bumper on this card in 2022 and major handicap chase at Kempton last time
11	Brave Fortune Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	161	—	5-3142	138	144	128	83d	—	—	+12	26	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Irish 7yo who is still reasonably unexposed and looks interesting back up in trip
9	Cruz Control Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	163	t	7P1-6P	140	152	60	120d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+15	25.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
2-2 over fences at Aintree, namely wins in this race for the last two years; respected
12	Uncle Bert Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	160	—	59-1F7	137	157	135	77d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+16	24	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Ideally needs assistance from the weather, having gained all wins on soft ground
18	Chance Another One Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	152	t	191400	129	149	128	49d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+16	25.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Posted duck eggs on last two starts but is in excellent hands and may yet resume progress
1	Leave Of Absence Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	168	t	-1P235	145	151	127	32d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+24	32.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Made mistakes last time but may resume his progress when jumping errors are avoided
3	Konfusion Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	168	—	1U113F	145	153	122	32d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+28	33.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Faller last time; progressive otherwise and has won two notable handicaps this term
6	Bad Grey J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	166	p	-15423	143	150	148	49d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+28	33	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Looks worth a crack at this new trip but quirky and comes with risk
10	Deep Cave b/br J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	163	—	1-1150	140	152	126	49d	—	—	+26	30.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Possibly best to forgive latest effort; won over hurdles on this card 12 months ago
15	Josh The Boss Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	t	11262P	131	153	138	42d	—	—	+23	26.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Seemed non-stayer in a 3m attempt; stamina to prove back up from 2m4f
17	Glengouly Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Faye Bramley	J:Sean Bowen T:Faye Bramley	152	tv	341PPP	129	151	137	30d	—	—	+18	20.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Made all at Cheltenham in December; unable to dominate in the same way since
13	In Love Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Hugo Merienne	J:Jordan Gainford T:Hugo Merienne	157	b	-373U4	134	145	-	35d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+20	22.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
French jumper; ran well in top race in 2024; not in the same form since
NR	Imperial Saint Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	167	—	2-5618	144	151	-	32d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	27	—	—
3 wins over conventional fences here; 3m1f win this January but this trip is a big unknown
NR	Amirite Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry De Bromhead	J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry De Bromhead	167	t	-P140P	144	144	-	37d	—	—	—	24.7	—	—
A fluent fourth in the Topham over these fences last April; ran creditably once at 3m4f
NR	Ain't That A Shame Bay J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	165	—	9P16/F	142	-	-	42d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Needs to prove he retains ability in this second run back from long layoff
NR	Myretown Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:NON-RUNNER T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	163	—	1-F4P0	140	156	-	32d	—	—	—	29.5	—	—
Possibilities provided he taps back into the progress that culminated in 2025 Ultima win
NR	Stolen Silver Grey J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Georgina Nicholls	156	t	4-0P30	133	142	109	32d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Formerly useful but looks far from solid on his form this season

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mr Hope Street	10/3	7/2	10/3
Lookaway	4/1	4/1	4/1
Brave Fortune	11/2	5/1	11/2
Cruz Control	13/2	13/2	13/2
Uncle Bert	9/1	10/1	9/1
Chance Another One	9/1	9/1	9/1
Leave Of Absence	11/1	11/1	11/1
Konfusion	18/1	16/1	16/1
Bad	18/1	16/1	18/1
Deep Cave	18/1	16/1	18/1
Josh The Boss	22/1	25/1	22/1
Glengouly	40/1	40/1	40/1
In Love	50/1	50/1	50/1
Imperial Saint	-	-	-
Amirite	-	-	-
Ain't That A Shame	-	-	-
Myretown	-	-	-
Stolen Silver	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Konfusion

33.4

OR: 23.8 Form: 8.3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

2nd

Bad

OR: 23.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.3

18/1

3rd

Leave Of Absence

32.3

OR: 23.8 Form: 6.2 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Lookaway

31.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Deep Cave

30.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Myretown

29.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Imperial Saint

OR: 23.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Josh The Boss

26.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Brave Fortune

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Cruz Control

25.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Chance Another One

25.3

OR: 19.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Mr Hope Street

25.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Amirite

24.7

OR: 23.5 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0

—

Uncle Bert

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ain't That A Shame

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

In Love

22.6

OR: 21 Form: 1.1 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Stolen Silver

20.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Glengouly

20.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lookaway	145	146	137
Leave Of Absence	145	151	127
Konfusion	145	153	122
Imperial Saint	144	151	—
Amirite	144	144	—
Bad	143	150	148
Ain't That A Shame	142	—	—
Cruz Control	140	152	60
Deep Cave	140	152	126
Myretown	140	156	—
Brave Fortune	138	144	128
Uncle Bert	137	157	135
In Love	134	145	—
Stolen Silver	133	142	109
Josh The Boss	131	153	138
Mr Hope Street	130	152	123
Chance Another One	129	149	128
Glengouly	129	151	137

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glengouly	30d ago	Fit
Leave Of Absence	32d ago	Fit
Konfusion	32d ago	Fit
Imperial Saint	32d ago	Fit
Myretown	32d ago	Fit
Stolen Silver	32d ago	Fit
Mr Hope Street	35d ago	Fit
In Love	35d ago	Fit
Amirite	37d ago	Fit
Josh The Boss	42d ago	Fit
Ain't That A Shame	42d ago	Fit
Lookaway	49d ago	Fresh
Chance Another One	49d ago	Fresh
Bad	49d ago	Fresh
Deep Cave	49d ago	Fresh
Uncle Bert	77d ago	Fresh
Brave Fortune	83d ago	Fresh
Cruz Control	120d ago	Long break