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

Aintree

2:30

Date 2024-04-13

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £56,270

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9	The King Of Ryhope ch Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	151	—	3-1334	137	161	131	56d	—	—	+12	28.9	7/2 22%
Travelled well until final-fence blunder in 3m Grade 2 novice at Ascot; unexposed
5	Crebilly b Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	157	—	1-F412	143	161	132	30d	—	—	+19	34.7	4/1 20%
Runner-up in Plate at Cheltenham despite lacking fluency; has potential at this new trip
6	Kilbeg King b Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	154	t	-33324	140	166	143	32d	—	—	+21	32.3	11/2 15%
Ran well for long way in NH Chase; could be in mix now back down in trip and back in h'cap
10	Forward Plan br Ben Godfrey(3) · Anthony Honeyball	Ben Godfrey(3) · Anthony Honeyball	151	t	2-6121	137	158	144	49d	—	—	+17	28.3	6/1 14%
Progressive 8yo who stormed home to score at Kempton; strong candidate up 4lb
11	Cruz Control b Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	150	t	512251	136	159	140	28d	—	—	+31	40	15/2 12%
Won in good style at Newcastle last month and this 7yo is open to further improvement
3	Twig b Beau Morgan(5) · Ben Pauling	Beau Morgan(5) · Ben Pauling	161	—	-11202	147	154	138	32d	—	—	+31	38.9	9/1 10%
Fine 2nd in the Ultima at Cheltenham last month and may well play a leading role once more
13	Demnat b Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	144	—	32/139	130	164	129	30d	—	—	+16	21.4	14/1 7%
Ran well for a long way in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham and this track is less demanding
8	Erne River b Charlie Hammond · Nick Kent	Charlie Hammond · Nick Kent	151	p	8-0P15	137	162	146	77d	—	—	+19	22.6	22/1 4%
In good heart at Doncaster the last twice but likes it there; needs something extra today
2	Sam Brown b Freddie Gingell(5) · Anthony Honeyball	Freddie Gingell(5) · Anthony Honeyball	168	tv	P51451	154	162	130	20d	—	—	+37	39.9	22/1 4%
Won this in 2022 and has been running well since the visor went on; entitled to respect
4	Kinondo Kwetu b Jonathan England · Sam England	Jonathan England · Sam England	158	t	33-13P	144	162	144	168d	—	—	+21	24.4	22/1 4%
Unraced on soft/heavy; relishes this course and could go well if the ground dries
7	Falco Blitz b Conor McNamara · E McNamara	Conor McNamara · E McNamara	153	—	U43411	139	153	140	34d	—	—	+38	41	22/1 4%
10yo; rejuvenated this year, with commanding wins the last twice; firmly in calculations
1	Fugitif b Gavin Sheehan · Richard Hobson	Gavin Sheehan · Richard Hobson	168	t	5-413P	154	162	143	30d	—	—	+24	26.7	28/1 3%
Stays well over 2m4f but goes into the unknown stamina-wise and has never shone here
12	Now Where Or When ch J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	146	tp	3P-574	132	157	131	27d	—	—	+19	20.9	50/1 2%
His profile is patchy but a case can be made on his best form (Grade 3 third)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
The King Of Ryhope	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Crebilly	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Kilbeg King	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Forward Plan	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Cruz Control	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Twig	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Demnat	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Erne River	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Sam Brown	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Kinondo Kwetu	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Falco Blitz	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Fugitif	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Now Where Or When	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Falco Blitz

OR: 22.3 Form: 17.9 Odds: 0.9

22/1

2nd

Cruz Control

OR: 21.5 Form: 16 Odds: 2.5

15/2

3rd

Sam Brown

39.9

OR: 26 Form: 13 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Twig

38.9

OR: 24.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Crebilly

34.7

OR: 23.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Kilbeg King

32.3

OR: 22.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

The King Of Ryhope

28.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

7/2

Forward Plan

28.3

OR: 21.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Fugitif

26.7

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Kinondo Kwetu

24.4

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Erne River

22.6

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Demnat

21.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Now Where Or When

20.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sam Brown Top Rated	154	162	130
Fugitif	154	162	143
Twig	147	154	138
Kinondo Kwetu	144	162	144
Crebilly	143	161	132
Kilbeg King	140	166	143
Falco Blitz	139	153	140
The King Of Ryhope	137	161	131
Forward Plan	137	158	144
Erne River	137	162	146
Cruz Control	136	159	140
Now Where Or When	132	157	131
Demnat	130	164	129

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The King Of Ryhope	56d ago	Fresh
Crebilly	30d ago	Fit
Kilbeg King	32d ago	Fit
Forward Plan	49d ago	Fresh
Cruz Control	28d ago	Fit
Twig	32d ago	Fit
Demnat	30d ago	Fit
Erne River	77d ago	Fresh
Sam Brown	20d ago	Fit
Kinondo Kwetu	168d ago	Long break
Falco Blitz	34d ago	Fit
Fugitif	30d ago	Fit
Now Where Or When	27d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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