Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

1st

Nick Rockett (IRE)

No. 3

8yo, 11-8, OR 163

J: Mr P W Mullins · T: W P Mullins

8 11-8 163

Mr P W Mullins

W P Mullins

9:06.14 £500,000

Settled close up early - clipped the 6th and dropped back a touch through the field by the 23rd - made steady progress to hit the front two out - driven out after the last - challenged near the line by the second - kept going to the finish

2nd

I Am Maximus (FR)

No. 1

9yo, 11-12, OR 167

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

9 11-12 167

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

2½ £200,000

Up with the front rank early - blundered 5th - errors at 8th and 9th caused shuffling back through the field - not jumping cleanly at 15th - bad mistake at 23rd and dropped back further - hit the following fence - worked forward to sit behind the principals approaching 2 out - pushed along to close on the winner at the last - couldn't find more in the final 50

3rd

Grangeclare West (IRE)

No. 4

9yo, 11-8, OR 163

J: Brian Hayes · T: W P Mullins

9 11-8 163

Brian Hayes

W P Mullins

½ £100,000

Settled off the pace early - improved into contention by the 12th - checked at the 25th fence - moved through to hit the front before 2 out - overtaken at that fence - urged along after clipping the last - kept responding to finish third

4th

Iroko (FR) ^t

No. 18

7yo, 10-11, OR 152

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

7 10-11 152

Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

4½ £65,000

Held up in the pack early - improved into contention by the 16th - stumbled at the 25th - made further progress approaching two out - pushed along before the last - moved off the rail late and stayed on strongly to take fourth in the closing stages

5th

Meetingofthewaters (IRE) ^h

No. 26

8yo, 10-7, OR 148

J: Danny Mullins · T: W P Mullins

8 10-7 148

Danny Mullins

W P Mullins

2¼ £40,000

Held up towards the back - clipped the 11th - improved into the pack by the 17th - crunched through the fence at the 22nd and blundered again three obstacles later - made steady progress from three out to move into third by the last - pushed along after the final turn - handed back third place soon after - unable to find more in the closing stages

6th

Senior Chief (GB) ^p

No. 20

8yo, 10-10, OR 151

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

8 10-10 151

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

1½ £30,000

Settled towards rear early - stumbled at the 22nd - pushed along before two out - stayed on at one speed from the final flight - finished sixth

7th

Minella Cocooner (IRE)

No. 8

9yo, 11-2, OR 157

J: Jonathan Burke · T: W P Mullins

9 11-2 157

Jonathan Burke

W P Mullins

1½ £20,000

Settled behind the front group - stumbled at the opener - clipped the 8th - blundered fence 23 - still holding a share of the lead nearing two out - driven out approaching the finish straight but unable to find more - beaten into 7th

8th

Hewick (IRE) ^b

No. 5

10yo, 11-7, OR 162

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: John Joseph Hanlon

10 11-7 162

Gavin Sheehan

John Joseph Hanlon

5½ £15,000

Handy early - stumbled 19th and dropped back after error at 24th - urged along to close in before 2 out - unable to find more from last and well held

9th

Minella Indo (IRE)

No. 6

12yo, 11-3, OR 158

J: Rachael Blackmore · T: Henry De Bromhead

12 11-3 158

Rachael Blackmore

Henry De Bromhead

4½ £10,000

Held up towards back of pack - improved into contention at the 16th before pressing pace-setters approaching two out - dropped away close home to finish ninth

10th

Twig (GB)

No. 33

10yo, 10-5, OR 146

J: Beau Morgan · T: Ben Pauling

10 10-5 146

Beau Morgan

Ben Pauling

21 £5,000

Settled in the pack early - stayed in that spot for much of the race - kept plodding forward past tired runners from 3 out - finished well held in 10th

11th

Three Card Brag (IRE) ^p

No. 32

8yo, 10-5, OR 146

J: Sean Bowen · T: Gordon Elliott

8 10-5 146

Sean Bowen

Gordon Elliott

1

Handy early - stumbled and clipped at the opening obstacle before slipping back three out - dropped away approaching the following fence

12th

Beauport (IRE)

No. 12

9yo, 11-1, OR 156

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

9 11-1 156

Sam Twiston-Davies

Nigel Twiston-Davies

18

Settled handy in the early stages - clipped the fence at the 8th then went clear passing the 25th - blundered and lost the advantage three out - driven along and faded fast before two out

13th

Horantzau D'airy (FR) ^t

No. 29

8yo, 10-6, OR 147

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Michael Keady

8 10-6 147

Ciaran Gethings

Michael Keady

15

Settled in the pack early - blundered at the 3rd - pushed forward to join the front group by the 11th - dropped away by the 26th - faded after 3 out

14th

Vanillier (FR) ^tb

No. 28

10yo, 10-6, OR 147

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Gavin Cromwell

10 10-6 147

Sean Flanagan

Gavin Cromwell

1¼

Settled in the pack early - dropped back around the 15th - toiling badly from the 21st onward - well beaten in the finish

15th

Bravemansgame (FR) ^t

No. 13

10yo, 11-0, OR 155

J: James Reveley · T: Paul Nicholls

10 11-0 155

James Reveley

Paul Nicholls

11

Tracked the front group early - stumbled second - well placed by the tenth - suffered a heavy blunder at the ditch on the second circuit - driven along and well in contention approaching two out before fading fast - eventually well held in 15th

16th

Chantry House (IRE) ^b

No. 14

11yo, 10-13, OR 154

J: James Bowen · T: Nicky Henderson

11 10-13 154

James Bowen

Nicky Henderson

14

Settled in the pack early - error at the 19th before losing fluency at the ditch turn - unable to close from four out and well beaten

BD

Appreciate It (IRE) ^t

No. 7

11yo, 11-2, OR 157

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: W P Mullins

11 11-2 157

Sean O'Keeffe

W P Mullins

-

Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 8th - knocked over by a faller two out from home

F

Kandoo Kid (FR) ^t

No. 17

9yo, 10-11, OR 152

J: Harry Cobden · T: Paul Nicholls

9 10-11 152

Harry Cobden

Paul Nicholls

-

Settled around midpack - traveling comfortably - stumbled and came down at the 21st

F

Perceval Legallois (FR)

No. 16

8yo, 10-12, OR 153

J: Mark Walsh · T: Gavin Cromwell

8 10-12 153

Mark Walsh

Gavin Cromwell

-

Settled with the pack early - clipped heels at the 1st and scratchy over the 6th - came down at the 9th

F

Broadway Boy (IRE) ^p

No. 23

7yo, 10-9, OR 150

J: Tom Bellamy · T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

7 10-9 150

Tom Bellamy

Nigel Twiston-Davies

-

Drifted left on occasion in front - clipped the fence at the 7th - stumbled at the 21st - came down hard three out at the 25th

PU

Celebre D'allen (FR) ^p

No. 31

13yo, 10-6, OR 147

J: Micheal Nolan · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

13 10-6 147

Micheal Nolan

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

-

Settled around midfield early - jostled at the 3rd - jumped awkwardly at the 6th - made progress by the 17th - up with the pace group by the 24th - still in touch two fences later - went in front three out - overtaken approaching the second-last - dropped away rapidly and was pulled up after the final fence

PU

Royale Pagaille (FR)

No. 2

11yo, 11-9, OR 164

J: Charlie Deutsch · T: Venetia Williams

11 11-9 164

Charlie Deutsch

Venetia Williams

-

Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back before the 13th - pulled up after the 16th at the ditch

PU

Conflated (IRE) ^p

No. 9

11yo, 11-2, OR 157

J: Jordan Gainford · T: Gordon Elliott

11 11-2 157

Jordan Gainford

Gordon Elliott

-

Held up in the pack early - hit the fifth without fluency - eased and pulled up before the second last

PU

Coko Beach (FR) ^p

No. 24

10yo, 10-9, OR 150

J: Jody McGarvey · T: Gordon Elliott

10 10-9 150

Jody McGarvey

Gordon Elliott

-

Held up towards the back - met traffic trouble at the ditch after a sluggish leap two out from there - struggled again three fences later - retired from contention approaching the following obstacle

PU

Idas Boy (IRE) ^tp

No. 21

11yo, 10-10, OR 151

J: Harry Bannister · T: Richard Phillips

11 10-10 151

Harry Bannister

Richard Phillips

-

Held up towards the back of the field - blundered badly 22nd and under pressure from there - dropped away 4 out and pulled up before 2 out

PU

Threeunderthrufive (IRE) ^tp

No. 15

10yo, 10-12, OR 153

J: Harry Skelton · T: Paul Nicholls

10 10-12 153

Harry Skelton

Paul Nicholls

-

Sat behind the pace on the wide side - dropped away after fumbling the 20th - soon in trouble and eased out of contention before the 22nd

PU

Hitman (FR) ^tp

No. 11

9yo, 11-1, OR 156

J: Freddie Gingell · T: Paul Nicholls

9 11-1 156

Freddie Gingell

Paul Nicholls

-

Handy with the front group - stumbled at the 10th - struggling before the 24th and soon lost ground rapidly - pulled up before the 26th

PU

Monbeg Genius (IRE) ^tp

No. 27

9yo, 10-6, OR 147

J: Nick Scholfield · T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

9 10-6 147

Nick Scholfield

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

-

Drifted right at fences early - held up towards the back - blundered at the 16th before being pulled up ahead of 4 out

PU

Stumptown (IRE) ^b

No. 10

8yo, 11-2, OR 157

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell

8 11-2 157

Keith Donoghue

Gavin Cromwell

-

Towards the back of the pack early - veered right at the 2nd - heavily impeded at the 3rd - niggled along 19th - blundered at the following fence - hampered and fell away to last 21st - well detached by the 24th (the famous turn) - retired after 3 out

PU

Intense Raffles (FR)

No. 19

7yo, 10-10, OR 151

J: J J Slevin · T: Thomas Gibney

7 10-10 151

J J Slevin

Thomas Gibney

-

Poor jumping from the off - towards the back - stumbled at the 1st and bumped at the 3rd - clipped the fence at the 6th before being pulled up ahead of the 17th

PU

Fil Dor (FR) ^tp

No. 22

7yo, 10-9, OR 150

J: Sam Ewing · T: Gordon Elliott

7 10-9 150

Sam Ewing

Gordon Elliott

-

Settled in the pack - suffered a heavy knock at the 3rd and again at the 9th before a blunder at the 26th - pulled up approaching two out

PU

Hyland (FR)

No. 30

8yo, 10-6, OR 147

J: Nico de Boinville · T: Nicky Henderson

8 10-6 147

Nico de Boinville

Nicky Henderson

-

Held up in the pack early - error 4 out and already struggling - eased and pulled up before 2 out

PU

Stay Away Fay (IRE) ^t

No. 25

8yo, 10-9, OR 150

J: Paul O'Brien · T: Paul Nicholls

8 10-9 150

Paul O'Brien

Paul Nicholls

-

Held in the pack early - dropped through the field by the 20th - eased and pulled up before the next fence

UR

Duffle Coat (IRE) ^p

No. 34

8yo, 10-4, OR 145

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott

8 10-4 145

Danny Gilligan

Gordon Elliott

-

Settled with the pack early - clipped the first and stumbled at the second - then blundered and lost rider at the following fence