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

1st

I Am Maximus (FR) ^p

No. 1

10yo, 11-12, OR 168

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

10 11-12 168

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

9:09.68 £500,000

Up with the front group early - jumping errors saw position lost to the middle of the pack around the 11th - back up with the principals by the 15th - blundered at the 16th and 21st then lost more ground at the 22nd - gradual progress from 2 out - fourth before the last - pushed along to move into second before the turn for home - pressed for the front and drif

2nd

Iroko (FR) ^t

No. 13

8yo, 11-1, OR 157

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

8 11-1 157

Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

2½ £200,000

Held up in the chasing pack - not foot-perfect and jockey dropped a stirrup momentarily at the 8th - jumped poorly again at the 26th - pushed along before 2 out - made ground approaching the last - fifth at the final bend then drifted left and picked up well inside the final 110yds - grabbed second in the closing strides

3rd

Jordans (FR)

No. 28

7yo, 10-8, OR 150

J: Ben Jones · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

7 10-8 150

Ben Jones

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

1¼ £100,000

Held up in the pack - hampered 7th - mistakes at 19th and 20th - gradual progress from 23rd fence to be up with the leaders 4 out - took up the running before 3 out - drew away approaching 2 out - pressure approaching the final bend - passed on the run-in - faded for third in the closing stages

4th

Johnnywho (IRE) ^tp

No. 33

9yo, 10-4, OR 146

J: Richie McLernon · T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

9 10-4 146

Richie McLernon

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

½ £65,000

Held a midpack position early - stumbled at the 19th and clipped the following fence - faltered again at the ditch further on - moved up into third two out - had to be roused after a stray horse crossed the path before the run to the home turn - stayed on well over the closing stages to finish fourth

5th

High Class Hero (GB)

No. 18

9yo, 10-11, OR 153

J: James Bowen · T: W P Mullins

9 10-11 153

James Bowen

W P Mullins

6½ £40,000

Up with the early pace - serious blunder at the 15th put the runner back through the field - further error at the 19th - moved into second before 2 out - pressure applied and another mistake at the last - dropped out of second approaching the final bend and faded in the closing stages

6th

Favori De Champdou (FR) ^b

No. 14

11yo, 11-1, OR 157

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott

11 11-1 157

Danny Gilligan

Gordon Elliott

1¼ £30,000

Settled in the pack early - checked in running at the 2nd - scrappy over 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - stayed on steadily from the last to finish sixth

7th

Final Orders (GB)

No. 29

10yo, 10-5, OR 147

J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Gavin Cromwell

10 10-5 147

Conor Stone-Walsh

Gavin Cromwell

9 £20,000

Up with the front group - a touch hampered at the 15th - pressed before 2 out and had nothing more to give approaching the last

8th

Champ Kiely (IRE)

No. 12

10yo, 11-1, OR 157

J: Danny Mullins · T: W P Mullins

10 11-1 157

Danny Mullins

W P Mullins

1 £15,000

Settled in the pack early - hampered at the 2nd - held a similar position through the 13th - stumbled and lost momentum at the 22nd - improved into contention before 2 out but jumped awkwardly - unable to quicken from there and beaten into 8th

9th

Three Card Brag (IRE) ^p

No. 15

9yo, 11-0, OR 156

J: Jordan Gainford · T: Gordon Elliott

9 11-0 156

Jordan Gainford

Gordon Elliott

3 £10,000

Settled midfield early - stumbled at the 9th and knocked at the 12th - still close to the front pack when checked by a loose horse at the 21st - improved into a leading position 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - faded after the last to finish ninth beaten a distance

10th

Monty's Star (IRE)

No. 9

9yo, 11-3, OR 159

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

9 11-3 159

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

5½ £5,000

Up with the front group early - blundered and fell back to mid-division 11th - recovered to pursue the principals 15th - tight to them 25th - errors 26th - went after the long-time front-runner after 3 out - slipped to third before 2 out - driven and weakened before the last to finish 10th

11th

Answer To Kayf (GB)

No. 27

10yo, 10-8, OR 150

J: John Shinnick · T: Terence O'Brien

10 10-8 150

John Shinnick

Terence O'Brien

1¾

Held up in the pack throughout - no headway made - well held at the finish - eventually came home 11th

12th

Gorgeous Tom (IRE)

No. 24

8yo, 10-9, OR 151

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Henry De Bromhead

8 10-9 151

Sean Flanagan

Henry De Bromhead

9½

Settled in the pack early - bumped at the 7th and slipped towards the back - knocked about once more at the 18th and further compromised soon after - pushed along before two out - well held at the finish

13th

Imperial Saint (FR)

No. 36

8yo, 10-2, OR 144

J: Callum Pritchard · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

8 10-2 144

Callum Pritchard

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

0.3

Handy early - hit front at the 25th before blundering and being passed - dropped away three out - well held at the finish

14th

Haiti Couleurs (FR)

No. 6

9yo, 11-10, OR 166

J: Sean Bowen · T: Rebecca Curtis

9 11-10 166

Sean Bowen

Rebecca Curtis

34

Held up in the pack early - stumbled at the 6th before knocked into at the 12th and hampered again at the 19th - faded before 2 out - eventually finished well beaten in 14th

15th

Twig (GB) ^p

No. 34

11yo, 10-4, OR 146

J: Beau Morgan · T: Ben Pauling

11 10-4 146

Beau Morgan

Ben Pauling

32

Not always jumping cleanly early - well positioned in the pack - stumbled at the 11th - lost ground after another error at the 19th - dropped right away from three out and finished well beaten in 15th

16th

Firefox (IRE) ^t

No. 8

8yo, 11-4, OR 160

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gordon Elliott

8 11-4 160

Keith Donoghue

Gordon Elliott

34

Held up at the back from the off - checked twice early in the contest - dropped away with no impact on proceedings - eventually well beaten in 16th

F

Panic Attack (IRE)

No. 31

10yo, 10-5, OR 147

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

10 10-5 147

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

-

Settled in the pack early - suffered a heavy knock at the 2nd - came down at the 3rd

F

Gerri Colombe (FR) ^p

No. 5

10yo, 11-10, OR 166

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

10 11-10 166

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

-

Settled in the pack early - came down at the seventh

F

Marble Sands (FR)

No. 30

10yo, 10-5, OR 147

J: Tom Bellamy · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

10 10-5 147

Tom Bellamy

David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

-

Broke to the left early - held up towards the back - blundered 3rd and clipped the following fence - down at the 18th

F

Top Of The Bill (IRE) ^p

No. 32

10yo, 10-5, OR 147

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

10 10-5 147

Toby McCain-Mitchell

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

-

Up with the front group - blundered 4th - prominent 9th - took over 20th - serious error and lost advantage 25th - in front once more 4 out - surrendered lead before the following fence and dropped away - fell at the last

F

Stellar Story (IRE) ^tb

No. 19

9yo, 10-11, OR 153

J: Robert Dunne · T: Gordon Elliott

9 10-11 153

Robert Dunne

Gordon Elliott

-

Settled in the pack early - blundered and stumbled badly 18th - came down at the following obstacle

F

Mr Vango (IRE) ^tp

No. 17

10yo, 10-12, OR 154

J: Jack Tudor · T: Mrs Sara V Bradstock

10 10-12 154

Jack Tudor

Mrs Sara V Bradstock

-

Settled in the pack early - blundered and came down at the sixth

F

Quai De Bourbon (FR) ^p

No. 26

7yo, 10-9, OR 151

J: Donagh Meyler · T: W P Mullins

7 10-9 151

Donagh Meyler

W P Mullins

-

Well placed early - departed at the 2nd after jumping it wrong

PU

The Real Whacker (IRE)

No. 25

10yo, 10-9, OR 151

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Patrick Neville

10 10-9 151

Gavin Sheehan

Patrick Neville

-

Handy early but stumbled at 1st - blundered 3rd and lost ground - hampered at the 6th - errored again at 11th before being pulled up ahead of 13th

PU

Amirite (IRE) ^t

No. 37

10yo, 10-2, OR 144

J: Phillip Enright · T: Henry De Bromhead

10 10-2 144

Phillip Enright

Henry De Bromhead

-

Set the pace early - blundered and gave up advantage 20th - dropped away 26th - faded 3 out and pulled up before the following fence

PU

Lecky Watson (IRE)

No. 11

8yo, 11-2, OR 158

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: W P Mullins

8 11-2 158

Sean O'Keeffe

W P Mullins

-

Handy early - hesitant at the 11th and error at the 19th - dropped away then baulked by a loose horse at the 21st - pulled up before four out

PU

Spanish Harlem (FR) ^tp

No. 10

8yo, 11-3, OR 159

J: Brian Hayes · T: W P Mullins

8 11-3 159

Brian Hayes

W P Mullins

-

Held up in mid-pack - dropped towards the back and stumbled badly at the 15th - well behind by the 26th and pulled up before four out

UR

Banbridge (IRE) ^v

No. 3

10yo, 11-11, OR 167

J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

10 11-11 167

J J Slevin

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

-

Settled midfield early - hampered 2nd then blundered losing rider's stirrup 11th - blundered again and parted with rider 15th

UR

Beauport (IRE) ^t

No. 20

10yo, 10-11, OR 153

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

10 10-11 153

Sam Twiston-Davies

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

-

Settled in the pack early - hampered and awkward at the 13th before improving into contention by the 17th - parted company with rider at the 19th

UR

Grangeclare West (IRE)

No. 4

10yo, 11-10, OR 166

J: Mr P W Mullins · T: W P Mullins

10 11-10 166

Mr P W Mullins

W P Mullins

-

Hampered at the off - back of the pack early - unseated rider at the 1st

UR

Perceval Legallois (FR)

No. 23

9yo, 10-9, OR 151

J: Harry Cobden · T: Gavin Cromwell

9 10-9 151

Harry Cobden

Gavin Cromwell

-

Held up towards the back - checked at the 6th fence - parted company with rider four out

UR

Captain Cody (IRE)

No. 21

8yo, 10-10, OR 152

J: Jonathan Burke · T: W P Mullins

8 10-10 152

Jonathan Burke

W P Mullins

-

Held up early - errors at the 15th and 19th before being hampered by a loose horse at the 21st - close enough up until stumbling and losing rider four out

UR

Jagwar (FR) ^tp

No. 22

7yo, 10-10, OR 152

J: Mark Walsh · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

7 10-10 152

Mark Walsh

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

-

Settled midpack early - close to the front group though clumsy at the 15th - travelling nicely before parting company with rider at the 19th

UR

Oscars Brother (IRE)

No. 16

8yo, 10-13, OR 155

J: Daniel King · T: Connor King

8 10-13 155

Daniel King

Connor King

-

Settled towards the rear of the field - blundered and parted with rider at the 15th