Air Charter Service Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

13:45

Date 2023-04-14

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £67,524

Winning Time 6m 21.33s (slow by 9.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gerri Colombe (FR) Davy Russell · Gordon Elliott	4/6F	Won
2nd	Complete Unknown (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	8/1	7.5
3rd	Bronn (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	7/2	3.25
4th	Galia Des Liteaux (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	17/2	4
5th	Thomas Darby (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	20/1	31

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Sholokjack (IRE) Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton	80/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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	Gerri Colombe Bay J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	1-1112	159	170	148	30d	—	—	-2	54.3	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Went very close in the Brown Advisory; worry about sharper track but leading form claims
1	Bronn Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	—	1-4213	155	166	138	30d	—	—	+21	38.3	0.75/1	4 25%
Fine third in Brown Advisory and could turn tables on Gerri Colombe at this sharper track
2	Complete Unknown Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	2-5121	152	162	129	27d	—	—	+21	32.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Big step forward when bolting up in Kempton handicap last month and he's respected
6	Galia Des Liteaux Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	3-1P15	146	167	135	30d	—	—	+22	27.8	2.75/1	12 8%
Not seen to best effect at Cheltenham; dominant in Warwick Grade 2 previously
5	Thomas Darby Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	161	t	4-2361	150	156	141	72d	—	—	+23	25.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Things clicked on very rare chase start last time; he's entitled to respect on hurdle form
4	Sholokjack Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	161	—	16-F16	135	153	104	41d	—	—	+20	21.6	24.75/1	100 1%
Very lightly raced 7yo who has shown promise but has plenty to find in this line-up

Horse	bet365	Coral
Gerri Colombe	4/7	8/13
Bronn	4	4
Complete Unknown	7	13/2
Galia Des Liteaux	12	12
Thomas Darby	28	28
Sholokjack	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Gerri Colombe

54.3

OR: 27.3 Form: 7 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Bronn

38.3

OR: 26.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5

3rd

Complete Unknown

32.1

OR: 25.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Galia Des Liteaux

27.8

OR: 24 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Thomas Darby

25.9

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Sholokjack

21.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gerri Colombe	159	170	148
Bronn	155	166	138
Complete Unknown	152	162	129
Thomas Darby	150	156	141
Galia Des Liteaux	146	167	135
Sholokjack	135	153	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Complete Unknown	27d ago	Fit
Gerri Colombe	30d ago	Fit
Bronn	30d ago	Fit
Galia Des Liteaux	30d ago	Fit
Sholokjack	41d ago	Fit
Thomas Darby	72d ago	Fresh