Full Result 5.45 Aintree | 15 May 2026

#hameansmore Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 3) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m3f200yds) 2m4f Mildmay Good 16 fences

1st £6,337.20 2nd £2,916 3rd £1,458 4th £729.60 5th £363.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Southoftheborder (IRE) 4/1 Brendan Powell Henrietta C Knight	Brendan Powell Henrietta C Knight	8	112 t	120	–	–	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Dante's Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
In touch with leaders, headway 4 out, pressed leader 3 out, led 2 out, ridden run-in, always doing enough (op 7/2)

2 ½	5. Bleu d'Enfer (FR) 33/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	8	116 tp	124	–	–	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - Quesotho Royale (FR) (Lesotho)
Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, disputing third 2 out, disputing second last, kept on well towards finish (op 25/1)

3 ¾ [1¼]	7. Breizh River (FR) 2/1F Harry Reed Tristan Davidson	Harry Reed Tristan Davidson	8	115 tp	123	–	–	–
b g Stormy River (FR) - Ilerda (GER) (Lando)
Raced in second, briefly led after 12th, led just after 3 out, headed when mistake 2 out, kept on but lost second run-in (op 11/4)

4 1¾ [3]	4. Coastguard Station (IRE) 16/1 David Noonan Henry Oliver	David Noonan Henry Oliver	10	117 p	125	–	–	–
ch g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Shuruwaat (IRE) (Fath)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, disputing third 2 out, kept on (op 18/1 tchd 14/1)

5 16 [19]	3. Parisencore (FR) 8/1 Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	10	118	126	–	–	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Folk Dancing (FR) (Kingsalsa)
Prominent, weakened approaching last (op 11/1 tchd 15/2)

6 7½ [26½]	8. Fringill Dike (IRE) 12/1 Sean Quinlan Jedd O'Keeffe	Sean Quinlan Jedd O'Keeffe	9	114 b	122	–	–	–
ch g Mahler - Credo Star (IRE) (Presenting)
Jumped badly right throughout, led, briefly headed after 12th, headed just after 3 out, weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed)

7 7½ [34]	1. The Flier Begley (IRE) 14/1 Sean Bowen Gary Hanmer	Sean Bowen Gary Hanmer	11	1112 p¹	130	–	–	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Las Princess (IRE) (Oscar)
In touch with leaders, weakened after 3 out (op 12/1)

8 2 [36]	6. My Noble Lord (USA) 5/1 Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	5	115 tb	123	–	–	–
b g Noble Mission - Almashooqa (USA) (Dubawi)
Towards rear, headway after 8th, went third 10th, reminders when lost position after 11th, weakened after 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown, other than a report from the jockey that the gelding was never traveling; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 11/2)

PU	2. Genois (FR) 13/2 Harry Cobden Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Harry Cobden Jonjo & A J O'Neill	10	118	126	–	–	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - La Rousseliere (FR) (April Night)
In touch with leaders, dropped to rear 8th, soon detached, weakened after 4 out, pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding made several jumping errors; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

9 ran Off time: 5:45:35 Winning time: 4m 59.09s (slow by 7.09s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: West Coast Haulage Limited (Southoftheborder) 1st breeder: Donal Kenneally
2nd owner: N J Clayton (Bleu d'Enfer)
3rd owner: Border Caravans Ltd (Breizh River)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.60 £6.90 £1.40 Ex: £153.80 CSF: £101.09 Tricast: £340.37

5:45 Aintree 15 May 2026

#hameansmore Handicap Chase (GBB Race)