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Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree · 14 April 2023
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternGrade 1
  • Distance2m3f200y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Pic D'orhy (FR) (4/1) won the Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) at Aintree on 14 April 2023, beating Fakir D'oudairies (FR) by 4¼ lengths under Harry Cobden for trainer Paul Nicholls. 7 ran on Soft going over 2m3f200y; the winning time was 5m 2.41s (slow by 10.41s).

Winner Pic D'orhy (FR)
SP: 4/1 J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Pic D'orhy (FR) t 8g Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 11-10 162153B106A 5:02.41 140,608.34 4/1
2nd Fakir D'oudairies (FR) p 8g 4¼ Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-10 163148B103A 5:03.47 53,058.34 15/8F
3rd Minella Drama (IRE) 8g 2¾ Brian Hughes Donald McCain 11-10 154145B101A 5:04.16 26,658.33 14/1
4th French Dynamite (FR) tp 8g 19 Darragh O'Keeffe M F Morris 11-10 156124B85A 5:08.91 13,458.33 7/1
5th Fugitif (FR) t 8g 5½ Sean Bowen Richard Hobson 11-10 153120C80C 5:10.29 6,908.33 11/1
6th Hitman (FR) tp 7g 31 Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 11-10 159120C55C 5:18.04 3,583.33 6/1
PU Millers Bank (GB) 9g — Kielan Woods Alex Hales 11-10 153—— — — 13/2

Winning time 5m 2.41s (slow by 10.41s)

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KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 7 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (6 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) at Aintree in 2023?
Pic D'orhy (FR) won the Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) at Aintree on 14 April 2023, ridden by Harry Cobden and trained by Paul Nicholls.
What was the finishing order of the 2023 Marsh Chase at Aintree?
1st Pic D'orhy (FR) (4/1), 2nd Fakir D'oudairies (FR) (15/8F), 3rd Minella Drama (IRE) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2023 Marsh Chase at Aintree?
Pic D'orhy (FR) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2023 Marsh Chase at Aintree?
7 horses ran in the 2023 Marsh Chase at Aintree.
What was the winning time of the 2023 Marsh Chase at Aintree?
The winning time was 5m 2.41s (slow by 10.41s).

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