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Old Roan Chase 2012

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MEDERMIT, who has amassed more than £300,000 in prize money, will not now run in either the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on October 27 or the Betfair Chase in November, having suffered a setback in training.

Alan said: "It's a shame, but Medermit will certainly be out for the first half of this season, and we will review the situation again on the run up to Christmas."
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Top Aintree Jockeys

Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Prize Win% Profit% £1LS
A. P. McCoy 332 54 43 44 2,849,714 16 -18 -61.16
R. Walsh 211 45 21 26 3,264,761 21 24 50.93
Richard Johnson 238 28 35 27 1,214,744 11 -8 -21.3
Paddy Brennan 176 24 18 17 862,032 13 -10 -19.35
Barry Geraghty 130 21 12 6 1,613,721 16 -10 -13.58

Trainers
Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Prize Win% Profit% £1LS
Paul Nicholls 377 45 37 35 3,326,070 11 -30 -114.82
Jonjo O'Neill 246 40 23 23 2,450,646 16 16 41.32
Peter Bowen 169 32 17 17 773,060 18 91 154.58
Nicky Henderson 275 31 16 20 1,267,376 11 -20 -55.51
Philip Hobbs 221 25 28 19 1,081,090 11 -14 -31.68
 
PACHA Du Polder will head to Aintree a week on Saturday as trainer Paul Nicholls is back at the scene of his John Smith’s Grand National victory.

The top jumps handler retained his championship title in April thanks largely to Neptune Collonges, who was ridden to victory by Daryl Jacob in the Aintree marathon.

It was Nicholls’ first win in the world’s greatest steeplechase and memories will come flooding back when he returns to Merseyside next weekend.

And although it won’t be as high profile he will be hoping that Pacha Du Polder can give the seven-time champion trainer another big Aintree prize in the Grade Two Betfred Monet’s Garden Old Roan Chase.

The five-year-old joined Nicholls from France at the start of last season and won three of his five starts.

His biggest win was in the Grade Two Future Champion Novices’ Chase at Ayr. That 14-length success was his last appearance and he is now set for his return in the Old Roan Chase, which Nicholls won with Kauto Star in 2006.

The Ditcheat handler said: “We are looking at starting off Pacha Du Polder in the Betfred Monet’s Garden Old Roan Chase. That is the plan but, if for any reason he doesn’t make it, Poquelin could go there.

“Pacha Du Polder is fine and in top form. To win three races as a novice is ideal. He got better as he went further last season and the Old Roan Chase looks like an ideal starting point.

“I don’t have any longer term targets with him as he is a young horse and very lightly raced. I hope there is more improvement in him, you always do from five to six, but we will see when he runs.”

Pacha Du Polder is likely to face last year’s winner Albertas Run, who won the Grade Two contest under jockey Tony McCoy, before going on to finish second in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and third in the John Smith’s Melling Chase back at Aintree at the Grand National meeting.

The Old Roan Chase is the feature of the first of two days racing at Aintree.
 
ALBERTAS RUN is fit and well after a summer break and could follow a similar path to the last few seasons with his campaign set to start in the Betfred Monet's Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree on October 27, according to connections.

He won the race last year before he came agonisingly close to winning his third Ryanair Chase and fourth Cheltenham Festival crown in March, when Riverside Theatre just snatched the verdict in an epic battle up the famous hill.

The evergreen 11-year-old proved he retains all of his ability and Mick Meagher, racing manager to owner Trevor Hemmings, said: "We haven't made any definite plans with him but he has started in the Old Roan Chase the past two years so it's a possibility for him.

"We will play it by ear with regards to his plans for the rest of the season. He seems well and he has followed almost the same route for the last three seasons so I don't think it will change much this time around."
 
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ALBERTAS RUN is fit and well after a summer break and could follow a similar path to the last few seasons with his campaign set to start in the Betfred Monet's Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree on October 27, according to connections.

He won the race last year before he came agonisingly close to winning his third Ryanair Chase and fourth Cheltenham Festival crown in March, when Riverside Theatre just snatched the verdict in an epic battle up the famous hill.

The evergreen 11-year-old proved he retains all of his ability and Mick Meagher, racing manager to owner Trevor Hemmings, said: "We haven't made any definite plans with him but he has started in the Old Roan Chase the past two years so it's a possibility for him.

"We will play it by ear with regards to his plans for the rest of the season. He seems well and he has followed almost the same route for the last three seasons so I don't think it will change much this time around."
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On no he isnt ;)

Paul Nolan’s Noble Prince will make his seasonal reappearance in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Saturday.

The eight-year-old suffered an injury on his final start of the campaign in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham, but Nolan is looking forward to getting him back on the racecourse this weekend.

Nolan said: "All going well, the plan is for him to run on Saturday and I'm very happy with him at home.

"He got injured in Cheltenham but we've had no setbacks since and he's as straight as we can get him without having had a run.

Nolan continued: "Obviously we'll be looking to run him on better ground this season and we are definitely looking at going up in trip.

"He'll be in races like the King George and he obviously has to improve, but we'll see how we get on.

"Hopefully we can keep him injury-free and have a good season with him."

Noble Prince is one of 19 Roan entries - and the sole Irish contender.

Paul Nicholls could saddle Poquelin and the progressive Pacha Du Polder.

Other interesting players include Wishfull Thinking, Nacarat, Gauvain, For Non Stop and Hector's Choice.

Last year's winner Albertas Run will not defend his crown.

Mick Meagher, racing manager for owner Trevor Hemmings, said: "He's fine. He's just not fit enough to run yet, basically.

"I'd say he's maybe three weeks or so away from a run."
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Paul Nolan known to hokey cokey too ..
 
Noble Prince will cross the Irish Sea to make his seasonal reappearance in the two-and-a-half-mile Betfred Monet’s Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Saturday.
The eight-year-old suffered an injury on his final start of the campaign in the Ryanair, but trainer Paul Nolan is looking forward to getting him back on the racecourse this weekend.

Nolan said: "All going well, the plan is for him to run on Saturday and I’m very happy with him at home.

"He got injured in Cheltenham but we’ve had no setbacks since and he’s as straight as we can get him without having had a run. Obviously we’ll be looking to run him on better ground this season and we are definitely looking at going up in trip.

"He’ll be in races like the King George and he obviously has to improve, but we’ll see how we get on.

"Hopefully we can keep him injury-free and have a good season with him."

Noble Prince is one of 19 Roan entries – and the sole Irish contender.
 
Stats say highest rated horses do well in it ...bit skewed by monets though. Not sure poquelin loves aintree and would likes noises about stablemate. Anyone priced it up ?
 
Front running grey to win :D

Nacarat is set to make his seasonal reappearance in the Betfred Monet's Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Saturday. Trainer Tom George hopes the two-and-a-half-mile limited handicap will leave the 11-year-old spot-on for another crack at the william Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.

"Our plan at the moment is to run as long as they don't get any more rain and the ground stays as it is," said the Slad-based handler.

"We'll see how he is. He worked well on Tuesday and is ready to go.

"He came back in on July 1, so he's had plenty of time, but there are very few races we can run him in.

"He's dropping back in trip and this race is not going to bottom him.

"He's in good form and he's been working well. He's had a racecourse gallop for a trip away.

"He'll come on for it but he's got to have a run now and then the chances are we won't run him again until Christmas in the King George, which he enjoys.

"I think last year if he hadn't have had a run three weeks before, he could have been placed in it.

"He's getting on a bit and we have to look after him."
 
Weights up a bit without poquelin ....think Hobbs said wishful thinking had his wind done on the tour might be time to catch him ?
 
Few tipping up Noble Prince ...dont get it at all. won once since the Jewson and hardly well handicapped. Backing Wishful Thinking ew C&D form just hope he is fit.

Some old favourites turn out in the Betfred Monet's Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree in an excellent renewal with the soggy autumn meaning numbers have swelled compared to past renewals.

Kauto Star was a past winner of the race in 2006 and champion trainer Paul Nicholls relies on the lightly-raced and progressive Pacha Du Polder with Daryl Jacob on board.

He was last seen at Ayr in the spring duffing up a field of novices and as much as this really good chasing type is going in the right direction , he will have his work cut out as a five-year-old against some hardy veterans.

He and Nicky Henderson's Giorgio Quercus both get plenty of weight and the latter could also have more to offer on his comeback.

His form to date would not be quite up to this but Henderson showed last week with Nadiya De La Vega at Cheltenham that he has his entries ready to hit the ground running for these bigger early-season events.

Gauvain is a fascinating new recruit for the Philip Hobbs team but it is his stablemate Wishfull Thinking who appeals most in terms of a price angle.

The nine-year-old failed to get his head in front last season after a victory at the Punchestown Festival but put up some really solid efforts in very decent company over two miles.

He brought the curtain down on his campaign at Sandown in April where he was slammed by the hugely impressive Sanctuaire - again over the minimum distance - and ran like a horse who had had enough for the time being.

Hobbs has said he is very pleased with how he has been going in the build-up and back over his favoured two-and-a-half miles on a track where he has already shown winning form, he gets the nod with Richard Johnson staying loyal to him ahead of Gauvain.

The strapping son of Alflora is a very sound jumper and his early wayward tendencies from the front seem to have been harnessed successfully - I can see him defying his big weight here before making the small leap to the top table of chasers with a crack at the King George over Christmas not out of the equation.

Irish raider Noble Prince could well play a part if straight enough for Paul Nolan, although the trainer has raised a slight concern that the sharp narure of the track could get him on the backfoot early.
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In the Wishfull Thinking camp too. Might be some improvement to come if wind is sorted as they seem to think it is

“His inconsistency is probably down to his wind problems but from what we are currently hearing at home it is certainly better which is positive. The Old Roan Chase at Aintree looks an ideal starting point for him.”
 
Not sure that is saying wind is fixed manuel...has had several ops but not sure they got to bottom of it. Mad Max has had similar ( and other ) issues..ended up tubing him.
 
For Non Stop looked a smart prospect as he left more experienced rivals toiling in his wake and Williams said: "That was a good performance. He's carried on from last season, he seems to improve each season. Entries close on Tuesday for the Paddy Power and we'll consider it."

This was only For Non Stop's sixth run over fences but he has not been out of the first three since falling on his chase debut. He won the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices' Chase in February and was third behind Sir Des Champs in the Jewson Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Fehily, who broke his leg in a fall in the Grand National in April, said: "Last time I left here in an ambulance, I'm in rather better shape this time. That was brilliant. He was going well the whole way."

Having sat off the fast pace set by Mad Max and then Stagecoach Pearl, Fehily took closer order down the back straight and was challenging Stagecoach Pearl for the lead at the cross fence four out.

By the second-last For Non Stop had taken command and it was clear he was going to win easily as long as he stayed on his feet.

Wishfull Thinking, another who had raced off the pace, stayed on to be best of the rest with Stagecoach Pearl nine lengths further behind.
 
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