Topham Chase Result: Geraghty triumphs aboard Triolo d'Alene

Triolo D'Alene held on to claim a thrilling Topham Chase for the red-hot Henderson and Geraghty...

A little over half an hour after stable star Sprinter Sacre turned in a brilliant display in the Melling Chase, Triolo D'Alene was a 17.2n/a shot to claim this two-mile-five-furlong handicap run over the Grand National fences.

Geraghty was never too far off the pace and sent his mount to the lead jumping the final obstacle.

The six-year-old galloped on strongly all the way up the gruelling run-in to hold off the determined challenge of Walkon by three-quarters of a length.

Last Time D'Albain and the front-running Dunowen Point rounded off the placings.

Henderson said: "The boys have done an amazing job. This was always the plan. We thought the race would suit him. His jumping is exemplary and the trip was right.

"Everything was going swimmingly well at home until the weekend when he decided to take one of his shoes off during the night and tread on it.

"He's always been sound and been able to work but we were always having to fight and fight and there were days when I didn't think he'd get here.

"We always thought this would be his race, he had the right sort of profile."

Max McNeill, owner of the Alan King-trained runner-up Walkon, said: "That was a magnificent effort. We had to have a big debate about coming here and he's been so unlucky as he keeps on finding one too good this year.

"I shall have to try to persuade my wife to run him in next year's Grand National."

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Peter Bowen's Always Waining

"He's absolutely amazing. He gives everyone who rides him a great spin around here..."

Peter Bowen's Always Waining achieved an amazing feat at Aintree on Friday, winning his third Topham Chase in succession...

The 11-year-old rarely shows much sparkle for the majority of the season but come Aintree in April, the veteran springs to life.

Once again jumping the with aplomb, the 11-1 chance was one of a small group vying for the lead rounding the turn for home and Fistral Beach looked to be travelling strongest, but it was Always Waining who got away from the final fence quickest and he ran on strongly to score by four and a half lengths.

Chance Du Roy, who touched an in-running low of [1.9] grabbed the runner-up spot from Fistral Beach (went as low as [1.66]), with Aimigayle taking fourth.

Winning jockey Tom O'Brien said: "He's absolutely amazing. He gives everyone who rides him a great spin around here and I'm delighted with that. He hears the crowd and he just takes off.

"I knew Chance Du Roy would take some passing as I won on him last time. It's hard to win big races these days. It's amazing to get a big one on the board."

Bowen added: "This has made our season. Our horses have been coughing and they've not been right for a while. We worked him last week and thought he was in real good form. We took him out of the National because of the ground. It's some achievement to win three Tophams."

Always Waining looked like running in tomorrow's Grand National right up until the last minute, but connections clearly made the right choice by sticking with his favourite race.

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Topham Chase Result: Always Waining lands remarkable hat-trick

News / Timeform / 13 April 2012 / Leave a Comment

Peter Bowen's Always Waining

"He's absolutely amazing. He gives everyone who rides him a great spin around here..."

Peter Bowen's Always Waining achieved an amazing feat at Aintree on Friday, winning his third Topham Chase in succession...

The 11-year-old rarely shows much sparkle for the majority of the season but come Aintree in April, the veteran springs to life.

Once again jumping the with aplomb, the 11-1 chance was one of a small group vying for the lead rounding the turn for home and Fistral Beach looked to be travelling strongest, but it was Always Waining who got away from the final fence quickest and he ran on strongly to score by four and a half lengths.

Chance Du Roy, who touched an in-running low of [1.9] grabbed the runner-up spot from Fistral Beach (went as low as [1.66]), with Aimigayle taking fourth.

Winning jockey Tom O'Brien said: "He's absolutely amazing. He gives everyone who rides him a great spin around here and I'm delighted with that. He hears the crowd and he just takes off.

"I knew Chance Du Roy would take some passing as I won on him last time. It's hard to win big races these days. It's amazing to get a big one on the board."

Bowen added: "This has made our season. Our horses have been coughing and they've not been right for a while. We worked him last week and thought he was in real good form. We took him out of the National because of the ground. It's some achievement to win three Tophams."

Always Waining looked like running in tomorrow's Grand National right up until the last minute, but connections clearly made the right choice by sticking with his favourite race.

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Get the Timeform Jury's verdict on today's Aintree BBC races with Timeform TV Focus. Click HERE to find out more about this successful tipping service.

Teddy Grimthorpe has described Frankel as a "very unlikely" participant in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury next month following the injury he sustained when working in Newmarket on Wednesday morning......

Timeform preview a weekend that is most certainly headed by the Grand National, but Aintree's undercard is full of quality and there are classic trials at Leopardstown on Sunday......

There is another busy weekend in the offing Stateside, with several graded races, including a couple with million-dollar price tags. Timeform assess the key contenders......

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