Result · Aintree · Saturday 11 April 2026

2:30 Aintree result: Mr Hope Street wins the William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Class 13m1f chaseGoing Good To Soft13 ranTime 6m 27.60sWinner's prize £56,270

Winner

8yo gelding · 10-13
Jockey Harry Skelton · Trainer Dan Skelton
Owner Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate Hope · By Jet Away (GB) out of The Scorpion Queen (IRE)

4/1Starting price

Mr Hope Street won the 2:30 at Aintree on Saturday 11 April 2026, beating the 7/2 favourite Lookaway by ¼ length. Ridden by Harry Skelton for trainer Dan Skelton, the eight-year-old was sent off at 4/1 and covered the 3m1f on good to soft ground in 6m 27.60s. Konfusion was a further 6 lengths back in third at 20/1. Non-finishers: Glengouly (pulled up), Deep Cave (pulled up), Josh The Boss (pulled up), Brave Fortune (pulled up). Ain't That A Shame (unsuitable ground), Amirite (other), Imperial Saint (other), Myretown (vet's certificate), Stolen Silver (self certificate) were non-runners.

2:30 Aintree full result: finishing order and SPs

Pos	Horse	Jockey / trainer	Btn	SP	OR
1	Mr Hope Street (IRE) 8yo · 10-13	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	—	4/1	130
2	Lookaway (IRE) 9yo · 12-0	Jack Quinlan Neil King	¼ l	7/2FAV	145
3	Konfusion (GB) 8yo · 12-0	Gavin Sheehan Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	6 l	20/1	145
4	Chance Another One (IRE) 7yo · 10-12 · t	Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins	2½ l	15/2	129
5	Cruz Control (FR) 9yo · 11-9 · t	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	¾ l	8/1	140
6	In Love (FR) 8yo · 11-3 · b	Jordan Gainford Hugo Merienne	3 l	50/1	134
7	Uncle Bert (GB) 9yo · 11-1 · claim 5lb	Toby McCain-Mitchell Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	10 l	10/1	137
8	Bad (FR) 7yo · 11-12 · p	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	3 l	18/1	143
9	Leave Of Absence (FR) 9yo · 12-0 · t	Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	8 l	11/1	145
PU	Glengouly (FR) 10yo · 10-12 · tv · Pulled up	Sean Bowen Faye Bramley	—	50/1	129
PU	Deep Cave (IRE) 8yo · 11-9 · Pulled up	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	—	18/1	140
PU	Josh The Boss (GB) 7yo · 10-7 · t · claim 7lb · Pulled up	Mr Jamie Neild Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	—	20/1	131
PU	Brave Fortune (IRE) 7yo · 11-7 · Pulled up	J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	—	9/2	138

Non-runners: Ain't That A Shame (unsuitable ground), Amirite (other), Imperial Saint (other), Myretown (vet's certificate), Stolen Silver (self certificate)

Aintree 2:30 returns

Tote win£5Per £1 stake

Tote place£1.90 £2 £5.70Per £1 stake

Exacta£29.601st and 2nd in order

CSF£19.23Computer straight forecast

Tricast£259.161st, 2nd and 3rd in order

Trifecta£447.801st, 2nd and 3rd in order

2:30 Aintree result: FAQs

Who won the 2:30 at Aintree on Saturday 11 April 2026?

Mr Hope Street, ridden by Harry Skelton and trained by Dan Skelton, at a starting price of 4/1.

Did the favourite win?

No. Lookaway, the 7/2 favourite, finished second, ¼ length behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

6m 27.60s over 3m1f on good to soft ground.

Were there any non-runners?

Yes: Ain't That A Shame (unsuitable ground), Amirite (other), Imperial Saint (other), Myretown (vet's certificate), Stolen Silver (self certificate). Bets on a non-runner are refunded, and a Rule 4 deduction may apply to winning bets placed before the withdrawal.

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