Brooklands Golden Miller Chronograph  Bowl Chase
Grade 1, Aintree 14:55
£250,000 guaranteed,
5yo plus,
3m 210y, Class 1   
Thursday 9th April 2026

If Cheltenham asks the questions, Aintree often reveals the answers, and for Jango Baie the next chapter may yet carry the promise of a season signed off in bold ink rather than quiet reflection. Nicky Henderson, surveying the aftermath of a week that offered both confirmation and encouragement, finds little in the evidence before him to suggest his Gold Cup runner-up should not roll on to Liverpool.

At Seven Barrows, where the rhythm of hooves on the gallops now replaces the roar of Prestbury Park, the mood is one of measured satisfaction. Three winners told part of the story, but not all of it; there was depth beneath the surface, performances that hinted at margins rather than shortcomings. Among them, Jango Baie’s second to Gaelic Warrior stood as a run of substance, the kind that invites ambition rather than restraint.

With Aintree’s Bowl looming into view, a race Henderson knows well through the likes of Might Bite and Shishkin, the path appears to present itself without complication. It is less a gamble than a continuation.

Henderson said: “Jango Baie ran a terrific race and I see no reason why he wouldn’t go on to Aintree for the Bowl.

“We had a good week at Cheltenham and we also had plenty running well without making the winner’s enclosure.

“We had three winners and the three seconds were all very good seconds, Act Of Innocence, Jango Baie and Jonbon – all great. Any one of them could have won on a different day and they did nothing wrong and the three that did win were terrific.

“The most important thing is when we’ve been going through them all again and again since, they are all sound and moving well. Some will go on and run again, some won’t, but they have come back in really good shape.”

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Aintree Bowl - Previous Winners

2025 Gaelic Warrior
2024 Gerri Colombe
2023 Shishkin
2022 Clan Des Obeaux
2021 Clan Des Obeaux
2020 ABANDONED due to Covid-19
2019 Kemboy
2018 Might Bite
2017 Tea For Two
2016 Cue Card
2015 Silviniaco Conti
2014 Silviniaco Conti
2013 First Lieutenant, Gigginstown House Stud, Mouse Morris IRE 08-11-07 Bryan Cooper 7/2
2012 Follow The Plan, Redgap Partnership, Oliver McKlernan IRE 09-11-07 Tom Doyle 50/1
2011 Nacarat, Simon W Clarke, Tom George 10-11-07 Paddy Brennan 7/2