April, including four reserves in case of any withdrawals before 1 pm on 7 April. One of the top 40 horses going into the confirmation stage (Pendra) withdrew. There were no further withdrawals before the deadline, leaving the following 40 starters: Great Britain unless stated. Amateur jockeys denoted by preceding title, e.g. Mr. Liam Treadwell was due to ride Tenor Nivernais but was replaced by Coleman after getting injured. Race overview Two false starts occurred before the race could get underway, the first caused by several horses running off too keenly and the second by The Young Master and Raz de Maree jumping the gun from a standing start. When the race eventually began properly, the 50/1 outsider Roi Des Francs led the field on the first circuit with Rogue Angel and Highland Lodge also prominent. The 10/1 second-favourite Red was pulled up at Valentine's, whilst Saphir Du Rheu fell at the 11th. As the horses rounded the turn to begin the second circuit, Roi Des Francs was carried out by a loose horse and rejoined the field in mid-division, leaving Rogue Angel as the new leader. Saint Are, Blaklion and Vieux Lion Rouge remained close behind the leaders. With five fences remaining, the 8/1 favourite Blaklion moved up to challenge Rogue Angel for the lead, with Saint Are going third and Cause of Causes coming into contention. With two fences left to jump, Blaklion raced into a three-length lead over Rogue Angel, as Vieux Lion Rouge advanced into third and One For Arthur made significant progress through the field. At the second-last, One For Arthur jumped into the back of the leader Blaklion, with Cause of Causes and Gas Line Boy moving up to contest first place. The four were all stride for stride as they took the last fence, but One For Arthur jumped into the lead and accelerated to go three lengths clear at the elbow, increasing that advantage in the final furlong as he crossed the finish line lengths ahead of Cause of Causes in second, with lengths back to Saint Are, who ran on well to clinch third by half a length from Blaklion. There were no fatalities and all 40 runners returned safely to the stables. Finishing order The 19 horses to complete the course finished as follows: Distance measures from smallest to largest winning margin: nose, short head, head, short neck, neck, one