before moving up to dispute the lead with Deep Purple before establishing a clear advantage at the fourth last fence. He went clear of the field approaching the second last fence and won by four and a half lengths from Poquelin. On 9 April McCoy rode Albertas Run in the Grade I Melling Chase over two and a half miles at Aintree. The gelding started at odds of 8/1 against ten opponents including Poquelin, Deep Purple, Monet's Garden and Forpadydeplasterer. Albertas Run tracked Monet's Garden before taking the lead four fences from the finish. He stayed on well in the closing stages to win by three and a quarter lengths from Forpadydeplasterer, with Monet's Garden in third. After the race, O'Neill praised the horse's performance saying "He had a hard race at Cheltenham... I thought we'd stay as long as he kept jumping. It worked out well. We are delighted, thrilled to bits with him" 2010/2011 National Hunt season Albertas Run showed little worthwhile form in the first half of the 2010/2011 National Hunt season. He finished a remote fourth to Monet's Garden in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree in October and the fell for the first time in his racing career at the third last fence in the Amlin 1965 Chase. In the King George VI Chase, delayed until 15 January 2011, he was pulled up after dropping out of contention in a race won by Long Run. Despite his unimpressive form, Albertas Run was made 6/1 second favourite when he attempted to win the Ryanair Chase for the second time on 17 March at Cheltenham. His opponents included Kalahari King, Poquelin, Voy Por Ustedes and Breedsbreeze. Albertas Run was among the leaders from the start before taking a clear advantage at the third-last fence and staying on strongly in the closing stages in the closing stages to win by a length from Kalahari King. At Aintree in April, Albertas Run was matched against the outstanding two-mile chaser Master Minded in the Melling Chase. He tracked the leaders in the early stages before moving up to challenge Master Minded, but was no match for the French-bred gelding and finished second, beaten nine lengths. 2011/2012 National Hunt season On his first appearance of the 2011/2012 season Albertas Run met Master Minded again in the Old Roan Chase on 22 October. Albertas Run led from the start and having been