Aintree Result
09 Apr 1999
Mumm Melling Chase (Class A) (Grade 1)
- (Class 1) (5yo+) 2m4f Good 16 fences
- £50,575.00, £19,125.00, £9,350.00, £4,250.00
| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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1 |
Direct Route (IRE) 7/2 | 8 | 11-10 | Howard Johnson | 160 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Executive Perk (IRE) - Mursuma (Rarity) | Norman Williamson | ||||||||||||
Held up and behind, pushed along and headway to track leaders after 4 out, drew level on bit 2 out, led approaching last, ridden run-in, all out (op 5-2 tchd 4-1 in places) |
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2 |
nk | Mulligan (IRE) 10/1 | 9 | 11-10 | D Nicholson | 149 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Callernish - Anaglog's Pet (Gala Performance) | Adrian Maguire | ||||||||||||
Led, ran wide bend halfway, headed 9th, led again 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on well under pressure (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places) |
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3 |
2½ | Call Equiname 11/10F | 9 | 11-10 | Paul Nicholls | 163 | * | * | » | |||
| gr g Belfort (FR) - Cherry Season (Silly Season) | Mick Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||
In touch, outpaced when mistake 4 out, rallied before next, chance approaching last, no extra under pressure (op evens tchd 5-4) |
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4 |
12 | Opera Hat (IRE) 8/1 | 11 | 11-5 | J R H Fowler | — | * | * | » | |||
| b m Strong Gale - Tops O'Crush (Menelek) | Conor O'Dwyer | ||||||||||||
Chased leader, slight lead 9th until headed 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in places) |
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5 |
1¼ | Challenger Du Luc (FR) 14/1 | 9 | 11-10 b | M C Pipe | 151 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Chamberlin (FR) - Islande II (FR) (Tiepoletto) | A P McCoy | ||||||||||||
In touch, driven along after 12th, faded after next (op 12-1 tchd 16-1) |
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6 |
22 | Super Coin 8/1 | 11 | 11-10 | Richard Lee | 150 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Scorpio (FR) - Penny Princess (Normandy) | Richard Johnson | ||||||||||||
Held up, mistakes 8th and 11th, soon lost touch, tailed off (tchd 9-1 and 7-1) |
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6 ran
TIME 5m 2.80s (slow by 14.80s) Total SP 108%
1st OWNER: Chris Heron BRED: Mrs Noeleen Roche TRAINER: Howard Johnson
2nd OWNER: Lady Harris
3rd OWNER: Mick Coburn, P K Barber, C Lewis
TOTE WIN £3.40 PL £2.10, £2.10; DF £21.00; CSF £27.80
1st OWNER: Chris Heron BRED: Mrs Noeleen Roche TRAINER: Howard Johnson
2nd OWNER: Lady Harris
3rd OWNER: Mick Coburn, P K Barber, C Lewis
TOTE WIN £3.40 PL £2.10, £2.10; DF £21.00; CSF £27.80