Aintree Result
06 Apr 2001
Martell Melling Chase (Class A) Grade 1
- (Class 1) (5yo+) 2m4f Soft 16 fences
- £74,400.00, £26,400.00, £13,200.00, £6,000.00
| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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Fadalko (FR) 9/2 | 8 | 11-10 | Paul Nicholls | 161 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Cadoudal (FR) - Kalliste (FR) (Calicot) | R Walsh | ||||||||||||
Always prominent, led before 3 out, drew clear between last 2 (op 5-1 tchd 4-1) |
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2 |
16 | Lady Cricket (FR) 8/1 | 7 | 11-5 b | M C Pipe | 148 | * | * | » | |||
| ch m Cricket Ball (USA) - Lady Mariza (Dunbeath) | A P McCoy | ||||||||||||
In touch, hit 1st, blundered 4 out, headway under pressure before 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, no impression on winner when hit last (tchd 9-1) |
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3 |
13 | Direct Route (IRE) 9/1 | 10 | 11-10 | Howard Johnson | 160 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Executive Perk (IRE) - Mursuma (Rarity) | Norman Williamson | ||||||||||||
Held up, headway before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places) |
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4 |
¾ | Flagship Uberalles (IRE) 7/2 | 7 | 11-10 | Noel Chance | 172 | * | * | » | |||
| br g Accordion - Fourth Degree (Oats) | Richard Johnson | ||||||||||||
In touch, blundered 9th, mistake 10th and dropped rear, hampered bend before 4 out, headway under pressure before 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 11-4 tchd 4-1 in places) |
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UR |
Tiutchev 9/4F | 8 | 11-10 | Nicky Henderson | 163 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow) | Mick Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||
Blundered badly and unseated rider 1st (op 15-8) |
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PU |
Cenkos (FR) 14/1 | 7 | 11-10 | Oliver Sherwood | 159 | * | * | » | ||||
| ch g Nikos - Vincenza (Grundy) | Jimmy McCarthy | ||||||||||||
Prominent, blundered 2nd, ridden before 11th, lost touch before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 16-1 in places) |
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F |
Satchmo (IRE) 12/1 | 9 | 11-10 | D M Grissell | 142 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Satco (FR) - Taradale (Torus) | Benjamin Hitchcott | ||||||||||||
Led, headed and ridden when fell 3 out (op 16-1) |
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7 ran
TIME 5m 35.30s (slow by 47.30s) Total SP 107%
NON RUNNERS: Edredon Bleu (FR), Eskleybrook
1st OWNER: Sir Robert Ogden BRED: Mme Marie-Laure Besnouin And Christophe Moussay TRAINER: Paul Nicholls
2nd OWNER: D A Johnson
3rd OWNER: Chris Heron
TOTE WIN £5.30 PL £2.30, £3.10; Ex £28.70; CSF £30.03 TRIFECTA £154.00 4.63 w/u, pool £1,004.69
NON RUNNERS: Edredon Bleu (FR), Eskleybrook
1st OWNER: Sir Robert Ogden BRED: Mme Marie-Laure Besnouin And Christophe Moussay TRAINER: Paul Nicholls
2nd OWNER: D A Johnson
3rd OWNER: Chris Heron
TOTE WIN £5.30 PL £2.30, £3.10; Ex £28.70; CSF £30.03 TRIFECTA £154.00 4.63 w/u, pool £1,004.69