Aintree Result
04 Apr 2003
Martell Cognac Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Class A) Grade 1
- (Class 1) (4yo+) (3m110y) 3m½f Good 13 hdles
- £46,400.00, £17,600.00, £8,800.00, £4,000.00, £2,000.00, £1,200.00
| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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Iris's Gift
10/11F 
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6 | 11-4 | Jonjo O'Neill | 167 | * | * | » | ||||
| gr g Gunner B - Shirley's Gift (Scallywag) | Barry Geraghty | ||||||||||||
Held up in touch, took closer order 3rd, led 7th, clear approaching 3 out, jumped left and slowly last, ridden out (op 4-6 tchd evens in places) |
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2 |
8 | Royal Emperor (IRE) 12/1 | 7 | 11-4 | Sue Smith | 148 | * | * | » | |||
| gr g Roselier (FR) - Boreen Bro (Boreen) | Dominic Elsworth | ||||||||||||
Prominent, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, no chance with winner (tchd 14-1 in places) |
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3 |
12 | Supreme Prince (IRE) 12/1 | 6 | 11-4 | Philip Hobbs | 136 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Supreme Leader - Strong Serenade (IRE) (Strong Gale) | Paul W Flynn | ||||||||||||
Prominent, not fluent 2nd and lost place, ran in snatches, mistake 7th, ridden to chase winner but no impression approaching 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened approaching next (tchd 14-1 in places) |
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4 |
22 | Simply Supreme (IRE) 66/1 | 6 | 11-4 | Sue Smith | 126 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Supreme Leader - Some Gift (Avocat) | Warren Marston | ||||||||||||
Led to 7th, remained close up until weakened 9th (op 50-1 tchd 100-1) |
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5 |
dist | Hardy Eustace (IRE) 4/1 | 6 | 11-4 | D T Hughes | — | * | * | » | |||
| b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro) | K A Kelly | ||||||||||||
Held up in touch, took closer order 3rd, ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 and 7-2 in places) |
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6 |
dist | Balladeer (IRE) 100/1 | 5 | 11-4 | Henrietta Knight | 117 | * | * | » | |||
| b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Carousel Music (On Your Mark) | J Culloty | ||||||||||||
Prominent to 4th, tailed off after 7th (op 66-1) |
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Pizarro (IRE) 5/1 | 6 | 11-4 | E J O'Grady | — | * | * | » | ||||
| ch g Broken Hearted - Our Swan Lady (Swan's Rock) | Norman Williamson | ||||||||||||
Held up in touch until fell 5th (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in a place) |
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Master Trix (IRE) 100/1 | 6 | 11-4 | M Pitman | 107 | * | * | » | ||||
| br g Lord Americo - Bannow Drive (IRE) (Miner's Lamp) | Timmy Murphy | ||||||||||||
Held up, mistake 3rd, tailed off after 7th, cannoned into by loose horse and unseated rider before 9th (tchd 200-1 in places) |
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PU |
Balinahinch Castle (IRE) 100/1 | 6 | 11-4 | Lucy Normile | 115 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Good Thyne (USA) - Emerald Flair (Flair Path) | Mark Bradburne | ||||||||||||
Behind from 3rd, tailed off after 7th, pulled up before 3 out (tchd 200-1 in places) |
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9 ran
TIME 6m 22.60s (slow by 28.60s) Total SP 109%
1st OWNER: Robert Lester BRED: Mrs R Crank TRAINER: Jonjo O'Neill
2nd OWNER: Widdop Wanderers
3rd OWNER: Mrs Karola Vann
TOTE WIN £1.80 PL £1.10, £1.80, £2.70; Ex £8.10; CSF £11.90 TRIFECTA £95.30 Pool of £2,028.30 - 15.10 winning tickets
1st OWNER: Robert Lester BRED: Mrs R Crank TRAINER: Jonjo O'Neill
2nd OWNER: Widdop Wanderers
3rd OWNER: Mrs Karola Vann
TOTE WIN £1.80 PL £1.10, £1.80, £2.70; Ex £8.10; CSF £11.90 TRIFECTA £95.30 Pool of £2,028.30 - 15.10 winning tickets