Aintree Result
08 Apr 2011
John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1
- (Class 1) (5yo+) 2m4f Good 16 fences
- £98,910.00, £37,292.50, £18,637.50, £9,310.00, £4,672.50, £2,327.50, £1,172.50
WATCH RACE - 25p| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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1 |
Master Minded
(FR) 11/2 
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8 | 11-10 | Paul Nicholls | 172 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Nikos - Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale) | R Walsh | ||||||||||||
Tracked leaders going well, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led on bit between last 2, pushed out, impressive (op 5-1 tchd 6-1) |
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2 |
9 | Albertas Run (IRE) 11/4F | 10 | 11-10 | Jonjo O'Neill | 168 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Accordion - Holly Grove Lass (Le Moss) | A P McCoy | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, driven 11th, hung left and kept on to chase winner last, no impression (op 3-1) |
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3 |
½ | Somersby (IRE) 5/1 | 7 | 11-10 | Henrietta Knight | 170 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting) | Robert Thornton | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, pushed along 9th, hung left and kept on same pace from 2 out (tchd 11-2) |
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4 |
2¾ | Tartak (FR) 14/1 | 8 | 11-10 t | Tom George | 156 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Akhdari (USA) - Tartamuda (FR) (Tyrnavos) | Paddy Brennan | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, upsides 10th, hit 4 out, one pace from next (op 16-1) |
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5 |
3¾ | French Opera 11/1 | 8 | 11-10 | Nicky Henderson | 164 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells) | Barry Geraghty | ||||||||||||
Not fluent, led to 1st, chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, kept on one pace (tchd 12-1) |
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6 |
¾ | Mad Max (IRE) 11/1 | 9 | 11-10 | Nicky Henderson | 153 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Kayf Tara - Carole's Crusader (Faustus) | P Carberry | ||||||||||||
Led 1st, made most, headed between last 2, 5th and one pace when jumped right last (op 14-1) |
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7 |
31 | Tranquil Sea (IRE) 8/1 | 9 | 11-10 | E J O'Grady | 159 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Sea Raven (IRE) - Silver Valley (IRE) (Henbit) | Andrew J McNamara | ||||||||||||
Prominent, chased leaders 12th, weakened 3 out, behind when eased run-in (op 15-2) |
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8 |
10 | Made In Taipan (IRE) 40/1 | 9 | 11-10 | Thomas Mullins | 149 | * | * | » | |||
| br g Taipan (IRE) - No Easy Way (IRE) (Mandalus) | Robbie Power | ||||||||||||
In rear, not fluent, behind from 8th, tailed off 3 out (op 66-1) |
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PU |
Kalahari King (FR) 9/2 | 10 | 11-10 | Ferdy Murphy | 166 | * | * | » | ||||
| b/br g Kahyasi - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert) | Graham Lee | ||||||||||||
In rear, driven 10th, outpaced when mistake 12th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 5-1) |
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RR |
Chaninbar (FR) 100/1 | 8 | 11-10 tb | Milton Harris | 151 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Milford Track (IRE) - Logicia (FR) (Homme De Loi) | Sean Quinlan | ||||||||||||
Refused to race, left at start |
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10 ran
TIME 4m 57.50s (slow by 9.50s) Total SP 115%
1st OWNER: Clive D Smith BRED: Marie-Christine Gabeur TRAINER: Paul Nicholls
2nd OWNER: Trevor Hemmings
3rd OWNER: Mrs T P Radford
TOTE toteswingers:1&2 £4.00, 2&3 £3.50, 1&3 £5.60 WIN £5.40 PL £2.00, £1.30, £2.20; Ex £15.50; CSF £21.48; TRICAST £80.23 TRIFECTA £76.90 Pool: £10513.43 - 101.15 winning units.
1st OWNER: Clive D Smith BRED: Marie-Christine Gabeur TRAINER: Paul Nicholls
2nd OWNER: Trevor Hemmings
3rd OWNER: Mrs T P Radford
TOTE toteswingers:1&2 £4.00, 2&3 £3.50, 1&3 £5.60 WIN £5.40 PL £2.00, £1.30, £2.20; Ex £15.50; CSF £21.48; TRICAST £80.23 TRIFECTA £76.90 Pool: £10513.43 - 101.15 winning units.