Aintree Result
13 Apr 2012
John Smith's Topham Chase Handicap (Grade 3)
- (Class 1) (5yo+) (2m5f110y) 2m5½f Good 18 fences
- £56,270.00, £21,200.00, £10,610.00, £5,300.00, £2,660.00, £1,330.00, £660.00, £340.00
WATCH RACE - 25p| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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Always Waining
(IRE) 11/1 
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11 | 10-11 p | Peter Bowen | 138 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Unfuwain (USA) - Glenarff (USA) (Irish River) | Tom O'Brien | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, stayed on well to lead elbow, driven clear (tchd 9-1) |
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4½ | Chance Du Roy (FR) 16/1 | 8 | 11-7 | Philip Hobbs | 148 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Morespeed - La Chance Au Roy (FR) (Rex Magna) | Richard Johnson | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, led 4 out, headed elbow, kept on same pace |
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1¼ | Fistral Beach (IRE) 22/1 | 9 | 11-4 | Paul Nicholls | 145 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Definite Article - Empress Of Light (Emperor Jones) | Daryl Jacob | ||||||||||||
Prominent, mistake 11th (Foinavon), soon chasing leaders, 3rd approaching 2 out, upsides last, kept on same pace (op 20-1) |
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10 | Aimigayle 12/1 | 9 | 10-2 | Suzy Smith | 129 | * | * | » | |||
| b m Midnight Legend - Cherrygayle (IRE) (Strong Gale) | Colin Bolger | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, one pace between last 2 (op 11-1) |
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14 | Paradis De Thaix (FR) 25/1 | 9 | 10-2 p | Mrs John Harrington | 129 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g April Night (FR) - Etoile De Thaix (FR) (Lute Antique) | Paul Moloney | ||||||||||||
Mistake 1st, mid-division, headway 12th (Canal Turn), kept on one pace from 3 out (op 20-1) |
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¾ | Minella Theatre (IRE) 40/1 | 9 | 10-0 11 t |
Lawney Hill | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Ring Of Water (USA) (Northern Baby) | David Bass | ||||||||||||
In rear, stayed on from 3 out, kept on run-in, never near leaders (op 50-1) |
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3½ | Little Josh (IRE) 6/1F | 10 | 11-4 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 145 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Pasternak - Miss Top (IRE) (Tremblant) | Sam Twiston-Davies | ||||||||||||
Led, mistake 8th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 8-1) |
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5 | Apt Approach (IRE) 12/1 | 9 | 11-9 t | W P Mullins | 150 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Bob Back (USA) - Imminent Approach (IRE) (Lord Americo) | Paul Townend | ||||||||||||
In rear division, kept on from 3 out, never a factor (op 14-1) |
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nk | Moon Over Miami (GER) 50/1 | 11 | 10-0 t | Charlie Mann | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Dashing Blade - Miss Esther (GER) (Alkalde) | Will Kennedy | ||||||||||||
Mid-division, tailed off 12th (Canal Turn), kept on approaching 2 out, never on terms |
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1¾ | Giorgio Quercus (FR) 25/1 | 7 | 11-9 | Nicky Henderson | 150 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Starborough - Winter Breeze (FR) (Kaldoun) | Barry Geraghty | ||||||||||||
Mid-division, headway14th, chasing leaders 3 out, 5th and weakening when mistake last |
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11 | Wake Board (FR) 80/1 | 7 | 10-04 t |
Dr Richard Newland | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Dansili - Criquetot (FR) (Epervier Bleu) | Campbell Gillies | ||||||||||||
Held up in rear-division, some headway when hampered 10th (Bechers), chasing leaders 4 out, weakened next |
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1½ | Frankie Figg (IRE) 15/2 | 10 | 10-3 t | Paul Nicholls | 130 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Ardnataggle (IRE) (Aristocracy) | R Walsh | ||||||||||||
Held up in mid-division, headway to chas leaders 12th (Canal Turn), weakened 3 out (op 9-1) |
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3 | Fabalu (IRE) 16/1 | 10 | 10-0 b | Donald McCain | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Oscar (IRE) - Lizes Birthday (IRE) (Torus) | Brian Harding | ||||||||||||
Prominent, lost place 8th, mistake 11th (Foinavaon) soon no chance (op 14-1) |
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1¾ | Bai Zhu (IRE) 16/1 | 8 | 10-03 |
Nicky Henderson | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| b/br g Anshan - Cool Thistle (IRE) (Mandalus) | Felix De Giles | ||||||||||||
Mid-division, headway 9th, soon chasing leaders, weakened after 3 out |
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6 | Tartak (FR) 22/1 | 9 | 11-12 t | Tim Vaughan | 153 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Akhdari (USA) - Tartamuda (FR) (Tyrnavos) | Aidan Coleman | ||||||||||||
Mid-division, blundered 8th, no chance after, broke blood vessel (op 20-1) |
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1¼ | Herecomesthetruth (IRE) 40/1 | 10 | 10-12 | Chris Gordon | 142 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Presenting - Beagan Rose (IRE) (Roselier) | Tom Cannon3 | ||||||||||||
Chased leaders, blundered 15th, weakened approaching 2 out |
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2½ | Douglas Julian 20/1 | 10 | 10-01 |
Sue Smith | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| br g Overbury (IRE) - Swing Quartet (IRE) (Orchestra) | Ryan Mania | ||||||||||||
In rear, behind when blundered badly 7th, tailed off 12th (Canal Turn) (tchd 22-1) |
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¾ | Montoya's Son (IRE) 33/1 | 7 | 10-04 |
Chris Grant | 127 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Over The Grand (IRE) (Over The River) | Wilson Renwick | ||||||||||||
In rear, headway on wide outside Canal Turn, lost place next (Valentines), soon behind |
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41 | Sunday City (JPN) 66/1 | 11 | 10-2 | Peter Bowen | 129 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Sunday Silence (USA) - Diamond City (USA) (Mr Prospector) | Jamie Moore | ||||||||||||
Not fluent in rear, behind from 4 out, tailed off (op 50-1) |
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Triangular (USA) 7/1 | 7 | 10-13 tp | Tom George | 140 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Diesis - Salchow (USA) (Nijinsky) | Paddy Brennan | ||||||||||||
Mid-division, not jump with any fluency, lost place 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th (Bechers) (op 9-1) |
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Arklow Ger (IRE) 25/1 | 10 | 10-2 | Paul Nolan | 129 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Presenting - Miss Rose (IRE) (Phardante) | P Carberry | ||||||||||||
In rear, tailed off when pulled up after 12th (Canal Turn) |
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Gonebeyondrecall (IRE) 11/1 | 9 | 10-3 v | N F Glynn | 130 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Green Walk (Green Shoon) | Davy Condon | ||||||||||||
In rear, behind when mistake 11th (Foinavaon), fell 13th (Valentines) (op 12-1) |
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Nikola (FR) 33/1 | 11 | 10-04 |
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 127 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Envie De Chalamont (FR) (Pamponi) | Dougie Costello | ||||||||||||
In rear, tailed off 12th (Canal Turn), pulled up before 2 out |
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Rio Gael (IRE) 50/1 | 6 | 10-01 p |
Peter Bowen | 127 | * | * | » | ||||
| br g Captain Rio - Palavera (FR) (Bikala) | Brian Hughes | ||||||||||||
Mistake 1st, prominent when fell 9th (op 40-1) |
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Massini Sunset (IRE) 100/1 | 12 | 9-1112 b |
Richard Mitchell | 127 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Burgundy Sunset (IRE) (Buckskin) | Conor O'Farrell3 | ||||||||||||
In rear, mistake 4th (water), tailed off when jumped violently right 5th and rider lost irons, pulled up before next |
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Matuhi 25/1 | 9 | 11-1 t | David Pipe | 142 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Dansili - Montserrat (Aragon) | Tom Scudamore | ||||||||||||
With leaders, stumbled landing and unseated rider 1st |
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26 ran
TIME 5m 26.20s (slow by 5.20s) Total SP 135%
1st OWNER: Mr & Mrs Peter James Douglas BRED: Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd TRAINER: Peter Bowen
2nd OWNER: Miss I D Du Pre
3rd OWNER: C G Roach
TOTE toteswingers:1&2:£30.70, 2&3:£73.00, 1&3:£97.00 WIN £8.80 PL £2.30, £4.10, £6.90, £3.70; Ex £265.20; CSF £155.94; TRICAST £3852.63 TRIFECTA £4163.90 Part won. Pool: £5626.91 - 0.10 winning units.
1st OWNER: Mr & Mrs Peter James Douglas BRED: Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd TRAINER: Peter Bowen
2nd OWNER: Miss I D Du Pre
3rd OWNER: C G Roach
TOTE toteswingers:1&2:£30.70, 2&3:£73.00, 1&3:£97.00 WIN £8.80 PL £2.30, £4.10, £6.90, £3.70; Ex £265.20; CSF £155.94; TRICAST £3852.63 TRIFECTA £4163.90 Part won. Pool: £5626.91 - 0.10 winning units.