Aintree Result
13 Apr 2012
John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1
- (Class 1) (5yo+) 2m4f Good 16 fences
- £98,557.50, £37,185.00, £18,652.50, £9,360.00, £4,740.00, £2,412.50, £1,240.00
WATCH RACE - 25p| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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Finian's Rainbow
(IRE) 13/8F 
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9 | 11-10 | Nicky Henderson | 173 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Tiraaz (USA) - Trinity Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale) | Barry Geraghty | ||||||||||||
Crashed through rails going to start, tracked leading pair, hit 10th, led approaching 2 out, came clear run-in, very readily (op 7-4) |
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7 | Wishfull Thinking 15/2 | 9 | 11-10 t | Philip Hobbs | 159 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Alflora (IRE) - Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale) | Richard Johnson | ||||||||||||
Took keen hold in rear, headway 4 out, tracking leading pair next, upsides 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 9-1 tchd 7-1) |
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13 | Albertas Run (IRE) 11/4 | 11 | 11-10 | Jonjo O'Neill | 168 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Accordion - Holly Grove Lass (Le Moss) | A P McCoy | ||||||||||||
With leader, hit 4th, 8th and 10th, led after 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon well outpaced (op 9-4) |
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1¼ | Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 12/1 | 10 | 11-10 p | Thomas Cooper | 154 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Moscow Society (USA) - Run Artiste (Deep Run) | Bryan Cooper | ||||||||||||
Mistakes, in touch, driven 11th, outpaced when hit next, one pace approaching 3 out (tchd 14-1) |
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6 | Pure Faith (IRE) 80/1 | 8 | 11-10 | Peter Bowen | 140 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Anshan - Bolaney Girl (IRE) (Amazing Bust) | Tom O'Brien | ||||||||||||
Took keen hold, tracked leaders 8th, driven and lost place before 3 out (op 100-1) |
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13 | Poquelin (FR) 5/1 | 9 | 11-10 | Paul Nicholls | 168 | * | * | » | |||
| bl g Lahint (USA) - Babolna (FR) (Tropular) | R Walsh | ||||||||||||
Led, headed after 4 out, lost place approaching next (op 6-1 tchd 13-2) |
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½ | Kauto Stone (FR) 12/1 | 6 | 11-10 | Paul Nicholls | 162 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g With The Flow (USA) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne) | P Carberry | ||||||||||||
Held up, headway 10th, driven and lost place before 3 out (tchd 11-1) |
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Kalahari King (FR) 33/1 | 11 | 11-10 | Ferdy Murphy | 163 | * | * | |||||
| b/br g Kahyasi - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert) | Noel Fehily | ||||||||||||
In rear, pushed along 10th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 28-1) |
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8 ran
TIME 5m 3.80s (slow by 15.80s) Total SP 113%
1st OWNER: Michael Buckley BRED: J O'Keeffe TRAINER: Nicky Henderson
2nd OWNER: Mrs Diana L Whateley
3rd OWNER: Trevor Hemmings
TOTE toteswingers:1&2:£3.80, 2&3:£3.80, 1&3:£1.80 WIN £2.70 PL £1.10, £2.20, £1.50; Ex £16.30; CSF £14.30; TRICAST £30.90 TRIFECTA £50.70 Pool: £13288.59 - 193.75 winning units.
1st OWNER: Michael Buckley BRED: J O'Keeffe TRAINER: Nicky Henderson
2nd OWNER: Mrs Diana L Whateley
3rd OWNER: Trevor Hemmings
TOTE toteswingers:1&2:£3.80, 2&3:£3.80, 1&3:£1.80 WIN £2.70 PL £1.10, £2.20, £1.50; Ex £16.30; CSF £14.30; TRICAST £30.90 TRIFECTA £50.70 Pool: £13288.59 - 193.75 winning units.