Full Result 2.00 Aintree | 7 April 1988

Oddbins Hurdle Handicap

3m1f Good

1st £7,002.40 2nd £2,099.20 3rd £1,009.60 4th £464.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Rapier Thrust 8/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	6	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Fine Blade (USA) - Zoom Zoom I (Bargello)
Always prominent, led 10th, ran on under pressure

2 2	0. Carnival Air 7/1 P Croucher Kim Bailey	P Croucher Kim Bailey	9	1013	–	–	–	–
ch g Carnival Night - Take Hold (Whistling Wind I)
Headway 10th, chased winner from 2 out, ran on

3 1½ [3½]	0. Agathist (USA) 9/1 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	5	104	–	–	–	–
ch g Bon Mot III - We Try Harder (Blue Prince II)
Chased leaders, effort and every chance 3 out, kept on

4 8 [11½]	0. Brown Windsor 13/2 Jamie Osborne ⁴ Nicky Henderson	Jamie Osborne ⁴ Nicky Henderson	6	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Kinglet - Cauldron I (Kabale)
Chased leaders, lost place approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on

5 2 [13½]	0. Welgenco 50/1 I Shoemark ⁷ S Mellor	I Shoemark ⁷ S Mellor	6	913	–	–	–	–
b m Welsh Saint - Gentlemans Choice (Ballymoss)
Behind, ran on from 3 out, never nearer

6 2½ [16]	0. Fingest 16/1 A Webb Anabel K Murphy	A Webb Anabel K Murphy	5	104 b	–	–	–	–
b g Imperial Fling (USA) - Derry Daughter (Derring-Do)
Prominent, joined leaders 10th, weakened 2 out

7 [16]	0. Marsh King I 13/1 G McCourt Philip Hobbs	G McCourt Philip Hobbs	7	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Kinglet - Camargue I (Combat)
Prominent until weakened 3 out

8 [16]	0. Sterne I (FR) 12/1 G Landau S Mellor	G Landau S Mellor	6	107	–	–	–	–
b g Arctic Tern (USA) - Cesarine (Royal Palace)
Not jump well, behind until ran on from 2 out

9 [16]	0. Kristenson 25/1 M Meagher Roger Fisher	M Meagher Roger Fisher	11	105	–	–	–	–
b g Menelek - Chantry Bay (Marshal Pil)
Held up and behind, never near to challenge

10 [16]	0. My Dominion 50/1 S Shilston W T Kemp	S Shilston W T Kemp	6	102	–	–	–	–
b g Dominion - Madge (Marju)
Prominent to 8th, soon ridden and beaten

11 [16]	0. Granny Pray On 50/1 B Powell Snr Richard Mitchell	B Powell Snr Richard Mitchell	6	100	–	–	–	–
ch m Proverb - My Copper (Sunacelli)
Made most to 10th, soon weakened

12 [16]	0. Mister Boot 12/1 W Humphreys ⁴ O O'Neill	W Humphreys ⁴ O O'Neill	9	911	–	–	–	–
b g Arapaho - Nevada-Credo (Credo)
Went prominent halfway, lost place 10th

13 [16]	0. Bluff Cove 16/1 P Dever Reg Hollinshead	P Dever Reg Hollinshead	6	1110	–	–	–	–
ch g Town Crier - Dolly Dickins (Double-U-Jay)
Disputed lead to 7th, weakened 10th

14 [16]	0. Peter Martin 14/1 C Hawkins F H Lee	C Hawkins F H Lee	7	105 v	–	–	–	–
ch g Monsanto (FR) - Bouboulina I
Always behind, ridden 9th, no response

F	0. Emo Forever 18/1 C Grant M H Easterby	C Grant M H Easterby	8	116 b	–	–	–	–
gr g Precipice Wood - Tarmarkadam (Goldhill)
Mid-division when fell 7th

PU	0. Assaglawi 6/1F S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	6	106	–	–	–	–
b g Troy - Queen's Counsellor (Kalamoun)
Held up, effort 10th, soon beaten, pulled up before last