Full Result 5.10 Aintree | 9 April 1988

Champagne Mumm Prize Novices' Hurdle Feature Race

2m4f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £8,156 2nd £3,064.80 3rd £1,482.40 4th £656.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Sir Blake 2/1F B Powell Snr David Elsworth	B Powell Snr David Elsworth	7	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Sexton Blake - Syrsanta (FR) (Santa Claus)
Always going well, led 8th, clear last, unchallenged

2 8	0. Blazing Walker 20/1 C Grant W A Stephenson	C Grant W A Stephenson	4	108	–	–	–	–
ch g Imperial Fling (USA) - Princess Kofiyah (High Line)
Headway 6th, chased winner approaching last, no impression

3 15 [23]	0. Decided (CAN) 7/2 S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	5	111	–	–	–	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Expediency (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Behind, good headway 8th, hit 3 out, soon beaten

4 3 [26]	0. Lord Torenaga 8/1 K Mooney F Walwyn	K Mooney F Walwyn	5	111	–	–	–	–
bb g Ballymore - Tudor Bay (FR) (Canisbay)
Led until 8th, weakened 3 out

5 7 [33]	0. Cone Alone 20/1 A Webb Jim Wilson	A Webb Jim Wilson	7	111	–	–	–	–
b g Celtic Cone - Single Handed (Cloudings)
Held up, in touch, effort 3 out, beaten next

6 4 [37]	0. Willsford 7/2 M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	5	111	–	–	–	–
b g Beau Charmeur (FR) - Wish Again (Three Wishes I)
Chased leader until 6th, soon weakened

7 shd [37]	0. Over The Counter 15/2 Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson	Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson	6	111	–	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Stand In (Star Moss)
Behind, headway 7th, weakened 2 out

8 [37]	0. Hotplate 10/1 G McCourt D McCain	G McCourt D McCain	5	111	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Pencil Lady (Bargello)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out

9 [37]	0. Flying Dancer I 16/1 Mark Dwyer Mrs M Dickinson	Mark Dwyer Mrs M Dickinson	6	111	–	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Top Bird (Robellino)
Chased leaders until 8th

10 [37]	0. Llanarmon 20/1 Steve Smith-Eccles Nicky Henderson	Steve Smith-Eccles Nicky Henderson	5	111	–	–	–	–
b g Lochnager - Quite Sweet (Super Sam II)
With leader until 7th, soon lost place

11 [37]	0. Collisto 50/1 Lorna Vincent Dennis Bell	Lorna Vincent Dennis Bell	7	111	–	–	–	–
ch g Lombard (GER) - Colinetta (Alba Rock)
Always behind, tailed off

12 [37]	0. Swardean 33/1 B Dowling Richard Lee	B Dowling Richard Lee	6	111	–	–	–	–
b g Le Coq D'Or - Katie Little (Nulli Secundus)
Always behind, tailed off

PU	0. Monumental Lad 33/1 R Dunwoody Hilary Parrott	R Dunwoody Hilary Parrott	5	111	–	–	–	–
ro g Jellaby - Monumental Moment (St Paddy)
Prominent until 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 8th

13 ran Off time: 5:12:00 Winning time: 5m 8.70s (slow by 23.70s) Total SP: 138%
1st owner: Miss Juliet E Reed (Sir Blake) 1st breeder: Stonethorn Stud Farms Ltd
2nd owner: P Piller (Blazing Walker)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Decided)

5:10 Aintree 9 Apr 1988

Champagne Mumm Prize Novices' Hurdle Feature Race