Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 9 April 1994

Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle

(5yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Heavy 9 hurdles

1st £18,342.50 2nd £5,540 3rd £2,695 4th £1,272.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. For Reg (IRE) 4/1F Adrian Maguire Patrick J Flynn	Adrian Maguire Patrick J Flynn	5	101	130	82	141	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Swalthee (FR) (Sword Dancer)
Settled in mid-division, pressed leading bunch 3 out, closed to go upsides next, mistake last, soon hard ridden, stayed on gamely to lead 100y out

2 3	0. Land Afar 8/1 Warren Marston J Webber	Warren Marston J Webber	7	114	147	96	155	–
b g Dominion - Jouvencelle (Rusticaro)
Patiently ridden, took closer order 4 out, cruised into lead approaching 2 out, shaken up when pressed just after last, tired and headed run-in

3 8 [11]	0. Royal Derbi 14/1 M Perrett N A Callaghan	M Perrett N A Callaghan	9	1111	154	95	154	–
b g Derrylin - Royal Birthday (St Paddy)
Held up, smooth headway 4 out, going well when pressed leader 4 out, ridden before next, no extra before last

4 1¾ [12¾]	0. Absalom's Lady 8/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	6	1111	154	94	152	–
gr m Absalom - High Point Lady (USA) (Knightly Dawn)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace

5 8 [20¾]	0. Her Honour 13/2 R Dunwoody M C Pipe	R Dunwoody M C Pipe	5	106	135	66	125	–
b m Teenoso (USA) - Burning Ambition (Troy)
Held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out, soon ridden, beaten just after next

6 5 [25¾]	0. Nikitas 16/1 S McNeill Miss A J Whitfield	S McNeill Miss A J Whitfield	9	100 7	129	55	114	–
b g Touching Wood (USA) - Hi There (High Top)
Prominent, niggled along 4 out and soon lost place, weakened before 2 out

7 6 [31¾]	0. Padashpan (USA) 15/2 Charlie Swan W P Mullins	Charlie Swan W P Mullins	5	110	143	62	122	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Palama (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Handily placed, ridden before 3 out, weakened next

8 5 [36¾]	0. Ratify I 16/1 A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	7	100 8	129	43	103	–
br g Shirley Heights - Rattle (FR) (Riverman)
Led, jumped left 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened

9 15 [51¾]	0. Nijmegen 13/2 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	6	101 1	130	27	89	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Petty Purse (Petingo)
Mid-division, pushed along and feeling pace approaching 3 out, faded

PU	0. Kilcash (IRE) 6/1 M Richards Peter Hedger	M Richards Peter Hedger	6	114 b	147	–	–	–
b g Salmon Leap (USA) - Roblanna (Roberto)
Prominent until pushed along and weakened 4 out, lost touch before next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

UR	0. Middle Marker (IRE) 66/1 Diane Clay William Clay	Diane Clay William Clay	5	100 10	129	–	122	–
b g Bon Sang (FR) - Costly Lady (Bold Lad)
Held up in rear, progress 3 out, ridden and beaten in 3rd when blundered and unseated rider last

11 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 30.70s (slow by 37.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: D H O'Reilly (For Reg) 1st breeder: Woodridings Ltd
2nd owner: T J Ford (Land Afar)
3rd owner: Michael Tabor (Royal Derbi)

1:45 Aintree 9 Apr 1994

Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle