Full Result 4.20 Aintree | 2 April 1998

Glenlivet Anniversary 4-y-o Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £28,334 2nd £10,707.20 3rd £5,228.60 4th £2,370.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Deep Water (USA) 8/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	4	110	–	148	146	–
b g Diesis - Water Course (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, headway 4th, led 3 out, hit next, soon clear

2 11	10. Rainbow Frontier (IRE) 3/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	110	–	137	140	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Tatchers Mate (Thatching)
Made most until 3 out, kept on from next, no chance with winner

3 29 [40]	12. Torn Silk 33/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	4	110	–	107	106	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Cut Velvet (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Chased leaders, hit 2nd, weakened 3 out

4 2½ [42½]	8. Patriot Games (IRE) 9/1 Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	4	110	–	105	103	–
b c Polish Patriot (USA) - It's Now Or Never (High Line)
Headway 5th, effort next, weakened 3 out

5 19 [61½]	13. Virtuoso I 9/1 R Dunwoody Charlie Mann	R Dunwoody Charlie Mann	4	110	–	–	84	–
ch g Suave Dancer (USA) - Creake (Derring-Do)
Chased leaders until weakened after 6th

6 5 [66½]	6. Mersey Beat I 20/1 Mick Fitzgerald Gary Moore	Mick Fitzgerald Gary Moore	4	110	–	99	79	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Handy Dancer (Green God)
Headway 4th, ridden and weakened 6th

7 19 [85½]	5. Kingdom Emperor 33/1 G Tormey William Clay	G Tormey William Clay	4	110	–	79	60	–
b g Forzando - Wrangbrook (Shirley Heights)
Soon behind

8 dist [115½]	9. Polar Flight 33/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	4	110	–	–	–	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Fine Honey (USA) (Drone)
Behind when blundered 1st, hit 2nd, tailed off 6th

PU	7. Papua 11/1 B Powell Snr I A Balding	B Powell Snr I A Balding	4	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Green Dancer (USA) - Fairy Tern (Mill Reef)
Joined leaders 4th, effort 6th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out

PU	4. Khairabar (IRE) 8/1 Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	4	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Shernazar - Khairkana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leader until 4th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 3 out

PU	3. HeritageI 9/1 Graham Bradley Mrs S A Bramall	Graham Bradley Mrs S A Bramall	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Misty Halo (High Top)
Reluctant to race and lost place after 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 5th

PU	11. The French Furze (IRE) 16/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	4	110 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Chased leaders until weakened 4th, behind when pulled up before 6th

PU	14. Amitge (FR) 10/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	4	109	–	–	–	–
ch f Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Ribbon In Her Hair (USA) (Sauce Boat)
Outpaced when mistake 5th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

PU	1. Upgrade I 5/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	114	–	–	–	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Cantanta (Top Ville)
With leader, mistake 3rd, lost place next, behind when pulled up before 3 out

14 ran Off time: 4:23:00 Winning time: 4m 15.70s (slow by 22.70s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: The County Set (Deep Water) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: Clive D Smith (Rainbow Frontier)
3rd owner: Lady Bamford (Torn Silk)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2.60 £2.20 £7.10 Ex: £18.60 CSF: £31.49 Trifecta: £348.60 Pool: £3,280.72. 6.68 winning tickets.

4:20 Aintree 2 Apr 1998

Glenlivet Anniversary 4-y-o Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)