Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 10 April 1999

Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £19,350 2nd £5,850 3rd £2,850 4th £1,350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Kinnescash (IRE) 7/1 Timmy Murphy Peter Bowen	Timmy Murphy Peter Bowen	6	100	131	127	141	–
ch g Persian Heights - Gayla Orchestra (Lord Gayle)
Always well placed, led 4 out, hard pressed and driven from next, ran on grimly from last (op 8-1 after 10-1 in places)

2 1	7. Fadalko (FR) 8/1 R Dunwoody Paul Nicholls	R Dunwoody Paul Nicholls	6	104	135	130	145	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Kalliste (FR) (Calicot)
Tracked leaders going well, strong challenge from 3 out, hit last, kept on same pace run-in (op 7-1)

3 2 [3]	6. Wakeel (USA) 20/1 L Corcoran ⁷ Mark Pitman	L Corcoran ⁷ Mark Pitman	7	101	139	126	146	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Raahia (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Settled in touch, ridden to improve from 3 out, kept on under pressure run- in

4 5 [8]	1. Bellator 12/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	6	1110 t	155	144	158	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Jupiter's Message (Jupiter Island)
Tucked away behind leaders, promising effort approaching 3 out, soon ridden and not quicken (op 11-1)

5 ½ [8½]	2. Toto Toscato (FR) 8/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	5	119	154	143	156	–
br g Lesotho (USA) - Tosca De Bellouet (FR) (Olmeto)
Settled midfield, went handy 4 out, driven along after next, faded (op 7-1 tchd 17-2 in a place)

6 1½ [10]	9. Dr Jazz (NZ) 9/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	101 b¹	132	119	134	–
ch g First Norman (USA) - Almacenista (NZ) (Nuage D'Or)
Pressed leaders, hard at work 3 out, beaten when blundered last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

7 30 [40]	12. King Of Thieves (IRE) 33/1 D Gallagher Charlie Mann	D Gallagher Charlie Mann	7	100 8	131	90	101	–
b g Executive Perk - Tom's Crofter (Crofter)
Soon behind, hit 4th, feeling pace halfway, tailed off from 3 out (tchd 40-1 in places)

8 10 [50]	11. Perfect Venue (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	103 3 4	134	84	94	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Welsh Fantasy (Welsh Pageant)
Held up and behind, ridden after 4 out, no response, tailed off (op 11-1)

9 2 [52]	8. Road Racer (IRE) 7/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	6	102 v	133	81	91	–
br g Scenic (IRE) - Rally I (Relko)
Midfield, feeling pace 4 out, weakened, tailed off

10 10 [62]	3. Fataliste I (FR) 12/1 Adrian Maguire M C Pipe	Adrian Maguire M C Pipe	5	111	146	84	94	–
b g Nikos - Faracha (FR) (Kenmare)
Led until headed 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off (op 10-1)

PU	4. Shankar (IRE) 8/1 Robert Thornton D Nicholson	Robert Thornton D Nicholson	8	1012	143	–	–	–
gr g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Sibelle D'Oa (FR) (Kenmare)
Behind, ridden along from 4th, some headway next, 7th and losing ground when pulled up before 3 out, jockey said the gelding had lost his action (op 6-1)

PU	5. Gatflax (IRE) 16/1 Tony Dobbin Andy Turnell	Tony Dobbin Andy Turnell	7	109	140	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
With leaders, weakened rapidly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next (op 14-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 3m 53.40s (slow by 0.40s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Khairabar (vet's certificate)
1st owner: D R James (Kinnescash) 1st breeder: Frank Barry
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Fadalko)
3rd owner: M Chavoush (Wakeel)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £1.80 £3 £5.50 Ex: £43.90 CSF: £54.12 Tricast: £964.26

1:45 Aintree 10 Apr 1999

Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle Class B