Full Result 2.00 Aintree | 6 April 2000

Barton And Guestier Top Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

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

1st £21,000 2nd £8,050 3rd £4,025 4th £1,925

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Phardante Flyer (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	110	152	150	144	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Shannon Lek (Menelek)
Tracked leaders, led after 6th, stayed on well under pressure from 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

2 1½	8. Gold Merit (NZ) 33/1 D Gallagher S A Brookshaw	D Gallagher S A Brookshaw	8	110	121	148	141	–
ch g Gold Blend (USA) - Teresavari (NZ) (Godavari)
Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2 out, stayed on well, no impression closing stages

3 8 [9½]	9. Latalomne (USA) 9/1 Tony Dobbin Brian Ellison	Tony Dobbin Brian Ellison	6	110	–	136	133	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Sanctuary I (Welsh Pageant)
Mid-division, took closer order halfway, chance 3 out, kept on same pace (op 10-1)

4 4 [13½]	1. Aldino (GER) 7/1 Charlie Swan Ronald O'Leary	Charlie Swan Ronald O'Leary	6	118	–	138	137	–
b g Dashing Blade - Alabama (GER) (Surumu)
Held up, mistake 4th, headway to track leaders 6th, chance 3 out, kept on same pace (op 8-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

5 1 [14½]	10. Michel De Moeurs (FR) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	5	110	–	129	128	–
ch g Northern Fashion (USA) - See That Girl (FR) (Dancer's Image)
Mid-division, headway after 6th, chance 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out (op 14-1)

6 21 [35½]	2. Rodock (FR) 4/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	118 b¹	153	104	120	–
b g Leading Counsel (USA) - High Light I (FR) (Zino)
Close up, mistake 6th, driven along and losing place when not much room bend soon after, lost touch before 3 out (op 3-1)

7 1¾ [37¼]	6. Caxton Star 40/1 R Wakley Kim Bailey	R Wakley Kim Bailey	7	110	–	95	105	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Fiesta Fun (Welsh Pageant)
Held up, effort after 6th, lost touch before 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8 ½ [37¾]	5. Biliverdin (IRE) 25/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	6	110	–	93	105	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Straw Beret (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Soon towards rear, effort after 6th, lost touch before 3 out (op 50-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

9 1¾ [39½]	4. Afrostar (IRE) 33/1 P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	6	110	–	90	103	–
b m Soviet Lad (USA) - Festival Of Magic (USA) (Clever Trick)
Never better than mid-division, lost touch before 3 out (op 25-1)

10 22 [61½]	3. Double Blade 13/2 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	5	113	–	59	100	–
b g Kris - Sesame (Derrylin)
Blundered badly 1st, soon well behind, tailed off (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

11 6 [67½]	13. Moulouya (FR) 66/1 Philip Hide John Best	Philip Hide John Best	5	109	–	41	70	–
gr m Turgeon (USA) - Charabia (FR) (Bazin)
Close up, led 4th, headed after 6th, weakened quickly, tailed off (tchd 100-1 in places)

12 1¾ [69¼]	7. Docklands Limo 5/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110	–	44	73	–
b h Most Welcome - Bugle Sound (Bustino)
Mid-division, effort after 6th, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

13 14 [83¼]	12. Captain Miller 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	1013	128	20	58	–
b g Batshoof - Miller's Gait (Mill Reef)
Led until headed 4th, lost touch after 6th, tailed off (tchd 20-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 3m 58.80s (slow by 5.80s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Phardante Flyer) 1st breeder: E Fitzsimons
2nd owner: Mrs Lucia Farmer (Gold Merit)
3rd owner: Everaldo Partnership (Latalomne)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2.30 £11.30 £2.70 Ex: £587.30 CSF: £145.24 Trifecta: £1,228.60

2:00 Aintree 6 Apr 2000

Barton And Guestier Top Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2