Full Result 3.45 Aintree | 7 April 2000

John Hughes Trophy Chase Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) 2m6f omsGN Good 17 fences 1 omitted

1st £26,000 2nd £8,000 3rd £4,000 4th £2,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Northern Starlight 7/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	115 3	131	126	143	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Ganadora (Good Times)
Never far away, led before last, stayed on well (tchd 15-2 in places)

2 1¼	24. Kings Cherry (IRE) 100/1 Timmy Murphy Jim Old	Timmy Murphy Jim Old	12	100 21	112	106	123	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Another Cherry (Le Bavard)
Close up, led 10th, headed before last, stayed on well

3 1¼ [2½]	13. Fourth In Line I (IRE) 25/1 T Jenks Venetia Williams	T Jenks Venetia Williams	12	103	115	107	124	–
b g Horage - Littoral (Crash Course)
Close up, led 4th to 10th, remained prominent, stayed on well from last (tchd 33-1 in a place)

4 3 [5½]	7. Forestal 20/1 Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	8	109	121	110	127	–
b g Glenstal (USA) - Foreno (Formidable I)
Mid-division, headway before 4 out, stayed on from last, never able to challenge

5 nk [5¾]	4. Storm Damage (IRE) 14/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	113	129	118	135	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Connaught Lace (Connaught)
Mid-division, headway under pressure after 3 out, kept on from last, never able to challenge

6 4 [9¾]	21. Native Status (IRE) 25/1 P A Carberry ⁵ Thomas Carberry	P A Carberry ⁵ Thomas Carberry	10	99 5	112	96	114	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Run Wardasha (Run The Gantlet)
Behind, headway after 4 out, hit last, stayed on, never able to challenge (tchd 33-1 in places)

7 6 [15¾]	12. Risk Of Thunder I (IRE) 6/1J Ken Whelan E Bolger	Ken Whelan E Bolger	11	104	116	93	118	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Park Delight (Saint Denys)
Prominent when blundered 3rd, soon mid-division, staying on when mistake last, rider lost iron, never able to challenge (saddle slipped) (op 11-2)

8 ¾ [16½]	16. Moon Devil I (IRE) 40/1 B Powell Snr Mark Campion	B Powell Snr Mark Campion	10	100 1	112	88	108	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Moynalvey Lass (Tower Walk)
Close up, led 3rd to 4th, prominent, chance 3 out, weakened before last (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

9 4 [20½]	22. Jemaro (IRE) 33/1 Gary Lyons W Jenks	Gary Lyons W Jenks	9	102 2 5	114	85	105	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Jeremique (Sunny Way)
Behind, headway after 10th, in touch 3 out, no further progress (tchd 50-1)

10 2 [22½]	1. In The Blood I (IRE) 11/1 C Maude Philip Hobbs	C Maude Philip Hobbs	9	1110	136	105	125	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
In touch, no headway from 3 out (op 10-1)

11 3 [25½]	6. Lance Armstrong (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	1012	124	89	110	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Wolver Rose (Wolver Hollow)
Mid-division, no headway from 3 out (op 16-1)

12 5 [30½]	8. Nosam 16/1 Richard Guest N B Mason	Richard Guest N B Mason	10	108 t	120	80	101	–
b g Idiots Delight - Socher (Anax)
Mid-division, no headway from 3 out (tchd 20-1 in places)

13 hd [30¾]	14. Master Wood 16/1 John McNamara ³ Chris Grant	John McNamara ³ Chris Grant	9	101 1	116	76	97	–
b g Wonderful Surprise - Miss Wood (Precipice Wood)
Never dangerous

14 12 [42¾]	17. Specialize 25/1 Carl Llewellyn K R Burke	Carl Llewellyn K R Burke	8	100 1 b	112	57	81	–
b g Faustus (USA) - Scholastika (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Soon behind

15 20 [62¾]	19. Finchpalm (IRE) 14/1 F J Flood F Flood	F J Flood F Flood	10	100 2 b	112	33	61	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Milan Pride (Northern Guest)
Mid-division when blundered 8th, weakened after 12th (tchd 16-1 in a place)

16 1½ [64¼]	15. Ryhane (IRE) 16/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	11	100	112	32	60	–
b g Erin's Hope - Ballrue Lady (Dear Gazelle)
Chased leaders to 10th, soon weakened

17 13 [77¼]	18. Back Bar I (IRE) 100/1 Warren Marston D McCain	Warren Marston D McCain	12	100 2	112	16	47	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Ballingee Marge (Master Owen)
Never better than mid-division

18 1¼ [78½]	10. Classy Lad (NZ) 20/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	9	108 b	120	21	53	–
bb g Golden Elder - Barrel (NZ) (The Monk)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened quickly before last (tchd 25-1 in a place)

19 dist [108½]	9. Sursum Corda 20/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	9	108 t	120	–	–	–
b g Idiots Delight - Childhay (Roi Soleil I)
Behind, lost touch from 10th, soon tailed off (broke blood vessel) (op 16-1)

F	11. Even Flow I (IRE) 12/1 Barry Fenton T Casey	Barry Fenton T Casey	11	107	119	–	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Mariners Chain (Walshford)
Fell 1st (tchd 14-1 in places)

F	5. Supreme Charm (IRE) 6/1J Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	8	112	128	–	–	–
b g Sovereign Water (FR) - Welsh Charmer (Welsh Captain)
Prominent, mistake 10th, 4th and pushed along when fell 14th (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

F	23. Truckinabout (IRE) 66/1 G Cotter John Queally	G Cotter John Queally	10	100 13	112	–	–	–
ch g Sheer Grit - Merry Love (Golden Love I)
Behind when fell 10th

F	20. Toni's Tip (IRE) 16/1 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	8	100 2	112	–	–	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Share The Dream (Green Shoon)
Fell 1st, dead (tchd 20-1 in places)

23 ran Off time: 3:48:00 Winning time: 5m 32.20s (slow by 0.20s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Arlas (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Arthur Souch (Northern Starlight) 1st breeder: R J Glenn And K Leadbetter
2nd owner: Martin Lovatt (Kings Cherry)
3rd owner: John Nicholls (banbury) Ltd (Fourth In Line I)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £2.10 £28.20 £9 Ex: £1,888.70 CSF: £557.61 Tricast: £14,156.93

2nd last fence omitted

3:45 Aintree 7 Apr 2000

John Hughes Trophy Chase Showcase Handicap Class B