Full Result 2.35 Aintree | 4 April 2002

Martell Cup Chase Showcase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m210yds) 3m1f Mildmay Good 19 fences

1st £69,600 2nd £26,400 3rd £13,200 4th £6,000 5th £3,000 6th £1,800

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Florida Pearl (IRE) 5/2 Barry Geraghty W P Mullins	Barry Geraghty W P Mullins	10	1112	–	86	174	–
b g Florida Son - Ice Pearl (Flatbush)
Tracked leaders, led 13th, hit next, ran on well from 3 out, went clear between last 2 (trainer said, with regard to improved form shown, that although gelding scoped clean after previous race, was later found to have a low-grade infection) (tchd 11-4 in places and 9-4)

2 11	4. Cyfor Malta (FR) 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	116 v¹	153	69	157	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Force Nine (FR) (Luthier)
Tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner (op 11-2)

3 nk [11¼]	5. Lord Noelie (IRE) 2/1F Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	9	112	162	65	153	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Leallen (Le Bavard)
Not fluent, went prominent 12th, went 2nd after 4 out, one pace from 2 out, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

4 6 [17¼]	3. Sleeping Night (FR) 6/1 Tony Dobbin Mrs M Reveley	Tony Dobbin Mrs M Reveley	6	1112	159	69	156	–
b g Sleeping Car (FR) - Doll Night (FR) (Karkour)
Held up, blundered 7th, went prominent 12th, hit 4 out, weakened 2 out

5 29 [46¼]	2. See More Business (IRE) 11/2 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	12	1112 b	162	40	135	–
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Miss Redlands (Dubassoff)
Chased leader, hit 5th, led 12th, headed next, lost place and hit 4 out, soon behind (jockey said gelding had made mistakes and was never travelling) (op 4-1)

6 6 [52¼]	6. Noyan 100/1 Henry Oliver Dai Williams	Henry Oliver Dai Williams	12	112	–	24	112	–
ch g Northern Baby (CAN) - Istiska (FR) (Irish River)
Led, blundered 6th, headed 12th, tailed off 15th (tchd 150-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 6m 22.50s (slow by 10.50s) Total SP: 107%
1st owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Florida Pearl) 1st breeder: P Mackean
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Cyfor Malta)
3rd owner: Executive Racing (Lord Noelie)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.60 £2.70 Ex: £16.40 CSF: £15.53

2:35 Aintree 4 Apr 2002

Martell Cup Chase Showcase Class A Grade 2