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3:45 Aintree 5 Apr 2002

Martell Topham Chase For Sport Relief Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) (2m5f19yds) 2m5f Grand National Good 18 fences
1st £32,500 2nd £10,000 3rd £5,000 4th £2,500
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
10 1012 132 115 149
b g Lord Bud - Autumn Gift (Martinmas)
In touch, headway 12th (Canal Turn), led 4 out, stayed on well run-in (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)
2  6
9 1011 131 108 142
b g Montelimar (USA) - Friars Pass (Monksfield)
Always chasing leaders, left 2nd 4 out, not quicken run-in (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in places)
3  [9½]
8 111 135 108 143
ch g Nikos - Aniflore (FR) (Satingo)
Always chasing leaders, not quicken from 2 out (tchd 11-1 in a place)
4  11 [20½]
10 104 124 86 120
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Shannon Spray (Le Bavard)
In touch, mistake 14th, one pace from 3 out (tchd 25-1 in places)
5  ¾ [21¼]
13 108 128 89 123
ch g Rolfe (USA) - Pillbox I (Spartan General)
Chased leaders, reminders 7th, hampered 13th (Valentines), outpaced from 3 out (op 28-1 tchd 40-1 in places)
6  hd [21½]
9 100 Out-of-Handicaps 8 120 81 115
b g Over The River (FR) - Princess Paula (Smoggy)
Chased leaders, one pace from 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)
7  1 [22½]
8 100 Out-of-Handicaps 5 120 80 114
b g Exattic (USA) - Lerwick (NZ) (Thoreau)
Behind, hampered 10th (Bechers), stayed on from 4 out
8  [25]
10 100 Out-of-Handicaps 5 b 120 77 112
gr g Roselier (FR) - Cathedral Street (Boreen Beag)
Held up and behind, headway 5th, mistake 11th (Foinavon), weakened approaching 2 out
9  1 [26]
10 108 128 84 119
br g Buckskin (FR) - Chancy Gal (Al Sirat I)
Behind, some headway 3 out, never on terms
10  5 [31]
8 100 Out-of-Handicaps 11 120 71 106
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Silly Beggar (Silly Prices)
Behind, headway 13th (Valentines), weakened approaching 2 out (op 33-1)
11  4 [35]
8 100 120 67 102
b g Selkirk (USA) - Ivory Gull (USA) (Storm Bird)
Behind, some headway 12th (Canal Turn), soon lost place
12  9 [44]
12 103 Over-Weights 3 Out-of-Handicaps 19 123 61 96
ch g Gunner B - Olympian Princess (Master Owen)
Chased leaders, weakened 3 out (op 66-1)
13  ¾ [44¾]
9 105 Over-Weights 1 v 125 62 100
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Luzenia (FR) (Armos)
Lost place 4th, behind when hampered 13th (Valentine's) (tchd 33-1 in places)
14  3 [47¾]
11 911 Out-of-Handicaps 6 b 120 54 89
ch g Ardross - Grange Hill Girl (Workboy I)
Always in rear (tchd 40-1 in places)
15  4 [51¾]
10 1013 133 63 98
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Navos (Tyrnavos)
Never going pace, always behind (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the fast ground) (op 8-1 tchd 5-1)
16  16 [67¾]
8 1012 132 46 81
b g Sarpedon I (FR) - Polka De Montrin (FR) (Danoso)
Soon behind (tchd 14-1 in places)
17  [69¼]
10 106 126 38 73
b g Buckley - Calametta (Oats)
Mid-division, lost place 5th
18  7 [76¼]
10 1110 b 144 49 84
b g Neustrien (FR) - Union Jack III (FR) (Mister Jack)
Prominent, lost place and blundered 10th (Bechers), tailed off 4 out (op 12-1)
F   
10 106 126
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Slave's Bangle (Prince Rheingold)
Behind when blundered 3rd (Chair), fell 10th (Bechers) (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)
F   
9 100 Out-of-Handicaps 10 b 120
bb g Apeldoorn (FR) - Ifrika (FR) (Bamako III)
Led, stumbled 10th (Bechers), fell 13th (Valentines) (op 16-1)
F   
9 100 Out-of-Handicaps 4 120
b g Sharken (FR) - Oliday (FR) (Djarvis)
In touch, 5th when fell 14th (op 25-1)
F   
6 100 v 120
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - L'Indienne (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Behind when fell 15th (op 20-1)
PU   
14 102 Over-Weights 2 Out-of-Handicaps 37 122
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Another Cherry (Le Bavard)
Rider lost irons and pulled up before 3rd (Chair) (jockey said his stirrup iron broke) (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)
UR   
11 1010 130
b g Northern State (USA) - Ganadora (Good Times)
With leaders, left in lead 13th (Valentines), headed when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 12-1)
UR   
13 100 Out-of-Handicaps 32 b1 120
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
Well behind when jumped right 2 out, jumped badly right and unseated rider last (op 100-1)
UR   
9 1012 132
b g Arzanni - Crystal Run VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Behind when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (tchd 25-1 in places)
UR   
8 100 Out-of-Handicaps 2 120
br g Alphabatim (USA) - Smokey Path (IRE) (Scallywag)
With leaders, blundered and unseated rider 10th (Bechers) (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)
UR   
8 101 tb 121
b g Art Bleu I - Naftane (FR) (Trac)
Mid-division when hampered and stumbled 4th (water), blundered badly and unseated rider 7th (op 25-1)
Course-record time.
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