Full Result 4.50 Aintree | 5 April 2002

Martell Mildmay Novices' Chase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m210yds) 3m1f Mildmay Good 18 fences 1 omitted

1st £46,500 2nd £16,500 3rd £8,250 4th £3,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Barton 3/1F Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	9	119	–	–	160	–
ch g Port Etienne I (FR) - Peanuts (FR) (Mistigri)
Held up, headway 11th, jumped slowly 12th, led after 3 out, jumped left next, ridden clear approaching last, ran on well (tchd 100-30)

2 10	5. Southern Star (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Thornton Henrietta Knight	Andrew Thornton Henrietta Knight	7	115	132	–	145	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Flying Pegus (Beau Chapeau)
Always prominent, mistake 4 out, every chance before 2 out, weakened approaching last (tchd 16-1 in places)

3 ½ [10½]	9. Japhet (FR) 7/2 Benoit Gicquel G Macaire	Benoit Gicquel G Macaire	5	110	–	–	141	–
b g Perrault - Una Volta (FR) (Toujours Pret)
In touch, left 2nd 4th, jumped right from 5 out, led approaching 4 out, pecked badly next, soon headed, weakened after 2 out (op 100-30 tchd 4-1 in a place)

4 dist [40½]	7. Phar From A Fiddle (IRE) 12/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	6	112	119	–	–	–
bb g Phardante (FR) - Lucycello (Monksfield)
Led, mistakes 11th and 13th, headed 5 out, weakened approaching next, tailed off (tchd 14-1)

F	3. Iznogoud (FR) 9/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	117 v¹	–	–	–	–
bb g Shafoun (FR) - Vancia (FR) (Top Dancer I)
Prominent, 2nd when fell 4th (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

PU	8. Quakers Field 14/1 Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore	Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore	9	112	–	–	–	–
b h Anshan - Nosey (Nebbiolo)
Close up, mistake 1st, pulled up after 2nd, lame (jockey said gelding was lame) (op 10-1)

PU	6. Europa 7/1 Russ Garritty Tom Tate	Russ Garritty Tom Tate	6	112	133	–	–	–
b g Jupiter Island - Dublin Ferry (Celtic Cone)
Prominent, led 5 out, soon headed, 4th and weakening when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding failed to stay 3 miles) (op 8-1)

PU	4. Ballybough Rasher (IRE) 12/1 Richie McGrath Howard Johnson	Richie McGrath Howard Johnson	7	115	119	–	–	–
b g Broken Hearted - Chat Her Up (Proverb)
Held up in touch, struggling 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

UR	2. Artic Jack (FR) 16/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	6	117	132	–	–	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Si Jamais (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Held up, mistake 8th, blundered and unseated rider 10th (tchd 20-1, 25-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 4:52:00 Winning time: 6m 29.00s (slow by 17.00s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Sir Stanley Clarke (Barton) 1st breeder: Conkwell Grange Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Southern Brick & Tile Co Ltd (Southern Star)
3rd owner: Jean-Claude Audry (Japhet)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.70 £3.10 £1.80 Ex: £62.50 CSF: £41.72 Trifecta: £168 Pool £1,822.30 - 7.70 winning units.

First fence back straight omitted on second circuit.

4:50 Aintree 5 Apr 2002

Martell Mildmay Novices' Chase Class A Grade 2