Full Result 2.55 Aintree | 5 April 2003

Martell Cognac Aintree Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good 11 hurdles

1st £87,000 2nd £33,000 3rd £16,500 4th £7,500 5th £3,750 6th £2,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Sacundai (IRE) 9/1 R Walsh E J O'Grady	R Walsh E J O'Grady	6	117	–	101	164	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Shahdiza (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, tracked leaders 5th, went 2nd between last 2, stayed on to lead near finish (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

2 hd	8. Rooster Booster 5/4F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	117	170	101	166	–
gr g Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage (Nearly A Hand)
Held up, took keen hold, headway to track leaders 7th, led between last 2, rider lost whip soon after last, headed near finish (op Evens tchd 11-8)

3 7 [7¼]	11. Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) 11/2 Charlie Swan C Roche	Charlie Swan C Roche	9	112	–	89	152	–
b m Montelimar (USA) - Swifts Butterfly (Furry Glen)
Held up, headway 7th, soon tracking leaders, ridden end edged left between last 2, stayed on same pace (op 5-1)

4 1 [8¼]	7. Quazar (IRE) 25/1 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	5	117 t	146	93	156	–
b g Inzar (USA) - Evictress (IRE) (Sharp Victor)
Tracked leaders, led 3 out until between last 2, faded run-in (tchd 33-1)

5 6 [14¼]	5. Lord Transcend (IRE) 11/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	117	150	87	150	–
gr g Aristocracy (IRE) - Capincur Lady (Over The River)
Tracked leader, led 5th, driven along next, headed 3 out, outpaced from next (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

6 5 [19¼]	2. Copeland 7/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	117 v	152	82	145	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Whitehaven (Top Ville)
Tracked leaders, not much room approaching 2 out, one pace (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a place)

7 25 [44¼]	3. Geos (FR) 20/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	117	157	57	120	–
bb g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Kaprika (FR) (Cadoudal)
Chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 3 out (op 33-1)

8 1 [45¼]	6. Mr Cool 66/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	9	117	141	56	119	–
b g Jupiter Island - Laurel Diver (Celtic Cone)
Led until headed and hit 5th, lost place next, soon behind (tchd 100-1 in a place)

9 ¾ [46]	4. Hors La Loi III (FR) 16/1 Tony Dobbin James Fanshawe	Tony Dobbin James Fanshawe	8	117 t	159	55	118	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Quintessence III (FR) (El Condor)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 5th, ridden and lost place approaching 3 out (op 20-1)

10 dist [76]	1. Balapour (IRE) 33/1 John Cullen Patrick O Brady	John Cullen Patrick O Brady	5	117 t	–	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Balaniya (USA) (Diesis)
Always in rear, reminders and behind 6th, tailed off (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	10. Self Defense 20/1 Barry Keniry Emma Lavelle	Barry Keniry Emma Lavelle	6	117	–	–	–	–
b h Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave)
Lost touch 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up lame towards finish (jockey said horse went lame behind) (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 4m 52.10s (slow by 7.10s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Malm Syndicate (Sacundai) 1st breeder: Azienda Agricola Patrizia
2nd owner: Terry Warner (Rooster Booster)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Like-A-Butterfly)
Tote win: £14.20 PL: £3.20 £1.60 £1.80 Ex: £37 CSF: £19.52 Trifecta: £106.40 Pool of £3,118.60. 20.80 winning units.

2:55 Aintree 5 Apr 2003

Martell Cognac Aintree Hurdle Class A Grade 1