Full Result 5.30 Aintree | 1 April 2004

Martell Cognac Makro Mersey Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

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

1st £29,000 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,500 5th £1,250 6th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Garde Champetre (FR) 9/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	110	–	116	141	–
b g Garde Royale (IRE) - Clementine Fleurie (FR) (Lionel II)
Tracked leaders, hit 7th, led between last 2, kept on well (op 4-1)

2 1¼	9. Monet's Garden (IRE) 7/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	6	110	–	115	140	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Royal Remainder (IRE) (Remainder Man)
Held up, steady headway 7th, challenged 3 out, kept on well run-in (tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a place)

3 hd [1½]	3. Court Shareef 16/1 Jim Culloty Richard Price	Jim Culloty Richard Price	9	113	145	117	143	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Fairfields Cone (Celtic Cone)
Held up in rear, headway on inside 3 out, chasing leaders between last 2, not quicken (op 12-1 tchd 18-1 in places)

4 ½ [2]	2. Inglis Drever 11/8F Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	118	–	122	150	–
b g In The Wings - Cormorant Creek (Gorytus)
Tracked leaders, hit 7th, not much room and lost place bend before 3 out, headway 2 out, kept on same pace (op 6-4)

5 1¼ [3¼]	4. Strike Back (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	6	113	–	116	140	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - First Strike (IRE) (Magical Strike)
Tracked leaders, led 3 out until between last 2, weakened towards finish (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

6 11 [14¼]	11. Numitas (GER) 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	107 b	–	95	119	–
b c Lomitas - Narola (GER) (Nebos)
Held up in rear, hit 7th, some headway approaching 3 out, hung left between last 2, soon weakened (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

7 ½ [14¾]	1. Cardenas (GER) 14/1 Jimmy McCarthy Charles Egerton	Jimmy McCarthy Charles Egerton	5	118	–	109	136	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Cocorna (Night Shift)
Chased leaders, outpaced when stumbled bend approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 12-1)

8 5 [19¾]	10. Rakalackey 33/1 Robert Thornton Henry Daly	Robert Thornton Henry Daly	6	110	124	96	121	–
br g Rakaposhi King - Celtic Slave (Celtic Cone)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 6th, some headway approaching 3 out, soon lost place (op 25-1)

9 9 [28¾]	6. Distant ThunderI (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	6	110	130	87	112	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up and behind, some headway 8th, soon lost place

10 6 [34¾]	8. Leche Bottes (FR) 100/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	110	–	81	106	–
b g Sleeping Car (FR) - Gibelotte (FR) (Royal Charter)
Held up towards rear, effort 8th, soon ridden and beaten (op 66-1)

11 nk [35]	5. Perle De Puce (FR) 33/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	111 p	–	82	106	–
b m Snurge (IRE) - Ma Puce (FR) (Tip Moss)
Led to 2nd, with leaders, lost place approaching 3 out (op 25-1)

12 5 [40]	13. Time To Shine 66/1 Leighton Aspell Laura Mongan	Leighton Aspell Laura Mongan	5	107	130	69	93	–
b m Pivotal - Sweet Jaffa (Never So Bold)
Led 2nd, set modest pace, headed approaching 3 out, soon lost place (op 50-1)

13 6 [46]	12. Tamarinbleu (FR) 33/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	107	–	63	87	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Tamainia (FR) (Lashkari)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led approaching 3 out, soon headed and lost place, eased from 2 out (op 25-1)

13 ran Off time: 5:32:00 Winning time: 4m 54.60s (slow by 9.60s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Million In Mind Partnership (Garde Champetre) 1st breeder: Olivier Delegue
2nd owner: David Wesley Yates (Monet's Garden)
3rd owner: Derek & Cheryl Holder (Court Shareef)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £2 £1.80 £4.10 Ex: £31.10 CSF: £33.28 Trifecta: £386.70 Pool of £1,906.31 - 3.50 winning tickets; Place 6 £42.68, Place 5 £32.45
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £31.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £250,657.56. 5,886.15 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £22.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £8,461.90. 278.00 winning tickets.

5:30 Aintree 1 Apr 2004

Martell Cognac Makro Mersey Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2