Full Result 4.55 Aintree | 7 April 2005

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good To Soft 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	10. Turpin Green (IRE) 14/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	6	110	130	118	146	–
b g Presenting - Coolshamrock (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up, in touch, pulled hard, led approaching 3 out, soon headed, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on (op 11-1)

2 6	2. My Way De Solzen (FR) 12/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	118	142	120	148	–
b g Assessor (IRE) - Agathe De Solzen (FR) (Chamberlin)
Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace last (op 10-1)

3 2 [8]	1. MephistoI (IRE) 5/6F Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	118	–	118	146	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Cunning (Bustino)
Held up, raced keenly, headway to join leaders 3rd, mistake 7th, led 3 out, headed next, ridden and weakened flat (jockey said gelding had breathing problem) (op 11-10)

4 9 [17]	8. Pole Star 5/2 A P McCoy James Fanshawe	A P McCoy James Fanshawe	7	110	144	101	131	–
bb g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ellie Ardensky (Slip Anchor)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, weakened last (jockey said gelding lost his action in closing stages) (tchd 11-4 and 3-1 in places)

5 27 [44]	7. Only Vintage (USA) 18/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	5	110	133	72	102	–
b g Diesis - Wild Vintage (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up, mistake 7th, not fluent next, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

6 18 [62]	9. South Bronx (IRE) 200/1 Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne	Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne	6	110 t	112	52	92	–
br g Anshan - Tender Tan (Tanfirion)
Led, jumped right 5th, mistake next, headed and weakened approaching 3 out (jockey said gelding had breathing problem)

7 dist [92]	6. Chetwind Music (IRE) 100/1 John Cullen William Coleman O'Brien	John Cullen William Coleman O'Brien	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Mariners Music (Black Minstrel)
Held up, raced keenly, headway 4th, ridden and weakened after 4 out (trainer said gelding was scoped and found to have mucus in its lungs)

PU	3. Chilling Place (IRE) 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	115	137	–	–	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Ethel's Dream (Relkino)
Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, pulled up before next (trainer said gelding pulled up lame but was sound)

UR	5. Forager 33/1 Seamus Durack M J Ryan	Seamus Durack M J Ryan	6	113	132	–	–	–
ch g Faustus (USA) - Jolimo (Fortissimo)
Chased leaders, close 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 6th

9 ran Off time: 4:58:00 Winning time: 5m 11.60s (slow by 26.60s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Bagan (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Turpin Green) 1st breeder: Pat Leyden
2nd owner: B Winfield,A Longman,J Wright & C Fenton (My Way De Solzen)
3rd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (MephistoI)
Tote win: £13.40 PL: £2.10 £2.50 £1.10 Ex: £160.10 CSF: £156.99

4:55 Aintree 7 Apr 2005

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2