Full Result 3.45 Aintree | 8 April 2005

John Smith's And Spar Topham Chase (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) (2m5f19yds) 2m5f Grand National Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £46,400 2nd £17,600 3rd £8,800 4th £4,000 5th £2,000 6th £1,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	24. Cregg House (IRE) 50/1 Davy Russell S Donohoe	Davy Russell S Donohoe	10	105 1	124	131	134	–
ch g King Persian (IRE) - Loyal River (Over The River)
Behind, steady headway 7th, soon tracking leaders, led last, ran on last 100yds (tchd 40-1 in a place)

2 1	11. Haut De Gamme I (FR) 25/1 Keith Mercer ³ Ferdy Murphy	Keith Mercer ³ Ferdy Murphy	10	1010	132	138	140	–
ch g Morespeed - Chantalouette (FR) (Royal Charter)
Held up, steady headway 15th, went 2nd after last, no extra last 100yds (op 28-1)

3 5 [6]	6. Le Duc I (FR) 20/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	113	136	136	141	–
b g Villez (USA) - Beberova (FR) (Synefos)
Held up, headway 14th, stayed on same pace between last 2 (op 16-1)

4 nk [6¼]	9. Longshanks 9/2F John McNamara Kim Bailey	John McNamara Kim Bailey	8	110	133	133	136	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Brass Castle (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Chased leaders, led 2 out to last, one pace (op 11-2, tchd 6-1 in places)

5 2 [8¼]	2. Impek (FR) 16/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	9	1111	144	142	145	–
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Attualita (FR) (Master Thatch)
Held up, headway 9th, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace from 2 out

6 2½ [10¾]	28. Munster (IRE) 50/1 Daniel Howard ³ A L T Moore	Daniel Howard ³ A L T Moore	8	911 t	119	114	119	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Delway (Fidel)
Headway 5th, mistake 11th (Foinavon), stayed on from 2 out, not reach leaders

7 4 [14¾]	13. Whereareyounow (IRE) 14/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1012	131	123	126	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Angie's Delight (London Gazette)
In rear division, kept on from 3 out, never reached leaders

8 4 [18¾]	14. Wain Mountain 25/1 Wayne Hutchinson Jim Old	Wayne Hutchinson Jim Old	9	1011 t	130	118	120	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Mountain Memory (High Top)
In touch, lost place 7th, kept on again from 3 out (tchd 28-1)

9 nk [19]	16. Better Days I (IRE) 20/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	9	109	128	115	118	–
b g Supreme Leader - Kilkilrun (Deep Run)
Made most from 2nd, headed 2 out, soon weakened

10 2½ [21½]	12. Winning Dream I (IRE) 20/1 A P McCoy Oliver McKiernan	A P McCoy Oliver McKiernan	11	1012	131	116	118	–
b g Hollow Hand - Lottosprite (IRE) (Sandalay)
Held up, hampered 10th (Bechers), never on terms (op 25-1)

11 6 [27½]	1. Colca Canyon (IRE) 25/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	8	1112	145	124	126	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Golden Flats (Sonnen Gold)
Led to 2nd, chased leaders, mistake 12th (Canal Turn), weakened from 3 out

12 6 [33½]	23. Itsonlyme I (IRE) 100/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	12	105	124	97	99	–
b g Broken Hearted - Over The Arctic (Over The River)
Chased leaders, weakened 2 out

13 8 [41½]	8. Juveigneur (FR) 11/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	110	133	98	100	–
ch g Funny Baby (FR) - Azurea (FR)
Mid-division, headway when mistake 10th (Bechers), weakened 3 out (op 13-2 tchd 5-1 and 7-1 in places)

14 2 [43½]	5. Liberthine (FR) 10/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	6	1012	138	101	109	–
b m Chamberlin (FR) - Libertina (FR) (Balsamo)
In rear when hampered 9th and 10th (Bechers), kept on from 3 out, never on terms (op 12-1)

15 10 [53½]	25. Ghadames (FR) 100/1 Sean Fox Richard Guest	Sean Fox Richard Guest	11	104	123	76	78	–
b g Synefos (USA) - Ouargla (FR) (Armos)
Always towards rear

16 hd [53¾]	30. Boy's Hurrah (IRE) 12/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	9	100 5	119	72	74	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Gorryelm (Arctic Slave)
Chased leaders, lost place 9th

17 2 [55¾]	20. Knock Down (IRE) 25/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	6	107	126	77	79	–
b m Oscar (IRE) - Bottle A Knock (IRE) (Le Moss)
Always towards rear

18 ½ [56¼]	3. Turgeonev (FR) 33/1 David O'Meara Tim Easterby	David O'Meara Tim Easterby	10	119	142	93	95	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - County Kerry (FR) (Comrade In Arms)
Chased leaders, pecked 10th (Bechers), weakened quickly approaching 2 out (tchd 40-1)

19 1¼ [57½]	27. Rathbawn Prince (IRE) 40/1 Tom Doyle Henrietta Knight	Tom Doyle Henrietta Knight	13	102	121	70	72	–
ch g All Haste (USA) - Ellis Town (Camden Town)
Always in rear, hampered 10th (Bechers)

20 dist [87½]	19. Be My Better Half (IRE) 25/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	10	107	126	45	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - The Mrs (Mandalus)
With leaders, weakening when mistake 3 out, behind when blundered next, soon tailed off

21 dist [117½]	29. Hersov (IRE) 40/1 Brian Harding Paul A Roche	Brian Harding Paul A Roche	9	100 3 p	119	5	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Higher Again (IRE) (Strong Gale)
In touch, lost place 6th, soon behind, hopelessly tailed off

22 nk [117¾]	7. John James (IRE) 16/1 Ken Whelan J H Scott	Ken Whelan J H Scott	9	111 4	134	20	–	–
b g Bravefoot - Glitter Grey (Nishapour)
In touch, lost place 11th (Foinavon), soon behind, hopelessly tailed off (op 20-1)

F	10. HistoricI (IRE) 66/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	9	1013	132	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Urjwan (USA) (Seattle Slew)
In touch, hampered 9th, mid-division when fell next (Bechers) (op 50-1)

F	15. Present Bleu (FR) 100/1 James Davies M Scudamore	James Davies M Scudamore	10	109	128	–	–	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Lointaine (USA) (Lyphard's Wish)
In rear when fell 9th

F	22. Spring Margot (FR) 25/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	9	105	124	–	–	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - La Brunante (FR) (Chaparral)
Mistakes, with leaders, weakening when fell 10th (Bechers)

PU	21. Wild Tempo (FR) 125/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	10	106	125	–	–	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Fast Queen (FR) (Bon Sang)
In touch, lost place 8th, behind when pulled up before 14th (op 100-1)

PU	4. Alcapone (IRE) 25/1 Noel Fehily M F Morris	Noel Fehily M F Morris	11	115	138	–	–	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Ann's Cap (IRE) (Cardinal Flower)
With leaders, lost place and mistake 9th, blundered 12th (Canal Turn), behind when pulled up before next

RR	18. Swansea Bay 33/1 Andrew Thornton Peter Bowen	Andrew Thornton Peter Bowen	9	108 t	127	–	–	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Slave's Bangle (Prince Rheingold)
Refused to race, left start

UR	17. Over The First (IRE) 33/1 Tony Dobbin C F Swan	Tony Dobbin C F Swan	10	108	127	–	–	–
bb g Orchestra - Ruby Lodge (Peacock I)
Mistake 2nd, unseated rider next (Chair) (op 25-1)

UR	26. Royal Atalza (FR) 50/1 Paul Moloney G A Huffer	Paul Moloney G A Huffer	8	104 p	123	–	–	–
gr g Saint Preuil (FR) - Crystalza (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Jumped right and slowly, soon well behind, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 12th (Canal Turn)

30 ran Off time: 3:52:00 Winning time: 5m 31.80s (slow by 11.80s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Mrs Kathleen Kennedy (Cregg House) 1st breeder: James White
2nd owner: The Haut De Gamme Partnership (Haut De Gamme I)
3rd owner: Mrs J Stewart (Le Duc I)
Tote win: £104.90 PL: £16.20 £9 £5.40 Ex: £2,163.80 CSF: £991.80 Tricast: £22,575.92

3:45 Aintree 8 Apr 2005

John Smith's And Spar Topham Chase (Handicap) Class B