Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 9 April 2005

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 9 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	13. Definate Spectacle (IRE) 11/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	101	118	106	131	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Silver Bubble (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up, headway 6th, led 2 out, ridden clear flat

2 8	11. Say What You See (IRE) 50/1 Tony Dobbin M C Pipe	Tony Dobbin M C Pipe	5	106	123	102	126	–
b h Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Aster Aweke (IRE) (Alzao)
Led, hit 5th, headed 3 out, stayed on same pace last

3 ½ [8½]	3. Crossbow Creek 16/1 Jim Crowley Mark Rimell	Jim Crowley Mark Rimell	7	113	134	112	137	–
b g Lugana Beach - Roxy River (Ardross)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next

4 3 [11½]	2. Copeland 100/1 Tom Malone ⁵ M C Pipe	Tom Malone ⁵ M C Pipe	10	115 p	141	116	141	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Whitehaven (Top Ville)
Chased leaders until led 3 out, headed next, weakened last

5 ½ [12]	7. Handy Money 8/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	1013	130	104	130	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, staying on same pace when hit last

6 4 [16]	14. Boleyknowsbest (IRE) 33/1 T G M Ryan ⁵ R P Burns	T G M Ryan ⁵ R P Burns	7	99 1	117	86	112	–
b g Camden Town - Barrys Best (IRE) (King Luthier)
Held up, headway 3 out, never troubled leaders

7 3 [19]	10. Atahuelpa 33/1 Paddy Brennan Alan King	Paddy Brennan Alan King	5	107	124	90	116	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Certain Story (Known Fact)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before last

8 1¼ [20¼]	18. Victram (IRE) 5/1 Ms N Carberry ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	Ms N Carberry ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	5	99 8	117	81	109	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Lady Tristram (Miami Springs)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 2 out (tchd 11-2)

9 4 [24¼]	5. Stance 12/1 A P McCoy Gary Moore	A P McCoy Gary Moore	6	112	133	92	120	–
b g Salse (USA) - De Stael (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up, ridden after 6th, never dangerous

10 ¾ [25]	9. Lunar Crystal (IRE) 33/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	108	125	83	111	–
b g Shirley Heights - Solar Crystal (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leader to approaching 3 out, weakened before next (tchd 40-1)

11 ½ [25½]	17. Fireball Macnamara (IRE) 200/1 Andrew Tinkler Mark Pitman	Andrew Tinkler Mark Pitman	9	100 4	117	75	103	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Glint Of Baron (Glint Of Gold)
Chased leaders to 6th (op 150-1)

12 7 [32½]	6. Grande Jete (SAF) 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	111	132	81	111	–
ch g Jallad (USA) - Corps De Ballet (SAF) (Truely Nureyev)
Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 7-1)

13 1 [33½]	4. Medison (FR) 9/4F Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	113	134	82	115	–
bb g Video Rock (FR) - Colombia III (FR) (Altayan)
Held up, some headway when stumbled 3 out, never dangerous (op 5-2)

14 1 [34½]	16. Wiscalitus (GER) 25/1 Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	6	100 2	117	64	94	–
b g Lead On Time (USA) - Wiscaria (GER) (Ashmore)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened before next (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

15 11 [45½]	1. ChivalryI 28/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	1112 b	143	76	109	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Gai Bulga (Kris)
Held up, hit 1st, always behind (op 25-1)

16 7 [52½]	12. King Eider 16/1 Leighton Aspell Brian Ellison	Leighton Aspell Brian Ellison	6	103	120	44	79	–
bb g Mtoto - Hen Harrier (Polar Falcon)
Chased leaders until weakened after 6th, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from nose)

17 ¾ [53¼]	8. Green Tango 16/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	6	1010	127	50	85	–
br g Greensmith - Furry Dance (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

18 5 [58¼]	19. Damien's Choice (IRE) 300/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	13	99 46	117	34	70	–
b g Erin's Hope - Reenoga (Tug Of War)
Held up, always behind, lost touch 4th (tchd 500-1)

18 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 4m 2.10s (slow by 9.10s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Stan (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs P Sloan (Definate Spectacle) 1st breeder: Kilcarn Stud
2nd owner: Sharp Minds Betfair Syndicate (Say What You See)
3rd owner: Mrs M R T Rimell (Crossbow Creek)
Tote win: £16.10 PL: £4.20 £3.30 £3.50 Ex: £523.20 CSF: £481.57 Tricast: £8,478.20 Trifecta: £1,870.60 Part won. Pool: £2,634.78. 0.40 winning tickets.

1:45 Aintree 9 Apr 2005

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle Class A (Listed Race)