Full Result 3.20 Aintree | 21 October 2006

Play Blackjack At intercasino.co.uk Maiden Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £6,506 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Bleak House (IRE) 3/1F Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	4	110	–	104	111	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Dannkalia (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up, headway 4 out, led approaching 3 out, jumped left last, driven out (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

2 2½	14. Sandy's Legend (USA) 16/1 Derek Laverty ⁵ Lisa Williamson	Derek Laverty ⁵ Lisa Williamson	4	109 p	–	101	104	–
ch g Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Avasand (USA) (Avatar)
Held up, headway 4 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, not quicken run-in (op 20-1)

3 hd [2¾]	8. Mount Sandel (IRE) 7/2 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	5	110	–	101	105	–
b g Supreme Leader - Droichidin (Good Thyne)
Midfield, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, edged right run-in, stayed on well towards finish (op 5-2)

4 4 [6¾]	4. Fair Shake (IRE) 66/1 Brian Harding Karen McLintock	Brian Harding Karen McLintock	6	110	–	96	100	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - Shamrock Fair (IRE) (Shavian)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and edged left before last, one pace run-in

5 17 [23¾]	3. Charmahal (IRE) 8/1 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	5	110	–	75	83	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Final Contract (IRE) (Shaadi)
In touch until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

6 3½ [27¼]	11. Nicki Boy (GER) 22/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	4	110	–	71	80	–
b g Dashing Blade - Nicely (GER) (Esclavo)
Held up, jumped right 4th, ridden after 4 out, some headway before 3 out, beaten before next (op 33-1)

7 2½ [29¾]	15. The Big Canadian (IRE) 7/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	110	–	68	92	–
b g Presenting - Glory-Glory (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up, bumped 4th, headway 5th, chased leaders 3 out, blundered 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 15-2)

8 2 [31¾]	17. Stellar Brilliant (USA) 13/2 Tom O'Brien P C Haslam	Tom O'Brien P C Haslam	4	107	–	59	69	–
bb f Kris S (USA) - Subeen (Caerleon)
Tracked leaders, every chance approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9 6 [37¾]	1. Acuzio 33/1 Andrew Tinkler Mark Brisbourne	Andrew Tinkler Mark Brisbourne	5	110	–	58	69	–
b g Mon Tresor - Veni Vici (IRE) (Namaqualand)
Raced keenly, soon prominent, led after 4 out, ridden and headed before next, soon weakened

10 12 [49¾]	7. Keelung (USA) 12/1 Jason Maguire Richard Ford	Jason Maguire Richard Ford	5	110	–	43	57	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Miss Universal (IRE) (Lycius)
Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 20-1)

11 10 [59¾]	5. Grey Samurai 50/1 David O'Meara Brian Ellison	David O'Meara Brian Ellison	6	110	–	30	47	–
gr g Gothenberg (IRE) - Royal Rebeka (Grey Desire)
With leader, led 5th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened

12 2½ [62¼]	10. New Wave 100/1 Adrian Scholes ⁷ Richard Lee	Adrian Scholes ⁷ Richard Lee	4	107	–	26	45	–
b g Woodman (USA) - Vanishing Point I (USA) (Caller I.D.)
Midfield, ridden and weakened after 4 out

13 1¼ [63½]	13. Poliglotti (FR) 33/1 Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	4	110	–	25	43	–
b g Poliglote - Loretta Gianni (FR) (Classic Account)
In touch until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 25-1)

14 10 [73½]	16. Venice Road (IRE) 22/1 P C O'Neill ³ Venetia Williams	P C O'Neill ³ Venetia Williams	5	1011	–	11	33	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Croeso Cynnes I (Most Welcome)
Tracked leaders to 3rd, behind after (op 20-1)

15 31 [104½]	9. Never So Blue (FR) 33/1 Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	5	110	–	–	-1	–
gr g April Night (FR) - Etiane Bleue (FR) (Reve Bleu)
Hampered 4th, always behind, tailed off (op 66-1)

16 5 [109½]	12. Perky Peaks (IRE) 33/1 David England ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	107	–	–	-1	–
bb g Executive Perk - Knockea Hill (IRE) (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders until lost place quickly approaching 4th, soon behind, tailed off

PU	6. Hawksbury Heights 100/1 Tom Siddall J J Lambe	Tom Siddall J J Lambe	4	110	–	–	–	–
ch c Nashwan (USA) - Gentle Dame (Kris)
Led, headed 5th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out