Full Result 5.30 Aintree | 12 April 2007

John Smith's Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

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

1st £28,510 2nd £10,695 3rd £5,355 4th £2,670 5th £1,340 6th £670

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Two Miles West (IRE) 25/1 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	6	107	125	115	129	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - User Friendly (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, staying on same pace when left 3rd last, kept on under pressure to lead post

2 hd	11. Gods Token 33/1 Liam Treadwell ³ Venetia Williams	Liam Treadwell ³ Venetia Williams	9	109	130	120	134	–
gr g Gods Solution - Pro-Token (Proverb)
Held up, headway after 3 out, ran on under pressure flat, hung left near finish

3 nk [½]	9. Shatabdi (IRE) 10/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	5	107	132	121	136	–
bb m Mtoto - Violet Express (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up, headway after 5th, chased leader approaching 3 out, 7 lengths 2nd and beaten when left in lead last, headed post (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

4 2 [2½]	19. Ice Tea (IRE) 16/1 Graham Lee Donald McCain	Graham Lee Donald McCain	7	100 b	118	106	121	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Kakemona (Kambalda)
Led after 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, soon ridden, beaten when left 3rd last, no extra final 50yds (op 22-1)

5 2 [4½]	18. Laouen (FR) 7/2F Brian Harding L Lungo	Brian Harding L Lungo	9	101 4	119	105	120	–
br g Funny Baby (FR) - Olive Noire (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up in touch, raced keenly, ridden after 3 out, weakening when left 2nd last (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

6 2 [6½]	1. Acambo (GER) 12/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	6	1112	144	128	142	–
gr g Acambaro (GER) - Artic Lady (FR) (No Pass No Sale)
Held up, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, soon hung left, not trouble leaders (op 10-1)

7 ½ [7]	3. Burntoakboy 8/1 Sam Jones ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	Sam Jones ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	9	113	140	123	137	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Sainte Martine (Martinmas)
Held up, mistake 7th, some headway from 3 out, never dangerous

8 4 [11]	16. Absolut Power (GER) 25/1 Richard Johnson Jonathan Geake	Richard Johnson Jonathan Geake	6	105 p	123	102	116	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - All Our Dreams (Caerleon)
Held up, ridden 7th, never dangerous (op 33-1)

9 ¾ [11¾]	13. Marhaba Million (IRE) 17/2 A P McCoy E McNamara	A P McCoy E McNamara	5	108	126	104	118	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Modelliste (Machiavellian)
Held up, headway after 8th, weakened after 3 out (op 12-1)

10 2½ [14¼]	12. Flying Falcon 16/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	8	108	126	102	116	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Lemon Balm (High Top)
Mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened approaching 3 out

11 8 [22¼]	4. Self Defense 25/1 Robert Thornton Emma Lavelle	Robert Thornton Emma Lavelle	10	118	140	108	122	–
b g Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave)
Held up, never nearer (op 22-1)

12 2 [24¼]	6. Kicks For Free (IRE) 7/1 Dominic Elsworth Paul Nicholls	Dominic Elsworth Paul Nicholls	6	113 t	135	101	115	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Keep The Change (IRE) (Castle Keep)
Held up, headway 8th, weakening when mistake 2 out (op 8-1)

13 8 [32¼]	2. Conna Castle (IRE) 33/1 Davy Russell James Joseph Mangan	Davy Russell James Joseph Mangan	8	1110	142	100	114	–
b g Germany (USA) - Mrs Hegarty (Decent Fellow)
Held up, headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 28-1)

14 4 [36¼]	7. Desert Air (JPN) 66/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	8	113 tv	135	89	103	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Greek Air (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Mid-division, dropped to rear 4th, soon ridden, behind from next

15 6 [42¼]	20. Our Jasper 100/1 Gerard Tumelty ⁵ Donald McCain	Gerard Tumelty ⁵ Donald McCain	7	99	118	66	80	–
gr g Tina's Pet - Dawn's Della (Scottish Reel II)
Chased leaders, lost place 6th, weakened 8th (op 80-1)

16 ½ [42¾]	5. Dusky Warbler 11/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	8	117 p	139	86	100	–
br g Ezzoud (IRE) - Bronzewing (Beldale Flutter)
Held up, ridden 6th, weakened next

17 ½ [43¼]	22. Our Monty (IRE) 100/1 G T Hutchinson K F O'Brien	G T Hutchinson K F O'Brien	4	100 13 b	125	65	79	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - She's Our Mare (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Held up, pulled hard, not clear run after 4 out, soon weakened

18 8 [51¼]	17. Gardasee (GER) 100/1 Jason Maguire Tom Tate	Jason Maguire Tom Tate	5	104	122	61	75	–
gr g Dashing Blade - Gladstone Street (IRE) (Waajib)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out

19 15 [66¼]	21. Forest Green (FR) 66/1 Harry Skelton ¹⁰ Paul Nicholls	Harry Skelton ¹⁰ Paul Nicholls	5	94 t	118	41	56	–
b g Green Tune (USA) - Farama (USA) (Seattle Song)
Chased leaders, ridden after 8th, weakened before next

20 1 [67¼]	15. Roll Along (IRE) 7/1 Paul Moloney Carl Llewellyn	Paul Moloney Carl Llewellyn	7	107	125	47	62	–
b g Carroll House (IRE) - Callmartel (IRE) (Montelimar)
Held up, behind from 6th (op 8-1)

F	8. Special Envoy (FR) 20/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	5	111	133	–	145	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Pawnee Dancer (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Led, headed after 2nd, chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, 7 lengths ahead and going clear when fell last (tchd 22-1)

PU	10. Into The Shadows 50/1 Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	7	1013	131	–	–	–
ch m Safawan - Shadows Of Silver (Carwhite)
Held up, always in rear, behind when pulled up before 8th, dead

22 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 4m 55.80s (slow by 10.80s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: John P McManus (Two Miles West) 1st breeder: Tower Bloodstock
2nd owner: The Silver Cod Partnership (Gods Token)
3rd owner: Robert Waley-Cohen (Shatabdi)
Tote win: £48.60 PL: £8.80 £7.60 £3.20 Ex: £3,170.20 CSF: £683.38 Tricast: £8,515.34
Jackpot: £4,487.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £549,929.00. 87.00 winning tickets.
Placepot: £77.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £339,396.44. 3,211.65 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £34.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £14,385.30. 308.10 winning tickets.

5:30 Aintree 12 Apr 2007

John Smith's Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)