Full Result 2.15 Aintree | 25 November 2007

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(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) 2m4f Good 11 hurdles

1st £18,789 2nd £5,550 3rd £2,775 4th £1,389 5th £693 6th £348

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Souffleur 2/1F Paddy Merrigan ³ Peter Bowen	Paddy Merrigan ³ Peter Bowen	4	106	120	49	139	–
b g In The Wings - Salinova (FR) (Linamix)
Mistake 1st, held up and behind, not fluent 5th and 7th, headway approaching 3 out, led on bit before last, hard held (op 9-4)

2 4	4. Hi Cloy (IRE) 16/1 Tony Dobbin Michael Hourigan	Tony Dobbin Michael Hourigan	10	117	132	57	135	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Thomastown Girl (Tekoah)
Raced keenly, in midfield, headway aapproaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd run-in, no chance with winner (op 18-1)

3 ½ [4½]	10. Haggle Twins (IRE) 14/1 Stephen Craine Charlie Mann	Stephen Craine Charlie Mann	7	110 p	125	50	127	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Orwell Gaye (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always prominent, led 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace run-in (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

4 ¾ [5¼]	9. Bleak House (IRE) 11/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	5	110	125	49	126	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Dannkalia (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up, headway 4 out, ridden when not fluent 2 out, stayed on run-in, never nearer (tchd 12-1)

5 3 [8¼]	5. Mirjan (IRE) 40/1 Brian Harding L Lungo	Brian Harding L Lungo	11	115 b	130	51	129	–
b g Tenby - Mirana (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
In touch, lost place after 6th, rallied approaching 2 out, kept on run-in, not reach leaders (op 50-1 tchd 66-1)

6 4 [12¼]	16. Dancing Lyra 16/1 Padge Whelan Richard Fahey	Padge Whelan Richard Fahey	6	108	119	35	118	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Badaayer (USA) (Silver Hawk)
In midfield, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, 3rd and held when blundered last, soon weakened (op 14-1)

7 6 [18¼]	3. Arteea (IRE) 33/1 Stephen Gray ⁷ Michael Hourigan	Stephen Gray ⁷ Michael Hourigan	8	112	134	44	122	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Merric (IRE) (Electric I)
In touch, closed on leaders approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out (op 25-1)

8 ½ [18¾]	6. Sharp Reply (USA) 14/1 Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne	Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne	5	113	128	38	116	–
b g Diesis - Questonia (Rainbow Quest)
Handy, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out

9 nk [19]	18. Odiham 11/2 Sam Jones ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	Sam Jones ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	6	910	112	21	99	–
b g Deploy - Hug Me (Shareef Dancer)
In midfield, headway 7th, weakened after 4 out (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)

10 2½ [21½]	17. Never So Blue (FR) 11/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	6	106	117	24	102	–
gr g April Night (FR) - Etiane Bleue (FR) (Reve Bleu)
Held up, headway approaching 2 out, no impression on leaders, weakened before last (op 10-1)

11 6 [27½]	12. Newman Des Plages (FR) 12/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	110	125	25	107	–
bb g Passing Sale (FR) - Reine Des Plages (FR) (Torvay)
Led to 4th, not much room and hampered after 4 out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

12 18 [45½]	7. Spring Breeze 33/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	6	113	128	9	89	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Trading Aces (Be My Chief)
Held up, ridden after 4 out, never on terms

13 5 [50½]	11. Spectrometer 50/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	10	110	125	–	81	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Selection Board (Welsh Pageant)
Prominent, led 4th to 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 66-1)

14 31 [81½]	8. Oceanos Des Obeaux (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	113	128	–	53	–
b g April Night (FR) - Gypsie D'Artois (FR) (Mistigri)
In touch, chased leader approaching 3 out until before next, soon weakened and eased (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

PU	14. Harry Flashman 20/1 Robert Thornton Donald Whillans	Robert Thornton Donald Whillans	6	1011	122	–	–	–
ch g Minster Son (IRE) - Youandi (Silver Season)
In midfield, blundered 6th and lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding suffered breathing problems) (op 33-1)

15 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 5m 13.80s (slow by 28.80s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Altilhar (vet's certificate), Backbord (vet's certificate), Mister McGoldrick (ran Saturday)
1st owner: Mrs Karen Bowen (Souffleur) 1st breeder: Baron Von Oppenheim
2nd owner: Mrs S McCloy (Hi Cloy)
3rd owner: A F Merritt, D Burgess & P Cook (Haggle Twins)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.40 £3.20 £4.70 Ex: £50.70 CSF: £34.02 Tricast: £379.89 Trifecta: £425.10 Part won. Pool £598.80 - 0.80 winning units.

2:15 Aintree 25 Nov 2007

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