Full Result 4.55 Aintree | 3 April 2008

Citroen C5 Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

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

1st £34,206 2nd £12,834 3rd £6,426 4th £3,204 5th £1,608 6th £804

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Elusive Dream 7/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	118 t	152	131	155	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Dance A Dream (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, not fluent 7th, mistake next, led 3 out, driven out (op 4-1)

2 1¼	6. Whiteoak (IRE) 4/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	5	111	144	123	148	–
b m Oscar (IRE) - Gayla Orchestra (Lord Gayle)
Held up, headway 3 out, chased winner and pecked last, stayed on under pressure (tchd 9-2 in places)

3 1½ [2¾]	5. Franchoek (IRE) 9/4F A P McCoy Alan King	A P McCoy Alan King	4	111	147	122	148	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Snow House (IRE) (Vacarme)
Held up, headway 6th, not clear run and lost place approaching 3 out, headway before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace flat (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in places)

4 13 [15¾]	2. Group Captain 9/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	118 b¹	142	116	143	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Alusha (Soviet Star)
Held up, raced keenly, mistake 4th, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last (op 4-1 tchd 7-2)

5 8 [23¾]	8. Laredo Sound (IRE) 40/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	110	121	99	130	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Lanelly (GER) (Shining Steel)
With leader, mistake 3rd, led before next, hit 5th, headed 3 out, weakened after next (op 50-1)

6 3 [26¾]	4. Razor Royale (IRE) 12/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	115 t	140	101	131	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Maypole Gayle (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 14-1)

7 29 [55¾]	3. Lightning Strike (GER) 10/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	5	118	140	74	124	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - La Capilla (Machiavellian)
Made most to approaching 4th, remained handy until ridden and weakened 3 out (op 11-1)

8 55 [110¾]	7. Kealshore Boy 25/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	5	110 p	118	4	58	–
br g Overbury (IRE) - Rippling Brook (Phardante)
Held up in touch, jumped right 2nd, lost place and mistake 4th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off (op 20-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:55:00 Winning time: 5m 3.50s (slow by 18.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs M Findlay (Elusive Dream) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Brendan Richardson (Whiteoak)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Franchoek)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.60 £1.60 £1.40 Ex: £19.30 CSF: £18.22 Trifecta: £43.50 Pool £1,938.55 - 31.59 winning units.

4:55 Aintree 3 Apr 2008

Citroen C5 Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2