Full Result 2.50 Aintree | 5 April 2008

Scottish And Newcastle Pub Enterprises Aintree Hurdle Grade 1

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

1st £91,216 2nd £34,224 3rd £17,136 4th £8,544 5th £4,288 6th £2,144

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Al Eile (IRE) 11/4J Timmy Murphy John Queally	Timmy Murphy John Queally	8	117	161	146	166	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Kilcsem Eile (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on strongly (op 5-2)

2 10	8. Osana (FR) 11/4J Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	117	165	136	158	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Voilette (FR) (Brezzo)
Led, headed 2 out, stayed on to regain 2nd soon after last, no chance with winner (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 and 7-2 in a place)

3 2 [12]	9. Straw Bear (USA) 15/2 A P McCoy Nick Gifford	A P McCoy Nick Gifford	7	117	162	134	155	–
ch g Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE) (Scottish Reel II)
Held up, headway to track leaders 7th, hit 2 out, 5 lengths second last, kept on same pace (op 8-1)

4 9 [21]	4. Kalderon (GER) 12/1 D J Casey T Hogan	D J Casey T Hogan	8	117	151	126	149	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Kreuzdame (GER) (Acatenango)
In touch, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out (tchd 11-1)

5 11 [32]	11. Lounaos (FR) 33/1 Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin	Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin	5	110 p	147	108	132	–
b m Limnos (JPN) - Luanda (IRE) (Bigstone)
In rear, some headway 8th, outpaced and faded approaching next (op 25-1)

6 4½ [36½]	7. My Way De Solzen (FR) 9/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	117 b	160	110	136	–
b g Assessor (IRE) - Agathe De Solzen (FR) (Chamberlin)
Chased leaders, ridden 8th, weakened approaching next (op 11-2)

7 2¾ [39¼]	1. Afsoun (FR) 13/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	117 b¹	162	107	133	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Afragha (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, effort 6th, driven next, lost place after 8th (op 8-1)

8 13 [52¼]	5. Lough Derg (FR) 18/1 Christian Williams David Pipe	Christian Williams David Pipe	8	117 v	161	94	123	–
b g Apple Tree (FR) - Asturias I (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Chased leader, driven along 6th, lost place after 8th, soon behind (op 25-1 tchd 16-1)

PU	6. MephistoI (IRE) 50/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	9	117	138	–	–	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Cunning (Bustino)
Prominent, driven 7th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

9 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 50.30s (slow by 5.30s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Chomba Womba (self certificate), Elusive Dream (self certificate)
1st owner: M A Ryan (Al Eile) 1st breeder: Michael Ryan
2nd owner: Thomas Barr (Osana)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Straw Bear)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.50 £1.60 £1.70 Ex: £7.50 CSF: £10.19 Trifecta: £48 Pool: £2,551.79, 37.70 w/u

2:50 Aintree 5 Apr 2008

Scottish And Newcastle Pub Enterprises Aintree Hurdle Grade 1