Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 4 April 2009

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

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

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Bouggler 16/1 Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	4	107	–	141	142	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Rush Hour I (IRE) (Night Shift)
Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, rallied to lead towards finish

2 hd	3. Copper Bleu (IRE) 4/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	113	141	150	152	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Copper Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up in touch, ridden to lead flat, edged left, headed towards finish (tchd 5-1 in places)

3 1½ [1¾]	5. Ainama (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	5	110	138	146	148	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Gilah (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, mistake 8th, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching and hit last, soon headed, not much room and switched right flat, stayed on (op 7-1)

4 2½ [4¼]	4. Trenchant 14/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	4	111	143	145	144	–
b g Medicean - Tromond (Lomond)
Held up, headway after 5th, ridden and hung left flat, stayed on same pace (op 12-1)

5 24 [28¼]	1. Cape Tribulation 3/1F Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson	Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson	5	118	151	127	133	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Gay Fantastic (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, led 8th, soon headed, led again 3 out, ridden and headed next, soon weakened (tchd 7-2 in places)

6 18 [46¼]	2. Micheal Flips (IRE) 17/2 Mark Grant Andy Turnell	Mark Grant Andy Turnell	5	115	139	106	111	–
b g Kayf Tara - Pianissimo (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up, pushed along before 6th, good headway next, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakened before next, mistake last (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

7 3¾ [50]	13. Little Lu (IRE) 33/1 Brian Hughes Alan Swinbank	Brian Hughes Alan Swinbank	7	1010	130	93	98	–
b m Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Tales Of Wisdom (Rousillon)
Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened soon after (op 40-1)

8 1¾ [51¾]	11. Trafalgar Road (IRE) 100/1 Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	5	110	–	95	101	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Call Catherine (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, effort 7th, soon weakened (op 66-1)

9 19 [70¾]	7. Conflictofinterest 10/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	110 tb¹	133	75	84	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Fortune's Girl (Ardross)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

10 58 [128¾]	14. Maidstone Mixture (FR) 200/1 Ken Whelan Paul Murphy	Ken Whelan Paul Murphy	4	1010	105	5	27	–
gr c Linamix (FR) - Marie Jbeil (FR) (Double Bed)
Held up, always behind, lost touch 6th

PU	12. What A Buzz 25/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	7	110	127	–	–	–
ch g Zaha (CAN) - G'Ime A Buzz (Electric I)
Led to 5th, remained handy until weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 28-1)

PU	8. Door Boy (IRE) 50/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	6	110	134	–	–	–
bb g Dr Massini (IRE) - Door Stopper (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Chased leaders, led 5th, headed 8th, soon led again, headed and weakened 3 out, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding lost its action) (tchd 40-1)

PU	17. West With The Wind 40/1 Keith Mercer Tom Tate	Keith Mercer Tom Tate	4	107	124	–	–	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Midnight Angel (GER) (Acatenango)
Held up in touch, pulled hard, mistake 3rd, weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 33-1)

PU	15. Saticon 7/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	1010	141	–	–	–
b g Act One - Saumareine (FR) (Saumarez)
Soon pushed along in rear, not fluent, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 15-2)

PU	10. Sir Tantallus Hawk 25/1 Barry Keniry Alan Swinbank	Barry Keniry Alan Swinbank	5	110	132	–	–	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Mobile Miss (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Prominent, ridden after 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 22-1 tchd 20-1)

PU	9. Marwan (IRE) 200/1 Tom Scudamore Charlie Longsdon	Tom Scudamore Charlie Longsdon	5	110 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Cointosser (IRE) (Nordico)
Held up, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 150-1)

PU	6. Borderhopper 200/1 Michael O'Connell Paul Murphy	Michael O'Connell Paul Murphy	5	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Zaha (CAN) - Tom's Influence (Pitpan)
Held up, in rear when jumped slowly 4th, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

17 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 59.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Axom (XXI) (Bouggler) 1st breeder: David Brown, Slatch Farm Stud & G B Turnbull Ltd
2nd owner: Alan Peterson (Copper Bleu)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Ainama)
Tote win: £22.60 PL: £5.30 £2.10 £3.30 Ex: £118.70 CSF: £74.60 Trifecta: £1,758.20 Part won. Pool £2,376.02 - 0.70 winning units.

1:45 Aintree 4 Apr 2009

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2