Full Result 5.35 Aintree | 4 April 2009

John Smith's Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2

(Class 1) (4-6yo) (2m209yds) 2m1f Good To Soft

1st £22,804 2nd £8,556 3rd £4,284 4th £2,136 5th £1,072 6th £536

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Sitting Tennant 66/1 Richie McGrath Kate Walton	Richie McGrath Kate Walton	6	114	110	67	125	–
b g Erhaab (USA) - Aeolina (FR) (Kaldoun)
Chased leader until led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied and hung right inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish (op 100-1)

2 ¾	16. Lidar (FR) 2/1F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	1012	123	60	119	–
ch g Take Risks (FR) - Light Wave I (FR) (Marignan)
Held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed near finish (op 5-2)

3 4½ [5¼]	3. Giordano Bruno (IRE) 6/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	114	118	60	121	–
ch g Commander Collins (IRE) - Vinecroft (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Held up, raced keenly, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)

4 1½ [6¾]	5. Like Minded 10/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114	115	59	119	–
b g Kayf Tara - Sun Dante (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

5 4 [10¾]	15. Cunning Clarets (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Tinkler Richard Fahey	Andrew Tinkler Richard Fahey	4	1012	115	48	110	–
ch g Trans Island - Ellistown Lady (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Held up, headway 7f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6 2 [12¾]	19. Whistlejacquet 33/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	4	1012	118	45	108	–
ch g Fleetwood (IRE) - Avec Le Vent (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened (op 40-1)

7 1 [13¾]	8. Premier Sagas (FR) 22/1 Davy Condon Nicky Richards	Davy Condon Nicky Richards	5	114	111	50	113	–
b g Sagacity (FR) - Estampe (FR) (Balleroy)
Held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and weakened final furlong (tchd 20-1)

8 1 [14¾]	1. City Theatre (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	114	129	49	113	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - O Mio My (IRE) (Roselier)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (tchd 15-2)

9 1 [15¾]	2. Cranky Corner 15/2 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	5	114	115	48	111	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Pondimari (FR) (Marignan)
Held up, pulled hard, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 7-1)

10 7 [22¾]	12. Wymott (IRE) 33/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	5	114	115	39	105	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Tanya Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Chased leaders, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 1f out

11 2 [24¾]	14. Ceasar's Return 80/1 Barry Keniry George Moore	Barry Keniry George Moore	4	1012	109	31	97	–
b g Kayf Tara - Supreme Lass (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent, ridden 7f out, weakened over 2f out (op 100-1)

12 hd [25]	4. Hillview Boy (IRE) 66/1 James Reveley Jim Goldie	James Reveley Jim Goldie	5	114	110	37	104	–
bb g Bishop Of Cashel - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

13 3 [28]	6. Meridian City (IRE) 50/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	5	114	125	33	100	–
b g Presenting - Talk To The Missus (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Held up in touch, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14 11 [39]	13. Alexander Beetle 25/1 Graham Lee Henrietta Knight	Graham Lee Henrietta Knight	4	1012	109	13	84	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Held up in touch, weakened 6f out (op 40-1)

15 nk [39¼]	7. Miller's Dawn 33/1 Sam Thomas Henrietta Knight	Sam Thomas Henrietta Knight	5	114	112	19	90	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Dawn Gait (Fearless Action)
Held up, ridden over 5f out, always in rear (op 66-1)

16 4½ [43¾]	20. Zazamix (FR) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	4	1012	117	7	87	–
b g Sagamix (FR) - Ombre Bleue (FR) (Agent Bleu)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased (op 9-1)

17 12 [55¾]	9. Saveiro (FR) 15/2 Brian Hughes Alan Swinbank	Brian Hughes Alan Swinbank	5	114	120	–	75	–
b g Raintrap - Branceilles (FR) (Satin Wood)
Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 and 10-1)

18 53 [108¾]	18. Tzora 50/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	4	1012	112	–	22	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Lucky Arrow (Indian Ridge)
Held up, headway 7f out, weakened over 2f out, eased

PU	10. Silver Accord (IRE) 66/1 Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	6	114	110	–	–	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Mazza (Mazilier)
Mid-division, lost place halfway, hung right and pulled up over 4f out (tchd 50-1)

19 ran Off time: 5:37:00 Winning time: 4m 19.40s (slow by 26.40s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Saga De Tercey (self certificate)
1st owner: Tennant, Sharpe & Boston (Sitting Tennant) 1st breeder: S E Kettlewell
2nd owner: High 5 (Lidar)
3rd owner: Findlay & Bloom (Giordano Bruno)
Tote win: £49.20 PL: £9.70 £1.70 £2.90 Ex: £588.20 CSF: £191.17 Trifecta: £1,614.10 Part won. Pool £2,181.30 - 0.10 winning units. Place 6 £460.52, Place 5 171.45.
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £2,424.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £475,608.09. 143.23 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £479.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £25,295.21. 39.05 winning tickets.

5:35 Aintree 4 Apr 2009

John Smith's Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2