Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 10 April 2010

John Smith's 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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Peddlers Cross (IRE) 5/4F Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	5	114	148	107	153	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Patscilla (Squill)
Tracked leaders, led on bit approaching 2 out, shaken up and soon clear, driven out (op 6-5 tchd 11-8 in places)

2 2	2. Duke Of Lucca (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	114	145	105	149	–
b g Milan - Derravaragh Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, headway and hampered 3 out, ridden to chase winner after next, stayed on under pressure (op 8-1 tchd 13-2)

3 2¾ [4¾]	5. Najaf (FR) 4/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114	145	103	145	–
b g Lost World (IRE) - Vagualame (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Chased leaders, lost place approaching 6th, pushed along after next, outpaced going to 3 out, rallied approaching last, hung left flat, ran on (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

4 7 [11¾]	1. Bygones Of Brid (IRE) 15/2 Graham Lee Karen McLintock	Graham Lee Karen McLintock	7	114	144	96	139	–
b g Alderbrook - Glenadore (Furry Glen)
Led, mistake 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last (op 8-1)

5 ¾ [12½]	7. Sleepy Hollow 18/1 Dougie Costello Hughie Morrison	Dougie Costello Hughie Morrison	5	114	120	95	139	–
b g Beat Hollow - Crackling (Electric I)
Chased leader, ridden, hung left and every chance 3 out, not fluent next, soon weakened (op 14-1)

6 nse [12½]	4. Lucky William (IRE) 11/1 D J Casey Thomas Cooper	D J Casey Thomas Cooper	6	114	130	95	137	–
ch g All My Dreams (IRE) - Dantes Mile (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up, headway 8th, weakened 2 out (tchd 10-1)

7 10 [22½]	9. Vino Griego (FR) 10/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	114	135	85	134	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Vie De Reine (FR) (Mansonnien)
Held up in touch, not fluent 6th, close 4th and going okay when blundered badly 3 out, not recover (op 14-1)

8 16 [38½]	8. Solway Sam 50/1 Richie McGrath Lisa Harrison	Richie McGrath Lisa Harrison	7	114	–	69	113	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Some Gale (Strong Gale)
Held up, always in rear, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

9 39 [77½]	3. J'Adhere (FR) 100/1 Richard Killoran Tim Vaughan	Richard Killoran Tim Vaughan	5	114	–	29	72	–
b g Nikos - Lettre De Lune (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up, not fluent 1st, headway 4th, mistake 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off (op 66-1)

9 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 52.40s (slow by 7.40s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: T G Leslie (Peddlers Cross) 1st breeder: Mrs A Delaney
2nd owner: Mrs Lesley Field (Duke Of Lucca)
3rd owner: The Johnson & Stewart Families (Najaf)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.10 £1.90 £1.80 Ex: £8.20 CSF: £10.71 Trifecta: £32.20 Pool: £2,567.28 - 58.90 winning units.

1:45 Aintree 10 Apr 2010

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2