Full Result 3.05 Aintree | 8 April 2011

John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m3f200yds) 2m4f Mildmay Good 16 fences

1st £98,910 2nd £37,292.50 3rd £18,637.50 4th £9,310 5th £4,672.50 6th £2,327.50 7th £1,172.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Master Minded (FR) 11/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1110	172	135	174	–
b g Nikos - Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)
Tracked leaders going well, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led on bit between last 2, pushed out, impressive (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

2 9	1. Albertas Run (IRE) 11/4F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	10	1110	168	127	166	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss)
Chased leaders, driven 11th, hung left and kept on to chase winner last, no impression (op 3-1)

3 ½ [9½]	8. Somersby (IRE) 5/1 Robert Thornton Henrietta C Knight	Robert Thornton Henrietta C Knight	7	1110	170	126	164	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)
Chased leaders, pushed along 9th, hung left and kept on same pace from 2 out (tchd 11-2)

4 2¾ [12¼]	9. Tartak (FR) 14/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	8	1110 t	156	123	164	–
b g Akhdari (USA) - Tartamuda (FR) (Tyrnavos)
Chased leaders, upsides 10th, hit 4 out, one pace from next (op 16-1)

5 3¾ [16]	3. French Opera 11/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	1110	164	120	160	–
b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Not fluent, led to 1st, chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, kept on one pace (tchd 12-1)

6 ¾ [16¾]	6. Mad Max (IRE) 11/1 Paul Carberry Nicky Henderson	Paul Carberry Nicky Henderson	9	1110	153	119	157	–
b g Kayf Tara - Carole's Crusader (Faustus)
Led 1st, made most, headed between last 2, 5th and one pace when jumped right last (op 14-1)

7 31 [47¾]	10. Tranquil Sea I (IRE) 8/1 Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	9	1110	159	87	140	–
b g Sea Raven (IRE) - Silver Valley (IRE) (Henbit)
Prominent, chased leaders 12th, weakened 3 out, behind when eased run-in (op 15-2)

8 10 [57¾]	5. Made In Taipan (IRE) 40/1 Robbie Power Thomas Mullins	Robbie Power Thomas Mullins	9	1110	149	77	120	–
br g Taipan (IRE) - No Easy Way (IRE) (Mandalus)
In rear, not fluent, behind from 8th, tailed off 3 out (op 66-1)

PU	4. Kalahari King (FR) 9/2 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	10	1110	166	–	–	–
bb g Kahyasi (IRE) - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert)
In rear, driven 10th, outpaced when mistake 12th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (tchd 5-1)

RR	2. Chaninbar (FR) 100/1 Sean Quinlan Milton Harris	Sean Quinlan Milton Harris	8	1110 tb	151	–	–	–
b g Milford Track (IRE) - Logicia (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Refused to race, left at start

10 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 4m 57.50s (slow by 5.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Clive D Smith (Master Minded) 1st breeder: Marie-Christine Gabeur
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Albertas Run)
3rd owner: Mrs T P Radford (Somersby)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £2 £1.30 £2.20 Ex: £15.50 CSF: £21.48 Tricast: £80.23 Trifecta: £76.90 Pool: £10513.43 - 101.15 winning units.

3:05 Aintree 8 Apr 2011

John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1