Full Result 4.50 Aintree | 8 April 2011

John Smith's smithythehorse.com Handicap Hurdle Grade 3

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good 11 hurdles 2 omitted

1st £28,505 2nd £10,695 3rd £5,355 4th £2,670 5th £1,340 6th £670

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Battle Group 16/1 Barry Geraghty David Pipe	Barry Geraghty David Pipe	6	111	137	145	146	–
b g Beat Hollow - Cantanta (Top Ville)
Midfield, headway after 6th, tracked leaders 4 out, led after 2 out, pushed clear extended run-in, comfortably

2 5	13. Ringaroses 7/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	10	110 t	136	140	140	–
b g Karinga Bay - Rose Ravine (Deep Run)
Held up, not fluent 4 out, headway soon after, ridden after 3 out, stayed on well extended run-in, went second final 150yds, no chance with winner (op 8-1 tchd 13-2)

3 3¼ [8¼]	5. Sir Harry Ormesher 14/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	118	144	146	145	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Glamour Game (Nashwan)
Midfield, headway after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on extended run-in

4 5 [13¼]	21. Cloudy Spirit 17/2 Paul Moloney Reg Hollinshead	Paul Moloney Reg Hollinshead	6	1010	132	130	132	–
gr m Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Miss Lacroix (Picea)
Held up in rear, hampered 1st, good headway going to 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on extended run-in (op 11-1)

5 5 [18¼]	7. Golden Chieftain (IRE) 9/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	6	114	140	134	132	–
b g Tikkanen (USA) - Golden Flower (GER) (Highland Chieftain)
Midfield on outer, headway to track leaders going after 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, weakened extended run-in (op 8-1)

6 hd [18½]	2. Buena Vista (IRE) 12/1 Conor O'Farrell ⁵ David Pipe	Conor O'Farrell ⁵ David Pipe	10	116 b	147	141	140	–
b g In The Wings - Park Special (Relkino)
Led, hit 4th, ridden after 4 out, headed after 2 out, weakened extended run-in

7 8 [26½]	19. Swingkeel (IRE) 10/1 Jason Maguire Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jason Maguire Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1011	133	120	119	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Anniversary (Salse)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out (op 9-1)

8 2 [28½]	9. Kilcrea Kim (IRE) 6/1F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	113	139	124	125	–
ch g Snurge (IRE) - Kilcrea Deer (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Tracked leaders, hit 9th, ridden going to 3 out, weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding ran flat latter stages) (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

9 5 [33½]	15. Carpincho (FR) 33/1 Jack Doyle Sarah Humphrey	Jack Doyle Sarah Humphrey	7	1013	135	116	112	–
bb g Jimble (FR) - La Rapaille (IRE) (Mandalus)
Took keen hold in midfield, ridden going to 3 out, soon weakened (op 25-1)

10 7 [40½]	18. Ackertac (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1011	133	109	106	–
ch g Anshan - Clonsingle Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Midfield, headway to track leaders after 6th, ridden going to 3 out, soon weakened (op 8-1)

11 6 [46½]	4. Mobaasher (USA) 40/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	8	1111 tp	147	118	113	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Balistroika (USA) (Nijinsky)
Midfield, lost place after 6th, behind after 8th

12 1¾ [48¼]	17. Mr Moonshine (IRE) 50/1 Henry Oliver Sue Smith	Henry Oliver Sue Smith	7	1013	135	104	99	–
b g Double Eclipse (IRE) - Kinross I (Nearly A Hand)
Tracked leaders, with leaders 6th, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching next (op 66-1)

13 3½ [51¾]	8. Al Co (FR) 20/1 Dominic Elsworth Jonjo O'Neill	Dominic Elsworth Jonjo O'Neill	6	113	139	105	100	–
ch g Dom Alco (FR) - Carama (FR) (Tip Moss)
Held up, ridden 4 out, always towards rear (op 25-1)

14 11 [62¾]	20. Superior Wisdom (IRE) 33/1 Denis O'Regan Alex Hales	Denis O'Regan Alex Hales	11	1010	132	89	83	–
b g Pierre - Viva Las Vegas (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Midfield on outer, headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden going to 3 out, soon weakened

15 3½ [66¼]	16. Pistolet Noir (FR) 14/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	1013	135	89	83	–
b g Maille Pistol (FR) - Black Et Or (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Held up, hampered 1st, some headway after 4 out, ridden going to 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 16-1)

16 7 [73¼]	14. Viking Blond (FR) 33/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	110 b	136	84	78	–
ch g Varese (FR) - Sweet Jaune (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
In touch, pushed along after 8th, weakened before 4 out (tchd 40-1)

17 4 [77¼]	10. Whodoyouthink I (IRE) 28/1 Tom Doyle Oliver McKiernan	Tom Doyle Oliver McKiernan	6	112	138	83	76	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Glen's Encore (IRE) (Orchestra)
Held up in midfield on outer, ridden after 4 out, weakened going to 3 out (op 33-1)

BD	22. Barnhill Brownie (IRE) 33/1 Giles Hawkins ⁵ Philip Hobbs	Giles Hawkins ⁵ Philip Hobbs	8	103 t	130	–	–	–
b g Presenting - In The Brownies (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Midfield, brought down 1st

F	1. Son Of Flicka 16/1 Henry Brooke ⁷ Donald McCain	Henry Brooke ⁷ Donald McCain	7	115	148	–	–	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Calendula (Be My Guest)
Midfield, fell 1st (op 25-1)

PU	3. Souffleur 14/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	8	1111	147	–	–	–
b g In The Wings - Salinova (FR) (Linamix)
Midfield, pulled up before 8th,

20 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 6m 0.40s (slow by 5.40s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Dynaste (unsuitable ground), Orsippus (self certificate)
1st owner: Jolly Boys Outing (Battle Group) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Nicholas Jones/Sir Martin Broughton (Ringaroses)
3rd owner: David Sewell (Sir Harry Ormesher)
Tote win: £23.50 PL: £4.80 £1.80 £4.30 Ex: £160 CSF: £119.68 Tricast: £1,656.01 Trifecta: £2,550.50 Part won. Pool of £3446.73 - 0.60 winning units.

the final hurdle was omitted; stricken jockey

4:50 Aintree 8 Apr 2011

John Smith's smithythehorse.com Handicap Hurdle Grade 3