Full Result 2.50 Aintree | 9 April 2011

John Smith's Aintree Hurdle Grade 1

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

1st £90,432 2nd £34,096 3rd £17,040 4th £8,512 5th £4,272 6th £2,128 7th £1,072

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Oscar Whisky (IRE) 6/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	117	165	143	165	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Ash Baloo (IRE) (Phardante)
Chased leader, led 7th, stayed on strongly from 3 out, 3 lengths ahead last, just held on

2 nk	8. Thousand Stars (FR) 16/1 Ms K Walsh W P Mullins	Ms K Walsh W P Mullins	7	117	163	143	165	–
gr g Grey Risk (FR) - Livaniana (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Took keen hold towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on well, just held near finish (op 14-1)

3 10 [10¼]	7. Salden Licht 25/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	117	156	133	157	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Salde (GER) (Alkalde)
Chased leaders, hit 1st, went 2nd approaching 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last

4 2½ [12¾]	1. Binocular (FR) 7/4 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	7	117	171	131	156	–
b g Enrique - Bleu Ciel Et Blanc (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Held up in touch, effort approaching 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last (op 15-8 tchd 2-1 in places)

5 hd [13]	3. Oscar Dan Dan (IRE) 40/1 Paul Carberry Thomas Mullins	Paul Carberry Thomas Mullins	9	117	151	131	155	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Warmley's Gem (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in last, mistake 5th, headway approaching 3 out, soon well outpaced, stayed on approaching last, kept on well towards finish (tchd 33-1)

6 2¾ [15¾]	6. Ronaldo Des Mottes (FR) 50/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	6	117	149	128	152	–
b g Rifapour (IRE) - Gemma (FR) (Djarvis)
Held up, steady headway 8th, chasing leaders next, weakened and jumped left last

7 7 [22¾]	5. Peddlers Cross (IRE) 11/8F Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	6	117	170	121	148	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Patscilla (Squill)
Tracked leaders, effort approaching 3 out, 5th when hit last, soon weakened (op 13-8 tchd 7-4)

8 3 [25¾]	2. Celestial Halo (IRE) 8/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	117 tb	162	118	144	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Led to 7th, not fluent next, soon ridden, lost place 3 out, soon behind (op 9-1 tchd 15-2)

8 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 45.30s (slow by 0.30s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Walters Plant Hire Ltd (Oscar Whisky) 1st breeder: Stephanie Hanly
2nd owner: Hammer & Trowel Syndicate (Thousand Stars)
3rd owner: Dai Griffiths (Salden Licht)
Tote win: £6.40 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £5.10 Ex: £61.30 CSF: £83.51 Tricast: £2,230.95 Trifecta: £1,004.10 Pool: £11,280.84 - 8.31 winning units.

2:50 Aintree 9 Apr 2011

John Smith's Aintree Hurdle Grade 1