Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 14 April 2012

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

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

1st £28,475 2nd £10,685 3rd £5,350 4th £2,665 5th £1,340 6th £670

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Simonsig 4/9F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	114	157	123	162	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Dusty Too (Terimon)
Held up, not fluent 3rd, headway next, chased leader approaching 3 out, going well when left in lead after 2 out, soon clear, impressive (tchd 1-2)

2 15	9. Super Duty (IRE) 7/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	6	114	138	109	142	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Sarah's Cottage (IRE) (Topanoora)
Led, blundered 2 out, soon headed, ridden and weakening when edged left flat (op 8-1)

3 2 [17]	10. Baby Shine (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	6	1011	128	100	129	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Brambleshine (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, ridden, hung left and weakened after 2 out (tchd 10-1)

4 4 [21]	3. Flycorn (IRE) 100/1 Paul Townend T Hogan	Paul Townend T Hogan	6	114 t	132	103	135	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Scathach (IRE) (Nestor I)
Held up, headway 8th, ridden and weakened 3 out

5 8 [29]	6. Molotof (FR) 14/1 R Walsh Nicky Henderson	R Walsh Nicky Henderson	5	114	143	95	124	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Memorial (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Held up, mistake 6th, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon weakened

6 10 [39]	4. Go All The Way (IRE) 20/1 A E Lynch J T R Dreaper	A E Lynch J T R Dreaper	7	114	–	85	116	–
b g Milan - Kings Rose (IRE) (King's Ride)
Chased leader until ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 33-1)

7 40 [79]	5. Maggio (FR) 100/1 James Reveley Patrick Griffin	James Reveley Patrick Griffin	7	114	127	43	74	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - La Musardiere (FR) (Cadoudal)
Prominent, raced keenly, weakened 8th, tailed off

F	2. Colour Squadron (IRE) 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	114	141	–	136	–
b g Old Vic - That's The Goose (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, headway 8th, 2 lengths 4th and going okay when fell 3 out

PU	7. Old Tricks (IRE) 50/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	5	114	129	–	–	–
br g Flemensfirth (USA) - Cabin Glory (The Parson)
Chased leaders, mistake 5th, soon lost place, behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	1. Aland Islands (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy Tim Vaughan	A P McCoy Tim Vaughan	6	114	137	–	–	–
b g Stowaway - Champagne Lady (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Prominent, ridden after 8th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 7-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 55.00s (slow by 10.00s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: R A Bartlett (Simonsig) 1st breeder: Simon Tindall
2nd owner: Brannon, Dick, Hernon & Holden (Super Duty)
3rd owner: P A Philipps,T S Redman & Mrs L Redman (Baby Shine)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £2.70 Ex: £4.90 CSF: £4.81 Tricast: £21.80 Trifecta: £25.20 Pool: £3835.04 - 112.21 winning units.

1:45 Aintree 14 Apr 2012

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2