Full Result 3.05 Aintree | 4 April 2013

John Smith's Aintree Hurdle Grade 1

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

1st £112,540 2nd £42,400 3rd £21,220 4th £10,600 5th £5,320 6th £2,660 7th £1,320 8th £680

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Zarkandar (IRE) 11/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	117 b	167	128	165	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Zarkasha (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Led, driven 3 out, edged right run-in, held on gamely (tchd 5/1 and 6/1 in a place)

2 ½	7. The New One (IRE) 11/4F Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	117	155	127	164	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Thuringe (FR) (Turgeon)
Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, upsides 3 out and last, crowded and no extra near finish (op 3/1)

3 1¼ [1¾]	8. Thousand Stars (FR) 10/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	9	117	164	126	162	–
gr g Grey Risk (FR) - Livaniana (FR) (Saint Estephe)
With leaders, upsides 3 out, edged left and stayed on run-in (tchd 11/1)

4 6 [7¾]	3. Oscar Whisky (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	8	117	167	120	156	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Ash Baloo (IRE) (Phardante)
Chased leaders, driven approaching 3 out, one pace between last 2 (op 11/2)

5 5 [12¾]	1. Countrywide Flame 11/2 Denis O'Regan John Quinn	Denis O'Regan John Quinn	5	117	168	115	154	–
b g Haafhd - Third Party (Terimon)
Chased leaders, driven almost upsides 3 out, weakened next (op 9/2)

6 2 [14¾]	2. Grandouet (FR) 4/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	117	166	113	150	–
b g Al Namix (FR) - Virginia River (FR) (Indian River)
Held up, took keen hold, tracked leaders 5th, effort approaching 3 out, weakened between last 2

7 3¾ [18½]	6. Saphir River (FR) 150/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	7	117	129	109	150	–
gr g Slickly (FR) - Miss Bio (FR) (River Mist)
Held up in rear, pecked 7th, outpaced when hampered next, behind after (op 100/1)

8 13 [31½]	4. Prospect Wells (FR) 22/1 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	8	117 t	150	96	132	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Brooklyn's Dance (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, lost place before 3 out (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

F	5. Raya Star (IRE) 25/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	7	117	159	–	–	–
b g Milan - Garden City (IRE) (Shernazar)
Took keen hold in rear, mistake 3rd, in touch when fell heavily 8th

9 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 5m 3.90s (slow by 18.90s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Chris Giles & Potensis Bloodstock Ltd (Zarkandar) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Mrs S Such (The New One)
3rd owner: Hammer & Trowel Syndicate (Thousand Stars)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £2.50 Ex: £20.10 CSF: £20.53 Tricast: £144.44 Trifecta: £141.20 Pool: £13,881.04 - 73.71 winning units.

3:05 Aintree 4 Apr 2013

John Smith's Aintree Hurdle Grade 1