Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 6 April 2013

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

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

1st £34,170 2nd £12,822 3rd £6,420 4th £3,198 5th £1,608 6th £804

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Ubak (FR) 22/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	114	130	114	153	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Gesse Parade (FR) (Dress Parade)
Held up, headway to track leaders 7th, close 3rd 3 out, led next, forged clear approaching last (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by being ridden with more restraint.) (tchd 25/1)

2 16	7. Utopie Des Bordes (FR) 9/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	1011	140	91	131	–
b m Antarctique (IRE) - Miss Berry (FR) (Cadoudal)
Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, headed next, kept on to take 2nd run-in (op 5/1 tchd 11/2 in a place)

3 ¾ [16¾]	4. Seefood (IRE) 7/1 B J Cooper D T Hughes	B J Cooper D T Hughes	6	114	136	97	137	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Anne Theatre (Saddlers' Hall)
Tracked leaders, close 2nd approaching 3 out, hung left run-in, lost 2nd closing stages (op 12/1)

4 9 [25¾]	2. Eduard (IRE) 4/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	5	114	141	88	131	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Dinny Kenn (IRE) (Phardante)
Chased leaders, driven 8th, weakened between last 2

5 6 [31¾]	3. Morning Royalty (IRE) 40/1 Brian Hughes James Moffatt	Brian Hughes James Moffatt	6	114	126	81	124	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Portryan Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Detached in last, effort approaching 3 out, took modest 5th between last 2 (op 33/1 tchd 28/1)

6 27 [58¾]	6. Up And Go I (FR) 15/8F Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	5	114	142	53	99	–
ch g Martaline - Santoria (FR) (Limnos)
Led, quickened pace 6th, driven after 8th, reminders and headed approaching next, lost place approaching 2 out, soon behind, tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 7/4 and 2/1)

7 4½ [63¼]	1. Dodging Bullets 4/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114	156	48	95	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Nova Cyngi (USA) (Kris S)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place 4th, pushed along 6th, reminders 8th, soon behind, tailed off, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (op 7/2)

PU	8. Vasco D'Ycy (FR) 66/1 Aidan Coleman Sarah Humphrey	Aidan Coleman Sarah Humphrey	4	1011	133	–	–	–
b g Equerry (USA) - Ingrid Des Mottes (FR) (Useful)
Held up, headway to track leaders 5th, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before next

8 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 5m 2.10s (slow by 17.10s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Nick Peacock (Ubak) 1st breeder: P De Maleissye Melun Et Al
2nd owner: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede (Utopie Des Bordes)
3rd owner: Lyreen Syndicate (Seefood)
Tote win: £31.90 PL: £5.40 £1.90 £2.20 Ex: £184.30 CSF: £116.78 Tricast: £778.14 Trifecta: £3,526.70 Pool: £11,084.40 - 2.35 winning units.

1:45 Aintree 6 Apr 2013

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)