Full Result 2.50 Aintree | 6 April 2013

John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good To Soft 13 hurdles

1st £67,524 2nd £25,440 3rd £12,732 4th £6,360 5th £3,192 6th £1,596 7th £792 8th £408

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Solwhit (FR) 9/4F Paul Carberry C Byrnes	Paul Carberry C Byrnes	9	117	164	109	165	–
b g Solon (GER) - Toowhit Towhee (USA) (Lucky North)
Held up, smooth headway 8th, tracking leaders 3 out, pushed along and led approaching last, soon quickened clear, easily (op 2/1 tchd 5/2)

2 3	8. Holywell (IRE) 9/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	117 b	152	106	157	–
b g Gold Well - HillcrestI (IRE) (Thatching)
Tracked leaders, hit 8th, took 2nd last, kept on well, no chance with winner (op 10/1)

3 1¼ [4¼]	11. Smad Place (FR) 5/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	6	117	158	105	157	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Bienna Star (FR) (Village Star)
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed and not fluent, kept on well (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)

4 1¾ [6]	13. Won In The Dark (IRE) 66/1 B J Cooper Sabrina J Harty	B J Cooper Sabrina J Harty	9	117	138	104	153	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Meseta (Lion Cavern)
Held up, headway 8th, effort approaching 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace run-in (tchd 50/1)

5 7 [13]	1. African Gold (IRE) 15/2 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	117 t	145	98	148	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Mrs Dempsey (IRE) (Presenting)
Chased leaders, hit 2nd, driven approaching 3 out, weakened last (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

6 11 [24]	6. Celestial Halo (IRE) 9/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	117 tb	161	89	138	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Pay The Bank (High Top)
With leaders, led 3rd, headed 3 out, weakened approaching next (op 8/1)

7 2¼ [26¼]	7. Grands Crus (FR) 8/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	8	117 t	161	87	136	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Fee Magic (FR) (Phantom Breeze)
Took keen hold in rear, smooth headway to track leaders 8th, weakened between last 2 (tchd 9/1)

8 2 [28¼]	4. Attaglance 28/1 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	7	117 t	155	85	134	–
b g Passing Glance - Our Ethel (Be My Chief)
With leaders, outpaced approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

9 hd [28½]	2. American Spin 66/1 Jamie Moore Luke Dace	Jamie Moore Luke Dace	9	117 t	137	85	133	–
ch g Groom Dancer (USA) - Sea Vixen (Machiavellian)
Led to 3rd, lost place 8th, behind from 10th (op 100/1)

10 48 [76½]	10. Oscara Dara (IRE) 22/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	8	117	151	43	90	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Lisa's Storm (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Prominent, driven 8th, lost place before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off, virtually pulled up (op 25/1)

11 108 [175½]	3. Any Given Day (IRE) 40/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	8	117	148	–	–	–
gr g Clodovil (IRE) - Five Of Wands (Caerleon)
In rear, reminders after 1st and 2nd, headway 10th, lost place next, soon behind, eased, hopelessly tailed off and eventually completed (tchd 33/1)

PU	5. Bear's Affair (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	7	117	152	–	–	–
br g Presenting - Gladtogetit (Green Shoon)
Held up towards rear, blundered badly 5th, immediately pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake first) (op 14/1)

PU	9. Medinas (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	6	117	154	–	–	–
bb g Malinas (GER) - Medicis (FR) (Sicyos)
In rear, pushed along 4th, hit 8th, lost place approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 12/1 tchd 8/1)

13 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 6m 19.40s (slow by 24.40s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Top Of The Hill Syndicate (Solwhit) 1st breeder: Haras De Preaux
2nd owner: Mrs Gay Smith (Holywell)
3rd owner: Mrs Peter Andrews (Smad Place)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.50 £2.70 £1.90 Ex: £27.10 CSF: £22.82 Tricast: £95.52 Trifecta: £145.60 Pool: £8,497.02 - 43.75 winning units.

2:50 Aintree 6 Apr 2013

John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1)