Full Result 1.30 Aintree | 5 April 2014

Pertemps Network Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

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

1st £42,202.50 2nd £15,900 3rd £7,957.50 4th £3,975 5th £1,995 6th £997.50 7th £495 8th £255

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Lac Fontana (FR) 9/2F A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	5	114	148	146	149	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Fontaine Riant (FR) (Josr Algarhoud)
Midfield, headway to track leaders after 6th, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, driven between last 2, led 110yds out, stayed on well (op 5/1)

2 1½	9. Splash Of Ginge 12/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	142	145	146	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Land Of Honour (Supreme Leader)
Tracked leader, led after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, headed 110yds out, kept on but always held by winner

3 ½ [2]	1. Dell' Arca (IRE) 13/2 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	114	143	144	145	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Daisy Belle (GER) (Acatenango)
Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced in 4th after 3 out, stayed on run-in, went 3rd towards finish

4 ½ [2½]	12. Wilde Blue Yonder (IRE) 11/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	114	145	144	148	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Blue Gallery (IRE) (Bluebird)
Midfield, short of room after 4 out and shuffled back slightly, recovered to chase leading pair before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, hit last, one pace run-in, lost 3rd towards finish (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

5 3¾ [6¼]	11. Volnay De Thaix (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Nicky Henderson	Richard Johnson Nicky Henderson	5	114	145	140	143	–
ch g Secret Singer (FR) - Mange De Thaix (FR) (Mont Basile)
In touch, lost place after 5th, some headway under pressure before 3 out, plugged on after 2 out, never threatened leaders (op 10/1)

6 17 [23¼]	8. Sea Lord (IRE) 8/1 Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	7	114	150	124	127	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - First Fleet (USA) (Woodman)
Held up, pushed along after 7th, some headway under pressure before 3 out, weakened after last (op 9/1)

7 3 [26¼]	6. No No Romeo (IRE) 66/1 Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	5	114	–	121	124	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Penny Brae (IRE) (Montelimar)
Held up, ridden 4 out, soon beaten

8 3 [29¼]	2. Kayf Moss 16/1 Tom O'Brien John Flint	Tom O'Brien John Flint	6	114 b	143	118	122	–
b g Kayf Tara - Madam Mosso (Le Moss)
Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 7th, soon struggling in rear (op 20/1)

9 25 [54¼]	5. Monkey Kingdom 25/1 Jamie Moore Rebecca Curtis	Jamie Moore Rebecca Curtis	6	114 t	135	93	98	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Blast Freeze (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Led, headed after 4 out, soon weakened (op 20/1)

10 5 [59¼]	3. Kilcooley (IRE) 25/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	5	114	137	88	94	–
b g Stowaway - Bealaha Essie (IRE) (Denel)
Held up in midfield, pushed along after 7th, soon beaten

F	7. Oscar Hoof (IRE) 11/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	114	138	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - New Legislation (IRE) (Dominion Royale)
Midfield, headway to track leaders 6th, ridden when fell 3 out (op 6/1)

PU	10. Un Ace (FR) 8/1 Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey	Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey	6	114	–	–	–	–
b g Voix Du Nord (FR) - First Ball (FR) (Beyssac)
Held up, already struggling when slightly short of room after 4 out, well behind when pulled up before last, broke blood vessel (vet said the gelding had bled from the nose) (tchd 7/1)

12 ran Off time: 1:30:11 Winning time: 4m 50.60s (slow by 5.60s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Potensis Limited (Lac Fontana) 1st breeder: S C A La Perrigne
2nd owner: J D Neild (Splash Of Ginge)
3rd owner: Prof Caroline Tisdall (Dell' Arca)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £2.50 £2 £2.70 Ex: £62 CSF: £57.04 Tricast: £352.64 Trifecta: £272.30

1:30 Aintree 5 Apr 2014

Pertemps Network Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)