Full Result 2.50 Aintree | 10 April 2015

Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m210yds) 3m1f Mildmay Good 19 fences

1st £50,793 2nd £19,130 3rd £9,699 4th £4,920 5th £2,544 6th £1,347

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Saphir Du Rheu (FR) 13/8F Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	114	163	133	168	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Dona Du Rheu (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Tracked leaders, close 2nd at 12th, led 4 out, went clear between last 2, eased closing stages (op 7/4)

2 15	3. Carraig Mor (IRE) 12/1 Noel Fehily Alan King	Noel Fehily Alan King	7	114	144	118	152	–
b g Old Vic - Lynrick Lady (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Jumped right, with leader, took keen hold, led 5th, headed 4 out, 3 lengths down and held when blundered 2 out (op 11/1)

3 hd [15¼]	6. Irish Saint (FR) 6/1 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls	6	114 t	153	117	150	–
bb g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Minirose (FR) (Mansonnien)
Held up in rear, headway and modest 3rd soon after 3 out, kept on same pace (op 13/2)

4 23 [38¼]	9. Wakanda (IRE) 40/1 Sean Quinlan Sue Smith	Sean Quinlan Sue Smith	6	114	139	94	131	–
b g Westerner - Chanson Indienne (FR) (Indian River)
Chased leaders, outpaced when blundered 15th, soon ridden lost place before 3 out, soon behind (op 33/1)

5 11 [49¼]	2. Carole's Destrier 4/1 A P McCoy Neil Mulholland	A P McCoy Neil Mulholland	7	114	152	83	125	–
b g Kayf Tara - Barton May (Midnight Legend)
Led, headed 5th, driven 12th, outpaced 15th, lost place next, soon behind (jockey said the gelding ran flat) (op 5/1)

6 28 [77¼]	1. Ainsi Fideles (FR) 9/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	114 tb	151	55	114	–
ch g Dream Well (FR) - Loya Lescribaa (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
Chased leaders, outpaced 13th, lost place and behind soon after 15th, tailed off 2 out

F	7. Rawnaq (IRE) 20/1 A E Lynch Matthew J Smith	A E Lynch Matthew J Smith	8	114	144	–	–	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Sharemata (IRE) (Doyoun)
In rear, hit 9th, headway to chase leaders 11th, 6th when fell 14th (op 16/1)

F	5. Irish Cavalier (IRE) 8/1 Paul Townend Rebecca Curtis	Paul Townend Rebecca Curtis	6	114 p	146	–	–	–
gr g Aussie Rules (USA) - Tracker (Bustino)
Mid-division, 7th when fell 5th

PU	4. Close Touch 14/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	7	114	145	–	–	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Romantic Dream (Bustino)
In touch, outpaced when blundered 9th, lost place 12th, behind when jumped right and blundered 14th, tailed off when pulled up before next, broke blood vessel (vet said the gelding bled from the nose) (tchd 16/1 and 18/1 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 2:50:30 Winning time: 6m 18.90s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: The Stewart Family (Saphir Du Rheu) 1st breeder: Claude Duval
2nd owner: Masterson Holdings Limited (Carraig Mor)
3rd owner: Mrs Johnny de la Hey (Irish Saint)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.30 £3.30 £2 Ex: £20.50 CSF: £22.28 Trifecta: £111.30

2:50 Aintree 10 Apr 2015

Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1)