Full Result 7.45 Aintree | 18 May 2018

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(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good 13 hurdles

1st £7,797.60 2nd £2,289.60 3rd £1,144.80 4th £572.40 5th £450 6th £450 7th £450 8th £450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Black Sam Bella 13/8F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	115	124	101	137	–
b m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Newton Mo (Homo Sapien)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, led last, effortlessly went clear run-in, easily (op 9/4)

2 3¼	4. Polydora (IRE) 9/1 Nico de Boinville Tom Lacey	Nico de Boinville Tom Lacey	6	119 b¹	128	102	130	–
b g Milan - Mandysway (IRE) (Mandalus)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, blundered 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, unable to go with winner run-in, lost 2nd narrowly final 175yds, regained 2nd post but no chance (op 8/1)

3 hd [3½]	12. Sky Pirate 8/1 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	5	112	121	95	122	–
b g Midnight Legend - Dancingwithbubbles (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up, headway before 3 out, chasing leaders when not much room and hampered approaching last, kept on under pressure to narrowly take 2nd final 175yds, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post (tchd 9/1)

4 3¼ [6¾]	1. Who's My Jockey (IRE) 8/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	123	136	107	134	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Scandisk (IRE) (Kenmare)
Held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in

5 ½ [7¼]	10. My Old Gold (IRE) 14/1 Craig Nichol Nicky Richards	Craig Nichol Nicky Richards	8	115	124	95	120	–
b m Gold Well - Tenbo (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
In touch, prominent approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in (op 12/1)

6 2¼ [9½]	8. Tantamount 40/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	9	116 t	125	94	120	–
b g Observatory (USA) - Cantanta (Top Ville)
Held up, mistake 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on run-in and soon edged left, one pace final 175yds (op 33/1)

7 8 [17½]	7. Henllan Harri (IRE) 20/1 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	10	117 tb	126	88	114	–
br g King's Theatre (IRE) - Told You So (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Prominent, led 3rd, hit 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened run-in (op 16/1)

8 21 [38½]	3. Knock House (IRE) 16/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	9	1111 p	130	75	98	–
ch g Old Vic - Lady's Gesture (IRE) (Anshan)
In touch, close up 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 14/1)

9 2 [40½]	13. Bulls Head (IRE) 20/1 Ross Chapman ³ Martin Todhunter	Ross Chapman ³ Martin Todhunter	6	109	117	60	85	–
b g Darsi (FR) - Mrs Jenks (Gunner B)
Held up, ridden approaching 2 out, never a threat (op 16/1)

10 2¼ [42¾]	2. Isaacstown Lad (IRE) 25/1 Ryan Day ³ Nicky Richards	Ryan Day ³ Nicky Richards	11	119	131	72	97	–
b g Milan - Friends Of Friends (IRE) (Phardante)
In rear, blundered 1st, struggling before 2 out, never a threat (op 22/1)

11 1 [43¾]	11. King Of Fashion (IRE) 8/1 Tom O'Brien Kerry Lee	Tom O'Brien Kerry Lee	8	113 t	122	63	87	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - French Fashion (IRE) (Jamesmead)
Midfield, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before last (op 10/1)

12 7 [50¾]	5. Lough Derg Farmer (IRE) 15/2 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	6	119 b¹	128	63	86	–
b g Presenting - Maryiver (IRE) (Runyon)
Led, headed 3rd, prominent until ridden and weakened before 3 out (op 7/1)

PU	6. Wemyss Point 14/1 Thomas Dowson ³ Philip Kirby	Thomas Dowson ³ Philip Kirby	6	114 p	126	–	–	–
b g Champs Elysees - Wemyss Bay (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (tchd 12/1)

13 ran Off time: 7:45:56 Winning time: 6m 13.00s (slow by 18.00s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Mrs June Watts (Black Sam Bella) 1st breeder: Elms Stud Co Ltd
2nd owner: P J H Wills & J J King (Polydora)
3rd owner: Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford (Sky Pirate)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.20 £3.40 £2.90 Ex: £24.40 CSF: £17.92 Tricast: £103.73 Trifecta: £263.20

7:45 Aintree 18 May 2018

Smarkets 2% Commission Handicap Hurdle