Full Result 1.00 Aintree | 8 December 2018

Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) 2m4f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £18,570 2nd £5,514 3rd £2,757 4th £1,374 5th £690 6th £348 7th £174 8th £84

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Midnight Shadow 4/1 Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	5	1110	141	121	148	–
b g Midnight Legend - Holy Smoke (Statoblest)
Midfield, headway 6th, tracked leaders 3 out, moved upsides going well between last 2, ridden after last, led just over 1f out on run-in, stayed on gamely, held on well near finish (op 9/2)

2 ½	1. Ch'tibello (FR) 20/1 Conor Shoemark Dan Skelton	Conor Shoemark Dan Skelton	7	1112	143	122	149	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Neicha (FR) (Neverneyev)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, with leader 7th, led before 2 out, soon pressed, ridden after last, headed just over 1f out on run-in, stayed on under pressure, rallied towards finish (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

3 8 [8½]	5. Notwhatiam (IRE) 9/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	114 t	135	106	133	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Riverfort (IRE) (Over The River)
Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in, no impression on front two (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

4 nk [8¾]	8. Jet Set (IRE) 18/1 Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon	Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon	6	108 t	125	96	123	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Lavender Track (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
Chased leader to 6th, remained close up, ridden before 2 out, unable to quicken approaching last, no impression on front two after, kept on under pressure run-in (op 16/1)

5 10 [18¾]	10. Faithful Mount 15/2 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	9	105 p	122	83	110	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Lady Lindsay (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden before last, one pace (op 13/2)

6 2½ [21¼]	11. Mahlervous (IRE) 9/4F Sean Bowen Warren Greatrex	Sean Bowen Warren Greatrex	5	105	122	80	109	–
b g Mahler - Brook Style (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Chased leaders, hit 7th, soon lost place and pushed along briefly, hit 3 out, ridden before 2 out, outpaced before last, no danger after (jockey said gelding hung right) (op 7/2)

7 5 [26¼]	7. Rainbow Dreamer 8/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	5	1010	127	80	109	–
b g Aqlaam - Zamhrear (Singspiel)
Held up, headway approaching 2 out, ridden before last where not fluent, never able to trouble leaders, soon weakened (op 12/1)

8 2½ [28¾]	3. Tawseef (IRE) 33/1 Abbie McCain ⁷ Donald McCain	Abbie McCain ⁷ Donald McCain	10	1013	137	87	114	–
b g Monsun (GER) - Sahool (Unfuwain)
Held up, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden before last, never able to threaten

9 2¾ [31½]	6. Dubai Angel (IRE) 13/2 Henry Brooke Ruth Jefferson	Henry Brooke Ruth Jefferson	7	111	132	79	107	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Just Another Penny (IRE) (Terimon)
Led, hit 6th, driven and headed before 2 out, weakened before last (op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)

10 26 [57½]	9. Uptown Funk (IRE) 33/1 Callum Bewley Keith Dalgleish	Callum Bewley Keith Dalgleish	4	106	123	43	71	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - All's Forgotten (USA) (Darshaan)
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 6th, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, weakened 3 out (op 40/1 tchd 28/1)

PU	4. Jetstream Jack (IRE) 12/1 Jack Kennedy Olly Murphy	Jack Kennedy Olly Murphy	8	114 t	135	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Westgrove Berry (IRE) (Presenting)
Held up, struggling 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 10/1)

11 ran Off time: 1:01:00 Winning time: 5m 7.20s (slow by 22.20s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mrs Aafke Clarke (Midnight Shadow) 1st breeder: Capt A L Smith-Maxwell
2nd owner: The Can't Say No Partnership (Ch'tibello)
3rd owner: Hools & Forces Partnership (Notwhatiam)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.80 £6.90 £2.70 Ex: £99.30 CSF: £80.58 Tricast: £686.09 Trifecta: £473.40

1:00 Aintree 8 Dec 2018

Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle