Full Result 2.25 Aintree | 15 April 2023

Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good To Soft 13 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	12. West Balboa (IRE) 9/2F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	7	112	135	119	143	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Rostellan (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Towards rear of midfield, headway after 10th, pushed along after 3 out, led after 2 out, kept on strongly and went clear run-in, ridden out (op 5/1)

2 5	15. Pounding Poet (IRE) 50/1 Robert Dunne Tom Lacey	Robert Dunne Tom Lacey	7	110 p¹	133	113	134	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Pestal And Mortar (IRE) (Tamayaz)
Towards rear of midfield, headway after 10th, pushed along after 3 out, not clear run and switched right after 2 out, soon ridden, 4 lengths down last, kept on well run-in, went second final 110yds

3 nk [5¼]	7. Mill Green 14/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	11	116	139	119	140	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Ceilidh Royal (Erhaab)
Midfield, headway 8th, prominent 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went third final 110yds, kept on

4 ¾ [6]	1. Good Time Jonny (IRE) 11/2 Liam McKenna ⁵ A J Martin	Liam McKenna ⁵ A J Martin	8	119 t	147	127	147	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Shaylejon (IRE) (Old Vic)
Midfield, not clear run repeatedly from 3 out, switched right and ridden after 2 out, headway last, kept on strongly final 110yds, went fourth final strides (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

5 ½ [6½]	5. Gatsby Grey (FR) 14/1 Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan	Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan	7	118 t	141	120	141	–
b g Waldpark (GER) - Rochepaille (FR) (Rochesson)
Held up in rear, headway after 10th, bit short of room 2 out, soon ridden, briefly went second final 110yds, no extra when lost two places towards finish, lost fourth final strides

6 1 [7½]	11. Glimpse Of Gala 40/1 Bradley Roberts ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	Bradley Roberts ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	7	1010 p	136	114	134	–
b m Passing Glance - Apple Days (Sovereign Water)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, ridden after 3 out, headed after 2 out, no extra final 110yds

7 1¼ [8¾]	4. Vina Ardanza (IRE) 28/1 Aidan Kelly ⁵ Gordon Elliott	Aidan Kelly ⁵ Gordon Elliott	6	114	142	119	139	–
b g Califet (FR) - Go Noble (IRE) (Golan)
Towards rear of midfield, headway 3 out, soon ridden, kept on until no extra final 110yds (tchd 33/1)

8 nk [9]	9. An Tailliur (FR) 10/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	7	116	139	116	137	–
gr g Authorized (IRE) - Dirama (FR) (Dalakhani)
Midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, kept on but well held run-in, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left hind shoe) (tchd 9/1)

9 ¾ [9¾]	13. Outlaw Peter (IRE) 17/2 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	7	112 t	135	112	131	–
b g Mustameet (USA) - My Katie (IRE) (Classic Cliche)
Jumped slightly right on occasions, led narrowly or disputed lead, ridden when headed after 2 out, stumbled last, weakened final 110yds (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

10 1½ [11¼]	21. Starzov (IRE) 50/1 P J O'Hanlon ³ P J Rothwell	P J O'Hanlon ³ P J Rothwell	6	106	128	103	125	–
br g Morozov (USA) - Star Brook (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Towards rear, ridden when mistake 2 out, well held but stayed on run-in (op 66/1)

11 ½ [11¾]	10. Party Business (IRE) 16/1 Charlie Todd Ian Williams	Charlie Todd Ian Williams	7	114 p	137	112	131	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Marias Dream (IRE) (Desert Sun)
Held up in rear, headway after 9th, midfield when ridden 3 out, no impression from 2 out (op 14/1)

12 2 [13¾]	18. Mexico (GER) 7/1 Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	7	1010	129	102	123	–
b g Sea The Moon (GER) - Mexicali (IRE) (Tiger Hill)
In touch with leaders, hit 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced (op 13/2)

13 ½ [14¼]	3. Erne River (IRE) 33/1 Charlie Hammond Nick Kent	Charlie Hammond Nick Kent	8	119	142	115	135	–
b g Califet (FR) - Lusty Beg (IRE) (Old Vic)
In touch with leaders, prominent 5th, ridden after 3 out, hung left from 2 out, weakened run-in (trainer said gelding did not stay the trip of 3m on this occasion)

14 1¼ [15½]	19. Moon Hunter 22/1 Richard Patrick Henry Daly	Richard Patrick Henry Daly	6	1010	129	101	120	–
b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Miss Duffy (Sir Harry Lewis)
Midfield, dropped to rear and struggling 10th, well held from 3 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 18/1)

15 9½ [25]	14. Au Fleuron (FR) 12/1 Kieren Buckley ³ Gordon Elliott	Kieren Buckley ³ Gordon Elliott	6	1012 b¹	134	98	116	–
b g Crillon (FR) - La Pelodette (FR) (Sagamix)
Prominent, pressed leaders 10th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 14/1)

16 1¼ [26¼]	2. Itchy Feet (FR) 25/1 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	9	119	142	105	124	–
b g Cima De Triomphe (IRE) - Maeva Candas (FR) (Brier Creek)
Prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 28/1)

17 7½ [33¾]	6. Dolphin Square (IRE) 50/1 Ben Jones Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Ben Jones Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	9	117 p	140	97	114	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Carrig Eden Lass (IRE) (Luso)
Towards rear of midfield, dropped to rear 6th, struggling after 9th, weakened 3 out (op 66/1)

18 1¾ [35½]	22. Regarding Ruth (IRE) 100/1 Bryony Frost Lucy Wadham	Bryony Frost Lucy Wadham	9	108 p	127	83	100	–
b m Flemensfirth (USA) - May's June (IRE) (Oscar)
Midfield, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out, lost shoe (vet said mare had lost her right fore shoe)

19 3¼ [38¾]	8. Bardenstown Lad 33/1 Ben Harvey ⁵ John C McConnell	Ben Harvey ⁵ John C McConnell	8	111 p	139	92	109	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Pougatcheva (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Towards rear of midfield, struggling 10th, weakened before 3 out (op 28/1)

20 7 [45¾]	20. Henry's Friend (IRE) 8/1 Kielan Woods Ben Pauling	Kielan Woods Ben Pauling	6	109 t	128	75	92	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Easter Bonnie (IRE) (Milan)
Prominent, weakened after 10th (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding became upset in the preliminaries and was unsuited by the large field on this occasion, which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 10/1)

21 13 [58¾]	16. Gaelik Coast (FR) 150/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	9	1012 t	131	68	83	–
br g Coastal Path - Gaelika (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
Always towards rear

PU	17. Dallas Des Pictons (FR) 125/1 Brian Hughes Dianne Sayer	Brian Hughes Dianne Sayer	10	1010	129	–	–	–
b g Spanish Moon (USA) - Nadia Des Pictons (FR) (Video Rock)
Midfield, reminders after 3rd, dropped to rear after 7th, lost touch after 8th, pulled up before 9th (op 100/1)

22 ran Off time: 2:26:19 Winning time: 6m 4.60s (slow by 9.60s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Bullen-Smith & Faulks (West Balboa) 1st breeder: Frank Motherway & Billy Fitzgerald
2nd owner: Mrs T P James (Pounding Poet)
3rd owner: Mrs Rita Brown (Mill Green)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.70 £10.90 £3.60 Ex: £349 CSF: £249.60 Tricast: £3,025.39 Trifecta: £4,852.80

2:25 Aintree 15 Apr 2023

Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)