Full Result 4.20 Aintree | 30 March 1996

Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £19,187.50 2nd £5,800 3rd £2,825 4th £1,337.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Stompin 8/1 Jim Culloty ⁵ Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty ⁵ Henrietta C Knight	5	1013	139	109	143	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Celebrity I (Troy)
Held up, headway 6th, led 2 out, soon clear, held on

2 1¼	. Clifton Beat (USA) 9/1 A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	5	117	142	116	145	–
b g Danzatore (CAN) - Amenity (FR) (Luthier)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, switched inside and strong run flat, just failed

3 ¾ [2]	. Star Rage (IRE) 100/30F R Dunwoody J L Harris	R Dunwoody J L Harris	6	106	127	100	129	–
b g Horage - Star Bound (Crowned Prince)
Held up in touch, effort approaching 3 out, stayed on flat

4 1¼ [3¼]	. Thornton Gate 16/1 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	7	1010	131	103	132	–
b g Hallgate - Lola Black (FR) (Relkino)
Held up and behind, headway 3 out, hit next, kept on under pressure flat, not pace to challenge

5 1 [4¼]	. Albemine (USA) 8/1 T Kent Julie Cecil	T Kent Julie Cecil	7	104	125	96	125	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Lady Be Mine (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led to 2 out, ridden and one pace flat

6 8 [12¼]	. Nordic Sun (IRE) 25/1 Eddie Callaghan ⁵ Lee James	Eddie Callaghan ⁵ Lee James	8	100 4	122	85	118	–
gr g Nordico (USA) - Cielsoleil (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Well behind until some headway from 3 out

7 8 [20¼]	. Silver Groom (IRE) 7/1 S Ryan ⁵ R Akehurst	S Ryan ⁵ R Akehurst	6	109	135	86	119	–
gr g Shy Groom (USA) - Rustic Lawn (Rusticaro)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, soon every chance, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out

8 1½ [21¾]	. Distant Echo (IRE) 16/1 S McNeill David Arbuthnot	S McNeill David Arbuthnot	6	103	124	79	106	–
b g Seamanship - Ripperidge (Knotty Pine I)
Prominent to 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

9 1½ [23¼]	. New Inn 16/1 K P Gaule ³ Steve Gollings	K P Gaule ³ Steve Gollings	5	911 2	121	72	102	–
b g Petoski - Pitroyal (Pitskelly)
Never near to challenge

10 1½ [24¾]	. Kino's Cross 16/1 Luke Harvey Jim Wilson	Luke Harvey Jim Wilson	7	100 5	121	73	100	–
b g Relkino - Coral Delight (Idiots Delight)
Held up, always behind

11 ½ [25¼]	. Celibate (IRE) 16/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Mann	Graham Bradley Charlie Mann	5	108	129	81	108	–
ch g Shy Groom (USA) - Dance Alone (USA) (Monteverdi)
Mid-division until lost touch approaching 3 out

12 1 [26¼]	. Thinking Twice (USA) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	116	141	92	119	–
ch g Kris - Good Thinking (USA) (Raja Baba)
Chased leaders to 6th, gradually weakened

13 1¼ [27½]	. Keep Me In Mind (IRE) 20/1 D Skyrme Richard Mitchell	D Skyrme Richard Mitchell	7	100 1	121	71	97	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Gold Trinket (Golden Fleece)
Behind, effort 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

14 28 [55½]	. Kaitak (IRE) 16/1 F Leahy ³ J M Carr	F Leahy ³ J M Carr	5	103	127	47	75	–
ch g Broken Hearted - Klairelle (Klairon)
Prominent until weakened quickly approaching 3 out, tailed off

F	. Let's Get Lost 100/1 Paul Carberry John Harris	Paul Carberry John Harris	7	100 19 b¹	121	–	–	–
ch g Chief Singer - Lost In France (Northfields)
Fell 3rd, dead

PU	. Granville Again 33/1 D Bridgwater Muriel Naughton	D Bridgwater Muriel Naughton	10	1110	145	–	–	–
ch g Deep Run - High Board (High Line)
Blundered 1st, pulled up before next

PU	. William Tell 7/1 Charlie Swan Micky Hammond	Charlie Swan Micky Hammond	5	101	122	–	–	–
gr g Chief Singer - Aim To Please (Gunner B)
Held up, headway 6th, chance when mistake 3 out, weakened and pulled up flat, dead