Full Result 2.55 Aintree | 5 April 1997

Martell Aintree Hurdle Class A (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good 11 hurdles

1st £40,750 2nd £15,405 3rd £7,527.50 4th £3,417.50

Martell Aintree Hurdle Class A (Grade 1), 2m4f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Bimsey (IRE) 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald R Akehurst	Mick Fitzgerald R Akehurst	7	117	–	151	156	–
b h Horage - Cut It Out (IRE) (Cut Above)
Tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, all out

2 1½	4. Pridwell 12/1 R Dunwoody M C Pipe	R Dunwoody M C Pipe	7	117	–	149	154	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Glowing With Pride (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up, headway going well 4 out, effort next, hung left and stayed on, never able to challenge

3 16 [17½]	3. Make A Stand 7/4F C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	6	117	–	137	138	–
ch g Master Willie - Make A Signal (Royal Gunner)
Led until approaching 3 out, soon ridden and beaten

4 2 [19½]	5. Space Trucker (IRE) 5/1 J Shortt Mrs John Harrington	J Shortt Mrs John Harrington	6	117	–	136	136	–
b g Kambalda - Seat Of Learning (Balliol I)
Held up, steady headway 4 out, ridden next, soon beaten

5 dist [49½]	6. Urubande (IRE) 13/2 Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	7	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Truly Fair (Gulf Pearl)
Tracked leaders, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened

PU	2. Large Action (IRE) 3/1 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	9	117	–	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Ballyadam Lass (Menelek)
Behind, pushed along from 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	7. Double Symphony (IRE) 25/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	9	112 b	–	–	–	–
ch m Orchestra - Darling's Double (Menelek)
Outpaced and lost touch after 5th, well tailed off when pulled up before 3 out