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left 4:20 right Aintree 9 Apr 1999

Belle Epoque Sefton Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good 13 hurdles
1st £23,800 2nd £9,000 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000
pedigree Pedigrees
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Belle Epoque Sefton Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 1), 3m½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+
Belle Epoque Sefton Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 1), 3m½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
6 114 87 145 right
b g King's Ride (IRE) right - Live Aid right (Little Buskins) right
Led 2nd, made rest, blundered 3 out, hard pressed from 2 out, stayed on well under pressure (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)
left
2 
4 1010 139 78 132 right
b g Nikos right - Bally Duke (FR) right (Iron Duke) right
In touch, headway to track leaders before 3 out, ridden to challenge last, no extra run-in (op 6-1)
left
3  2 [3¾]
6 114 125 85 138 right
b g Zaffaran (USA) right - Nimbi right (Orchestra) right
Held up, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out, no extra from last
left
4  6 [9¾]
6 114 140 81 132 right
b g Lord Americo (IRE) right - Leallen right (Le Bavard) right
Held up, headway before 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)
left
5  4 [13¾]
8 114 117 78 130 right
br g Shareef Dancer (USA) right - Jouvencelle right (Rusticaro) right
Held up, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, faded from next (op 20-1)
left
6  [16¼]
6 114 111 76 126 right
b g Belmez (USA) right - Blue Brocade right (Reform) right
Prominent, ridden before 3 out, faded (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)
left
7  11 [27¼]
6 114 129 69 117 right
b g Glacial Storm (USA) right - Tipperary Tartan right (Rarity) right
In touch, effort after 10th, no headway (op 12-1)
left
8  ¾ [28]
7 114 123 68 119 right
b g Gildoran (IRE) right - Balancing ActI (IRE) right (Balinger) right
In touch, effort before 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 25-1 in places)
left
9  dist [58]
8 114 right
b g Strong Gale (IRE) right - Cherry Dawn right (Pollerton) right
Behind, lost touch from before 3 out, tailed off (tchd 33-1 in places)
left
10  hd [58¼]
6 114 110 right
b g Orchestra right - Coctail Bid right (Mandalus) right
Behind, some headway after 10th, soon weakened, tailed off (op 25-1)
left
PU   
7 114 126 right
b g Strong Gale (IRE) right - Shannon Spray right (Le Bavard) right
Prominent, driven along before 10th, weakened before 3 out, hung left and pulled up before 2 out, jockey said he thought the gelding was going lame, but he was subsequently found to be sound (tchd 5-2, 100-30 in places and 7-2 in a place)
left
PU   
8 114 88 right
b g Miner's Lamp right - Crookhaven I right (Arctic Slave) right
Led to 2nd, losing place when mistake 7th, lost touch and pulled up after 8th
left
PU   
5 114 128 right
b g Sanglamore (USA) right - Nurica (USA) right (Nureyev) right
Held up, headway after 10th, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out, lame (op 7-1)
left
PU   
8 1013 121 right
b m Sexton Blake right - Lady-Easton right (Oats) right
Lost touch from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 11-1 in places)
left
PU   
7 114 right
ch g Tom's Shu (USA) right - Kittain (NZ) right (Rocky Mountain) right
Behind from 4th, lost touch and pulled up after 8th (op 25-1)
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