Full Result 5.15 Aintree | 7 April 2001

Martell Weatherbys Champion Standard National Hunt Flat Race Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4-6yo) (2m209yds) 2m1f Heavy

1st £18,000 2nd £6,900 3rd £3,450 4th £1,650

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. The Bajan Bandit (IRE) 9/4F Bruce Gibson ³ L Lungo	Bruce Gibson ³ L Lungo	6	111	–	125	147	–
b g Commanche Run - Sunrise Highway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Tracked leaders, led 4f out, drew clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly (op 7-4 tchd 5-2)

2 22	17. Posh Pearl 8/1 Mr F Windsor Clive ⁷ Venetia Williams	Mr F Windsor Clive ⁷ Venetia Williams	6	106	–	90	120	–
bb m Rakaposhi King - Rim Of Pearl (Rymer)
In touch, tracked leaders halfway, chased winner 3f out, well beaten final furlong (op 7-1)

3 11 [33]	14. Zero Risk (IRE) 50/1 Mr K Culligan ⁷ L Wells	Mr K Culligan ⁷ L Wells	5	1011 t	–	80	114	–
ch g Insan (USA) - Serenade Run (Deep Run)
Led, hampered on bend after 5f, headed 4f out, weakened entering final 2f (tchd 66-1 in places)

4 1½ [34½]	15. Best Of The Girls (IRE) 16/1 Davy Russell ³ Simon Sherwood	Davy Russell ³ Simon Sherwood	6	1011 1	–	74	108	–
b m Supreme Leader - Belinda Vard (Le Bavard)
Held up in midfield, effort and headway over 4f out, not trouble leaders (tchd 20-1 in places)

5 3 [37½]	1. Bob The Piler 20/1 Fergus King ⁷ Nicky Richards	Fergus King ⁷ Nicky Richards	5	1011	–	74	109	–
b g Jendali (USA) - Laxay (Laxton)
Held up, headway over 4f out, no impression on leaders final 2f (tchd 25-1 in places)

6 6 [43½]	7. Order 40/1 Tom Doyle ³ Ralph Beckett	Tom Doyle ³ Ralph Beckett	5	111	–	65	103	–
b g Deploy - Gong (Bustino)
Held up, ridden 4f out, kept on one pace final 3f (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

7 dist [73½]	12. The Villager (IRE) 20/1 Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	114	–	–	–	–
br g Zaffaran (USA) - Kitty Wren (Warpath)
Midfield, ridden over 4f out, soon well beaten, dismounted after line (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

8 10 [83½]	20. Sea Drifting 11/1 D Fennelly ⁷ Kevin Morgan	D Fennelly ⁷ Kevin Morgan	4	105	–	–	–	–
b g Slip Anchor - Theme (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent until ridden weakened over 4f out (op 8-1)

9 16 [99½]	13. Worlaby Dale 50/1 Mark Bradburne Mrs S Lamyman	Mark Bradburne Mrs S Lamyman	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Terimon - Restandbethankful I (Random Shot)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 5f out (tchd 100-1 in places)

10 ½ [100]	3. In Contrast (IRE) 6/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	5	114	–	–	–	–
bb g Be My Native (USA) - Ballinamona Lady (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Midfield, headway over 5f out, soon challenging, weakened over 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong (tchd 7-1 and 8-1 in places)

11 12 [112]	5. Jameson (IRE) 16/1 L Corcoran ⁵ Mark Pitman	L Corcoran ⁵ Mark Pitman	5	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Broken Hearted - Seyona (Seymour Hicks)
Held up in rear, some headway 5f out, ridden and weakened 4f out (tchd 20-1)

12 dist [142]	10. Strain The Rein 25/1 David Dennis ³ Ian Williams	David Dennis ³ Ian Williams	6	111	–	–	–	–
b g Petoski - Valls D'Andorra (Free State I)
Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened over 4f out (tchd 33-1 in places)

13 7 [149]	19. KaizenI 11/1 Mark Nicolls ⁷ Michael Easterby	Mark Nicolls ⁷ Michael Easterby	4	105	–	–	–	–
ch g Lion Cavern (USA) - Legend's Daughter (USA) (Alleged)
Midfield, ridden and behind 6f out (op 8-1)

14 1¾ [150¾]	2. Deep Dale I 100/1 Anthony Ross Mrs S Lamyman	Anthony Ross Mrs S Lamyman	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Pharly (FR) - L'Oraz (Ile De Bourbon)
Chased leaders, ridden along after 6f, weakened over 5f out (op 66-1)

15 4 [154¾]	9. Redde (IRE) 8/1 B J Crowley ³ Ralph J Smith	B J Crowley ³ Ralph J Smith	6	111	–	–	–	–
ch g Classic Memory - Stoney Broke I (Pauper)
Ridden along after 6f, always behind (op 7-1)

16 dist [184¾]	8. Punchy (IRE) 20/1 John McNamara Mark Pitman	John McNamara Mark Pitman	5	114	–	–	–	–
bb g Freddie's Star - Baltimore Fox (IRE) (Arapahos)
Midfield, weakened over 4f out, tailed off (op 14-1)

17 dist [214¾]	16. Do It On Dani 66/1 Noel Fehily Alison Thorpe	Noel Fehily Alison Thorpe	6	1013	–	–	–	–
br m Weld - Dark City (Sweet Monday)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 7f out, tailed off final 5f (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

17 ran Off time: 5:15:00 Winning time: 4m 47.30s (slow by 54.30s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Intersky Falcon (unsuitable ground), Irish Hussar (unsuitable ground), Joss Naylor (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Ashleybank Investments Limited (The Bajan Bandit) 1st breeder: R J Whitford
2nd owner: David Jenks (Posh Pearl)
3rd owner: Paul Zetter (Zero Risk)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.80 £2 £12.80 Ex: £15.50 CSF: £15.62 Trifecta: £749.50 Pool £1,055.72, 0.5 w/u - part won. Place 6 £128.55, PLace 5 £48.98
Jackpot:
Placepot: £41.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £144,495.36. 2,536.13 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £25.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £6,010.11. 175.98 winning tickets.

5:15 Aintree 7 Apr 2001

Martell Weatherbys Champion Standard National Hunt Flat Race Class A Grade 2