4:20 Aintree 5 Apr 2002
Martell Sefton Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1
(Class 1) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good 13 hurdles
1st
£34,800 2nd
£13,200 3rd
£6,600 4th
£3,000 5th
£1,500 6th
£900
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 114 | 137 | – | 151 | – | ||||
| ch g Trempolino (USA) - Caithness (USA) (Roberto) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 4 out, soon ridden, led 3 out, mistake next, clear last, stayed on (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places) | ||||||||||
| 8 | 114 t | 136 | – | 146 | – | |||||
| b g Kendor (FR) - Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells) | ||||||||||
| Held up, ridden and headway after 4 out, chased winner 2 out, stayed on same pace from last (tchd 13-2 in places) | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 t | 141 | – | 144 | – | ||||
| b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Stormy Scene (USA) (Storm Bird) | ||||||||||
| Ridden in midfield from 4th, headway 9th, every chance 3 out, no extra approaching last (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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6 | 114 | – | – | 138 | – | ||||
| b g Lesotho (USA) - Whitengy (FR) (Olantengy) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, headway 8th, ridden when chasing leaders 3 out, one pace from next (tchd 14-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 | 137 | – | 139 | – | ||||
| b g Be My Native (USA) - Sister Ida (Bustino) | ||||||||||
| Held up, ridden 4 out, kept on from next, not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the fast ground) (op 9-2 tchd 11-2) | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 | – | – | 135 | – | ||||
| b h Prince Of Birds (USA) - Fete Champetre (Welsh Pageant) | ||||||||||
| Handy until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 114 | – | – | 135 | – | |||||
| b g Bering - Saveur (Ardross) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, led after 4 out, driven and headed next, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 | 137 | – | 127 | – | ||||
| b g Lycius (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, ridden along 6th, weakened after 4 out (op 6-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 | – | – | 115 | – | ||||
| b g Glacial Storm (USA) - El Scarsdale (Furry Glen) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 1st, always behind (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 and 9-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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6 | 114 | 133 | – | 113 | – | ||||
| ch g Toulon - One Back (IRE) (Meneval) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 8th, driven after 4 out, soon weakened (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 114 | 131 | – | 120 | – | ||||
| br g Insan (USA) - Bitofabreeze (IRE) (Callernish) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, lost place before 8th, soon behind (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Warcraft I (USA) - Celtic Bombshell (Celtic Cone) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 9th, tailed off (op 25-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 | 137 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Contract Law (USA) - Loveville (USA) (Assert) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders 3rd, driven and weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 | 137 | – | 127 | – | ||||
| ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Wings Ground (Murrayfield) | ||||||||||
| Led, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out (tchd 14-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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6 | 114 | 115 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Convinced - Current Liability (IRE) (Caribo) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders until weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 25-1) | ||||||||||
- 15 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 6m 16.40s (slow by 21.40s) Total SP: 123%
- Non-runners: Eurotrek (unsuitable ground), The Bajan Bandit (unsuitable ground)
- 1st owner: Lady Harris (Stromness) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
- 2nd owner: B A Kilpatrick (Tarxien)
- 3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Stormez)
- Tote win: £11.10 PL: £3.10 £2.10 £7.80 Ex: £56 CSF: £52.85 Trifecta: £810.80 Pool £1,941.40 - 1.70 winning units.
