Full Result 2.35 Aintree | 1 April 2004

Martell Cognac Cup Chase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m210yds) 3m1f Mildmay Good 19 fences

1st £87,000 2nd £33,000 3rd £16,500 4th £7,500 5th £3,750 6th £2,250

Martell Cognac Cup Chase Class A Grade 2, 3m1f - Good, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tiutchev 11/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	11	1112	167	114	163	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, ran on well (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

2 3½	1. First Gold (FR) 6/4F T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	11	1112 b	–	111	160	–
b g Shafoun (FR) - Nuit D'Or II (FR) (Pot D'Or)
Led, hit 3 out, headed approaching last, not quicken (op 7-4)

3 3½ [7]	3. Hand Inn Hand 6/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	8	1112	156	108	157	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Deep Line (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 12th, chased leaders 14th, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace (op 9-2)

4 3 [10]	7. Fondmort (FR) 15/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	118	161	102	149	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Hansie (FR) (Sukawa)
Held up, headway 12th, effort 4 out, kept on one pace (op 8-1)

5 14 [24]	8. Seebald (GER) 20/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	9	118	152	90	141	–
b g Mulberry (FR) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
Mistakes, lost place 5th, headway 14th, chasing leaders when hit 3 out, soon lost place (op 25-1)

6 1½ [25½]	5. Valley Henry (IRE) 5/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	9	1112	155	93	141	–
b g Step Together I (USA) - Pineway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Chased leaders, blundered 12th, lost place approaching 3 out (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

7 20 [45½]	2. Glenelly Gale (IRE) 33/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	10	1112	–	77	118	–
bb g Strong Gale (IRE) - Smart Fashion (Carlburg)
Held up, headway 12th, outpaced 4 out, lost place approaching next

PU	6. Cyfor Malta (FR) 33/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	11	118	150	–	–	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Force Nine (FR) (Luthier)
Chased leaders, lost place and hit 13th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

8 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 6m 19.60s (slow by 7.60s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: The Liars Poker Partnership (Tiutchev) 1st breeder: Exors Of The Late Mrs D M De Rothschild
2nd owner: John P McManus (First Gold)
3rd owner: Patrick Burling Developments Ltd (Hand Inn Hand)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £1.50 £1.40 £2 Ex: £9.90 CSF: £13.40 Trifecta: £58.40 Pool of £1,697.16 - 20.60 winning units

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Martell Cognac Cup Chase Class A Grade 2

2:35 Aintree 1 Apr 2004