Full Result 4.20 Aintree | 2 April 2004

Martell Cognac Sefton Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good 13 hurdles

1st £46,400 2nd £17,600 3rd £8,800 4th £4,000 5th £2,000 6th £1,200

Martell Cognac Sefton Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1, 3m½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Accipiter I 14/1 Tom Best G B Balding	Tom Best G B Balding	5	114	140	140	149	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Accuracy (Gunner B)
Held up, headway 9th, led 2 out, mistake last, hard ridden flat, edged left towards finish, all out (op 12-1)

2 ¾	7. Grey Report (IRE) 11/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	114	141	139	146	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Busters Lodge (Antwerp City)
Led to 9th, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied next, every chance last, stayed on gamely (op 9-2)

3 13 [13¾]	3. Champagne Harry 20/1 Davy Russell Nigel Twiston-Davies	Davy Russell Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	126	129	134	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Sparkling Cinders (Netherkelly)
Chased leader until led 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat (tchd 25-1)

4 6 [19¾]	6. Eric's Charm (FR) 6/1 Barry Geraghty Oliver Sherwood	Barry Geraghty Oliver Sherwood	6	114	145	124	127	–
b g Nikos - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in a place)

5 nk [20]	10. Patriarch Express 66/1 N Hannity Geoffrey Harker	N Hannity Geoffrey Harker	7	114	–	124	127	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Jaydeeglen (Bay Express)
Held up, headway 9th, every chance approaching 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 100-1 in places)

6 1¼ [21¼]	11. Sixo (IRE) 50/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	114	120	123	125	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Miss Mangaroo (Oats)
Held up in touch, pushed along 5th, weakened 4 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

7 3½ [24¾]	13. QuickI 50/1 Paul Carberry M C Pipe	Paul Carberry M C Pipe	4	1010 v	130	112	114	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Prompt (Old Vic)
Held up in touch, joined leaders 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 40-1)

8 13 [37¾]	5. Cornish Rebel (IRE) 5/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	114	141	109	109	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - Katday (FR) (Miller's Mate)
Held up, reminders 7th, weakened after next (op 6-4 tchd 7-4)

PU	2. Carapuce (FR) 33/1 Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	5	114	128	–	–	–
ch g Bigstone (IRE) - Treasure City (FR) (Moulin)
Held up, behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	8. Kasthari (IRE) 12/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	114	–	–	–	–
gr g Vettori (IRE) - Karliyka (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up, headway 4th, hit next, weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in a place)

PU	4. Control Man (IRE) 9/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	114 v	134	–	–	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Got To Fly I (IRE) (Kemal)
Chased leaders, hit 6th, weakened and pulled up after next (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

PU	12. Thames (IRE) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Nicky Henderson	Timmy Murphy Nicky Henderson	6	114	–	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Aon Dochas (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	9. Manx Royal (FR) 66/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Badj II (FR) (Tadj)
Chased leaders to 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 4:24:00 Winning time: 6m 3.40s (slow by 8.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Miss B Swire (Accipiter I) 1st breeder: Miss B Swire
2nd owner: Mrs D A La Trobe (Grey Report)
3rd owner: Gavin MacEchern (Champagne Harry)
Tote win: £13.30 PL: £3.80 £2.20 £2.90 Ex: £74.60 CSF: £83.31 Trifecta: £593.80 Pool £2,592.98, 3.10 w/u

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