Full Result 2.35 Aintree | 8 April 2005

John Smith's Top Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £29,000 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,500 5th £1,250 6th £750

John Smith's Top Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2, 2m½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Mighty Man (FR) 3/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	5	110	–	115	141	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Vanina II (FR) (Italic)
Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, hard ridden and held on (tchd 11-4)

2 ½	5. Dusky Warbler 15/8F A P McCoy Gary Moore	A P McCoy Gary Moore	6	110	138	115	141	–
br g Ezzoud (IRE) - Bronzewing (Beldale Flutter)
Held up, headway 4th, led and mistake 3 out, headed next, rallied run-in, just held (op 5-2)

3 23 [23½]	4. Napolitain (FR) 25/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	112	124	90	120	–
b g Ajdayt (USA) - Domage II (FR) (Cyborg)
Soon clear, jumped right, headed 3 out, outpaced from next (op 33-1)

4 9 [32½]	3. Nyrche (FR) 7/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	113	135	80	111	–
b g Medaaly - Thoiry (USA) (Sagace)
Headway 6th, effort next, weakened 2 out (tchd 15-2)

5 nk [32¾]	7. Sea Captain 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	76	108	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Calabria (Neltino)
Held up, driven along after 6th, lost place next (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 4-1)

6 29 [61¾]	2. Marcel (FR) 15/2 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	118	142	48	112	–
b g Bateau Rouge (IRE) - Une Risette (FR) (Air Du Nord)
Jumped right, chased leaders, lost place after 6th, weakened after next, virtually pulled up run-in (op 7-1)

PU	1. Astronomic 14/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	118	137	–	–	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Sky Love (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leaders, reminders 5th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action)