Full Result 5.30 Aintree | 7 April 2006

The Sportsman Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £28,510 2nd £10,695 3rd £5,355 4th £2,670 5th £1,340 6th £670

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Strangely Brown (IRE) 10/1 B C Byrnes ⁵ E McNamara	B C Byrnes ⁵ E McNamara	5	110	145	137	152	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Damerela (IRE) (Alzao)
Prominent, hampered and lost place bend after 5th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to lead before last, ran on (op 12-1)

2 2	17. Saltango (GER) 16/1 William Kennedy ³ Alex Hales	William Kennedy ³ Alex Hales	7	911 4	124	116	130	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Salde (GER) (Alkalde)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, pecked last, stayed on same pace

3 1¾ [3¾]	9. Penny Pictures (IRE) 40/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	7	107	133	121	134	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Copper Creek (Habitat)
Held up, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, stayed on same pace last (op 50-1)

4 2 [5¾]	12. Zipalong Lad (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Brennan Peter Bowen	Paddy Brennan Peter Bowen	6	102	128	114	127	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Rosy Posy (IRE) (Roselier)
Led 2nd to next, chased leaders, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace (op 14-1)

5 nk [6]	24. Back To Ben Alder (IRE) 66/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	9	100 6	126	112	125	–
bb g Bob Back (USA) - Winter Fox (Martinmas)
Chased leaders, lost place 5th, ran on flat (op 50-1)

6 2½ [8½]	23. Arrayou (FR) 100/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	5	100 6 v	126	109	124	–
b g Valanjou I (FR) - Cavatine (FR) (Spud)
Held up, headway 5th, outpaced 8th, stayed on from 2 out (op 66-1)

7 ½ [9]	5. Hasty Prince 16/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	110	140	123	137	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Sister Sophie (USA) (Effervescing)
Held up, headway 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened flat

8 ½ [9½]	15. Alpha Royale (IRE) 8/1 D J Casey C Byrnes	D J Casey C Byrnes	6	100 b	126	108	122	–
b h Alphabatim (USA) - Barnearrig Lass (IRE) (Pollerton)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened after next (tchd 15-2 and 9-1)

9 1¼ [10¾]	11. Leaders Way (IRE) 100/1 Ross Geraghty ³ T K Geraghty	Ross Geraghty ³ T K Geraghty	11	100 p	129	110	123	–
b g Supreme Leader - Mind Me Back (Kambalda)
Held up, never nearer

10 ¾ [11½]	3. Phar Bleu (FR) 8/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	112 t	142	122	136	–
b g Agent Bleu (FR) - Guilt Less (FR) (Useful)
Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, headed and weakened approaching last (op 11-1)

11 ½ [12]	16. Texas Holdem I (IRE) 100/1 Michael McAlister ⁵ Michael Smith	Michael McAlister ⁵ Michael Smith	7	99 1	126	106	119	–
b g Topanoora (IRE) - Lough N Uisce (IRE) (Boyne Valley I)
Led 3rd, mistake 7th, headed after 3 out, weakening when mistake last

12 5 [17]	10. Lunar Crystal (IRE) 66/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	8	104	130	105	118	–
b g Shirley Heights - Solar Crystal (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

13 1 [18]	7. Akilak (IRE) 33/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	109	135	109	122	–
br g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Akilara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, every chance 3 out, weakening when hit next

14 1 [19]	14. Motorway (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	100	126	99	112	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Tadkiyra (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, headway 7th, every chance 3 out, weakened and eased next (op 6-1)

15 1¼ [20¼]	13. Pirate Flagship (FR) 14/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	7	102	128	99	113	–
b g River Mist (USA) - Sacadu (Tyrant)
Held up, ridden after 8th, never dangerous

16 2½ [22¾]	20. Bougoure (IRE) 50/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	7	101 1 4	127	96	109	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Jasmine Melody (Jasmine Star)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened, in rear when blundered last

17 6 [28¾]	22. Overstrand (IRE) 100/1 Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Robert Gray	Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Robert Gray	7	99 5 b	126	89	104	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Held up, headway and edged left bend after 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

18 ½ [29¼]	1. Blue Canyon (FR) 66/1 Barry Geraghty F Doumen	Barry Geraghty F Doumen	8	1112	152	114	128	–
b g Bering - Nini Princesse (IRE) (Niniski)
Held up, always in rear

19 14 [43¼]	21. Chelsea Harbour I (IRE) 40/1 Ms N Carberry Thomas Mullins	Ms N Carberry Thomas Mullins	6	100 5	126	74	95	–
b g Old Vic - Jennyellen (IRE) (Phardante)
Mid-division, blundered 8th, soon weakened (op 50-1)

20 22 [65¼]	4. Desert Air (JPN) 66/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	7	110 t	140	65	80	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Greek Air (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Led to 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 6th

21 7 [72¼]	6. Temoin 9/4F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	110	140	57	73	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Kowtow (USA) (Shadeed)
Held up, hampered bend after 5th, never dangerous (op 5-2)

PU	8. Perle De Puce (FR) 100/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	7	100 p	133	–	–	–
b m Snurge (IRE) - Ma Puce (FR) (Tip Moss)
Chased leaders, hit 5th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	18. Hernando's Boy 40/1 Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	5	100 3	126	–	–	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Leave At Dawn (Slip Anchor)
Prominent until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before last (op 50-1)

UR	19. Mahogany Blaze (FR) 20/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	100 4	133	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Mahogany River (Irish River)
Mistake and unseated rider 2nd (op 25-1)

24 ran Off time: 5:34:00 Winning time: 4m 57.80s (slow by 12.80s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: We Didn't Name Him Syndicate (Strangely Brown) 1st breeder: Barry Noonan
2nd owner: CohenClearyKaplanMinnsPayneWatsonWilson (Saltango)
3rd owner: Terry Neill (Penny Pictures)
Tote win: £11.30 PL: £1.90 £4 £6.40 Ex: £163.80 CSF: £147.34 Tricast: £6,035.83
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £51.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £295,346.41. 4,205.25 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £38.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £11,849.60. 226.10 winning tickets.

5:30 Aintree 7 Apr 2006

The Sportsman Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)