Full Result 1.45 Aintree | 8 April 2006

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 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	13. Wellbeing 7/1 Paddy Brennan Philip Hobbs	Paddy Brennan Philip Hobbs	9	102	121	115	147	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Charming Life (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ran on well (op 6-1)

2 9	3. Noble Request (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	115	138	120	149	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Restless Mixa (IRE) (Linamix)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, every chance next, no extra last (op 8-1)

3 6 [15]	18. Double Vodka (IRE) 66/1 Phil Kinsella ⁷ Chris Grant	Phil Kinsella ⁷ Chris Grant	5	97 10	119	94	123	–
bb g Russian Revival (USA) - Silius I (IRE) (Junius)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next

4 5 [20]	12. Monte Cinto (FR) 6/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	106	125	93	124	–
br g Bulington (FR) - Algue Rouge (FR) (Perouges)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before last (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

5 hd [20¼]	8. Beautiful Vision (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	6	108	127	95	126	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - RumiI (Nishapour)
Chased leaders, hit 6th, weakened approaching last (tchd 11-1)

6 nk [20½]	2. Dusky Warbler 12/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	7	117 p	140	108	141	–
br g Ezzoud (IRE) - Bronzewing (Beldale Flutter)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 10-1)

7 2 [22½]	9. Bound 16/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	8	108 t	127	92	125	–
b g Kris - Tender Moment (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakening when mistake last (op 14-1)

8 1 [23½]	17. Saif Sareea 20/1 Padge Whelan Richard Fahey	Padge Whelan Richard Fahey	6	100	119	83	116	–
b g Atraf - Slipperose (Persepolis)
Chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened approaching last (op 16-1)

9 ½ [24]	11. Lord Henry (IRE) 20/1 Tom O'Brien ⁵ Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien ⁵ Philip Hobbs	7	101	125	88	120	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Auntie Honnie (IRE) (Radical)
Led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon weakened

10 2½ [26½]	15. Salut Saint Cloud 28/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	101 p	120	80	115	–
b g Primo Dominie - Tiriana (Common Grounds)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened approaching last (op 22-1 tchd 20-1)

11 3½ [30]	6. Bongo Fury (FR) 40/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	109 v	128	83	117	–
b m Sillery (USA) - Nativelee (FR) (Giboulee)
Chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next

12 5 [35]	7. Neveesou (FR) 13/2 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	109	128	77	112	–
gr g Kaldounevees (FR) - Tugend (GER) (Priamos)
Held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

13 ¾ [35¾]	4. Astronomic 100/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	114	137	85	120	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Sky Love (USA) (Nijinsky)
Pulled hard and prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

14 ¾ [36½]	14. Pepe Galvez (SWE) 33/1 Marcus Foley Mrs L C Taylor	Marcus Foley Mrs L C Taylor	9	102 v¹	121	68	104	–
br g Mango Express - Mango Sampaquita (SWE) (Colombian Friend)
Held up, mistake 4th, always in rear

15 7 [43½]	10. Tarlac (GER) 9/2F A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	5	106	125	63	101	–
ch g Dashing Blade - Tintina (USA) (General Assembly)
Chased leaders, ridden and mistake 2 out, soon weakened, eased run-in (tchd 4-1 and 5-1 in places)

16 2 [45½]	1. Admiral (IRE) 50/1 Paul Carberry Tim Pitt	Paul Carberry Tim Pitt	5	1112	145	80	119	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Coast Is Clear (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, ridden 5th, always behind

PU	5. Nippy Des Mottes (FR) 16/1 Liam Heard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	5	106 t	130	–	–	–
b g Useful (FR) - Julie Des Mottes (FR) (Puma Des Mottes)
Held up, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before last

17 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 18.30s (slow by 25.30s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Classic Approach (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden (Wellbeing) 1st breeder: Lord Howard De Walden
2nd owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Noble Request)
3rd owner: Steve Wilson (Double Vodka)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £1.80 £2.70 £4.10 Ex: £29.10 CSF: £61.64 Tricast: £3,826.02 Trifecta: £1,594.90 Part won. Pool: £2,246.38 - 0.40 winning tickets.

1:45 Aintree 8 Apr 2006

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)