Full Result 4.55 Aintree | 12 April 2007

Citroen C4 Picasso Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

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

1st £31,361 2nd £11,764.50 3rd £5,890.50 4th £2,937 5th £1,474 6th £737

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Tidal Bay (IRE) 9/4 Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	6	115	149	128	149	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - June's Bride (IRE) (Le Moss)
Chased leader, not fluent 7th, led approaching 3 out, driven clear flat (op 11-4)

2 8	5. Wins Now 11/2 A P McCoy Niall Madden	A P McCoy Niall Madden	6	113	–	119	142	–
ch g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Valdaia (Sadler's Wells)
Always prominent, chased winner approaching 3 out, ridden and every chance when blundered last, soon hung left and beaten (op 4-1)

3 3½ [11½]	1. Bedlam Boy (IRE) 25/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	6	115	133	117	138	–
br g Broken Hearted - Evening Fashion (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway after 5th, ridden and weakened approaching last

4 12 [23½]	4. Larkwing (IRE) 7/1 Davy Russell E McNamara	Davy Russell E McNamara	6	113	–	103	123	–
b h Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - The Dawn Trader (USA) (Naskra)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened next (op 10-1)

5 1 [24½]	9. LiberateI 2/1F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	107	149	92	115	–
ch g Lomitas - Eversince (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Chased leaders, mistake 6th, ridden after 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out (op 7-4)

6 1½ [26]	10. My Petra 25/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	103	129	87	106	–
b f Midnight Legend - Lac Marmot (FR) (Marju)
Held up in touch, raced keenly, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 33-1)

7 8 [34]	6. Double Obsession 66/1 Mark Bradburne Andrew Balding	Mark Bradburne Andrew Balding	7	110	–	90	111	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Obsessive (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up, blundered 2nd, ridden approaching 6th, weakened 8th

8 10 [44]	3. Carlitos 8/1 Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	113	130	83	102	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Queen Of Spades (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Prominent, lost place approaching 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 10-1)

9 7 [51]	7. Jass 66/1 Phil Kinsella Keith Reveley	Phil Kinsella Keith Reveley	5	110	–	72	92	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Iota (Niniski)
Held up, weakened 7th, mistake next

10 36 [87]	8. Khachaturian (IRE) 100/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	4	107	106	27	49	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - On Air (FR) (Chief Singer)
Led, headed and weakened approaching 3 out

10 ran Off time: 4:55:00 Winning time: 4m 55.50s (slow by 10.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Tidal Bay) 1st breeder: John Dorgan
2nd owner: John P McManus (Wins Now)
3rd owner: Tony Ambler (Bedlam Boy)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.30 £1.90 £3.30 Ex: £15.10 CSF: £14.36 Trifecta: £135.70 Pool £2,293.96 - 12.00 winning units.

4:55 Aintree 12 Apr 2007

Citroen C4 Picasso Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2