Full Result 2.35 Aintree | 13 April 2007

Citroen C6 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Grade 1

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

1st £54,169 2nd £20,320.50 3rd £10,174.50 4th £5,073 5th £2,546 6th £1,273

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Chief Dan George (IRE) 20/1 Mick Fitzgerald James Moffatt	Mick Fitzgerald James Moffatt	7	114 p	145	129	156	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Colleen Donn (Le Moss)
Held up in rear, headway 5th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd next, led soon after last, stayed on well (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding benefited from being held up having been ridden prominently at Cheltenham.) (op 33-1)

2 4	10. Wichita Lineman (IRE) 4/6F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	114	154	125	154	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Monumental Gesture (IRE) (Head For Heights)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, joined leader next, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, 4 lengths up when hit last, edged right and soon headed (tchd 8-11 in places)

3 18 [22]	3. Imperial Commander (IRE) 25/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	136	111	135	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
Chased leaders, went 3rd 10th, one pace from next

4 9 [31]	5. Massini's Maguire (IRE) 11/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	114	150	103	127	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Molly Maguire (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led 2nd, set strong pace, headed approaching 3 out, 1 length down when hit next, hung badly right and soon weakened (tchd 6-1)

5 24 [55]	4. Knowledge Box (IRE) 100/1 Eddie Power John Joseph Murphy	Eddie Power John Joseph Murphy	7	114	–	83	107	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Bone Of Contention (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 8th, weakened 10th

6 72 [127]	7. Silverburn (IRE) 4/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	114	144	18	29	–
b g Presenting - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Held up, headway 8th, soon in touch, driven and weakened approaching 3 out, behind when eased run-in, tailed off, (jockey said gelding became very tired after last hurdle) (tchd 9-2 and 7-2 in places)

PU	1. Battlecry 100/1 Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	128	–	–	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Miss Orchestra (IRE) (Orchestra)
In rear, behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up after 10th

PU	6. Secret Ploy 40/1 Andrew Tinkler Hughie Morrison	Andrew Tinkler Hughie Morrison	7	114	130	–	–	–
b g Deploy - By Line I (High Line)
Prominent, soon driven along, lost place after 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 10th

PU	9. Wee Forbees (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	5	114	129	–	–	–
b g Shernazar - Gender Gap (USA) (Shecky Greene)
Led to 2nd, ridden and lost place 8th, soon behind, pulled up before next

PU	8. Super Nick (IRE) 50/1 Robert Thornton Nigel Twiston-Davies	Robert Thornton Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Nic An Ree (IRE) (King's Ride)
Chased leaders to 4th, dropped to rear 7th, soon lost touch and pulled up (op 66-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 6m 11.00s (slow by 16.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Maurice Chapman (Chief Dan George) 1st breeder: Matthew Brady
2nd owner: John P McManus (Wichita Lineman)
3rd owner: Our Friends In The North (Imperial Commander)
Tote win: £16.90 PL: £2.80 £1.10 £4.90 Ex: £49.40 CSF: £34.74 Trifecta: £486.20 Pool: £2,876.50, 4.20 winning units

2:35 Aintree 13 Apr 2007

Citroen C6 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Grade 1