Full Result 2.00 Aintree | 4 April 2008

John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m210yds) 3m1f Mildmay Good 19 fences

1st £45,608 2nd £17,112 3rd £8,568 4th £4,272 5th £2,144 6th £1,072

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Big Buck's (FR) 11/4 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	113	148	135	160	–
bb g Cadoudal (FR) - Buck's (FR) (Le Glorieux)
Held up, mistakes 3rd, 13th and 14th, not fluent 4 out, headway after next, led last, driven out (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

2 2¼	7. Battlecry 11/2 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110	144	130	154	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Miss Orchestra (IRE) (Orchestra)
Led, mistake 9th, blundered 2 out, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace flat (op 5-1)

3 9 [11¼]	1. Albertas Run (IRE) 6/4F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	117	155	130	154	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss)
Held up in touch, hit 7th, chased leader 15th, ridden and switched left approaching last, soon weakened (op 13-8)

4 1 [12¼]	2. Joe Lively (IRE) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	9	117 b	143	129	152	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Forest Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Prominent, chased leader 4th, not fluent 14th, ridden and weakened approaching last (tchd 14-1 and 18-1)

5 hd [12½]	5. Roll Along (IRE) 8/1 Timmy Murphy Carl Llewellyn	Timmy Murphy Carl Llewellyn	8	113	147	125	150	–
b g Carroll House (IRE) - Callmartel (IRE) (Montelimar)
Chased leader until mistake 4th, ridden 14th, outpaced from 3 out, hit next (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

6 19 [31½]	6. Starzaan (IRE) 11/1 Robert Thornton Hughie Morrison	Robert Thornton Hughie Morrison	9	113	142	109	142	–
b g Darshaan - Stellina (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, blundered 11th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out (tchd 10-1)

7 58 [89½]	8. Monzon I (FR) 200/1 Colin Bolger Chris Gordon	Colin Bolger Chris Gordon	8	110	95	55	82	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Queenly I (FR) (Pot D'Or)
Held up, mistake 5th, behind from 8th (op 150-1)

8 dist [119½]	3. Cedrus Libani (IRE) 16/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	7	115	139	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Cedar Castle (IRE) (Castle Keep)
Held up, blundered 9th, headway 15th, hit 3 out, soon weakened, behind when blundered and unseated rider last, remounted

8 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 6m 29.30s (slow by 17.30s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Stewart Family (Big Buck's) 1st breeder: Henri Poulat
2nd owner: Hamsard Ltd (Battlecry)
3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Albertas Run)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.40 £1.90 £1.20 Ex: £21.50 CSF: £18.39 Trifecta: £56.20 Pool: £2,275.44. 28.70 winning units

2:00 Aintree 4 Apr 2008

John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase Grade 2