Full Result 3.25 Aintree | 5 April 2008

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

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

1st £34,206 2nd £12,834 3rd £6,426 4th £3,204 5th £1,608 6th £804

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Forest Pennant (IRE) 9/2F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1013	130	121	137	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Prudent View (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up in rear, effort when mistake 9th, headway 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, joined leader last, soon led, hard ridden and stayed on (op 11-2)

2 1¼	16. Superior Wisdom (IRE) 11/1 William Kennedy Alex Hales	William Kennedy Alex Hales	8	1013	130	120	135	–
b g Pierre - Viva Las Vegas (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, 4 lengths ahead when hit 2 out, headed soon after last, no extra last 150yds (op 9-1)

3 8 [9¼]	13. According To Pete 16/1 Fergus King Malcolm Jefferson	Fergus King Malcolm Jefferson	7	111	132	116	129	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Magic Bloom (Full Of Hope)
Held up in rear, headway 8th, stayed on same pace from 3 out (op 18-1)

4 hd [9½]	18. Reel Charmer 28/1 Jan Faltejsek George Charlton	Jan Faltejsek George Charlton	8	1013 t	130	113	127	–
b m Dancing High - Gaelic Charm (IRE) (Deep Run)
Held up in rear, headway 8th, went 2nd 2 out, one pace (op 33-1)

5 3½ [13]	12. Auroras Encore (IRE) 14/1 Tjade Collier ⁵ Sue Smith	Tjade Collier ⁵ Sue Smith	6	1011 4	133	114	127	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Sama Veda (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, led after 10th, headed approaching next, stayed on same pace (op 12-1)

6 4 [17]	11. Backbord (GER) 11/1 Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	6	112 t	133	110	124	–
b g Platini (GER) - Bukowina (GER) (Windwurf)
Chased leaders, one pace from 3 out (op 12-1)

7 1 [18]	4. Fresh Winter 11/1 Phil Kinsella John Mackie	Phil Kinsella John Mackie	6	116	137	113	127	–
br g Overbury (IRE) - Olnistar (FR) (Balsamo)
Prominent, outpaced 10th, kept on from 2 out (op 12-1)

8 1¼ [19¼]	19. Artiste Bay (FR) 50/1 Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin	Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin	6	1012	129	104	118	–
b g Alamo Bay (USA) - Aristalle (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
In touch, went prominent 9th, one pace from 3 out (op 66-1)

9 nk [19½]	10. Mendo 12/1 Tom Siddall Noel Chance	Tom Siddall Noel Chance	8	112	133	108	122	–
b g Alderbrook - Ina's Farewell (Random Shot)
Held up in mid-division, headway 9th, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out (op 14-1)

10 5 [24½]	5. Copsale Lad 25/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	11	115 b	136	107	123	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Squeaky Cottage (True Song)
Held up in rear, some headway 3 out, never a factor

11 1½ [26]	20. Overstrand (IRE) 50/1 Sam Jones ³ Dr Richard Newland	Sam Jones ³ Dr Richard Newland	9	109	129	99	113	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Held up in rear, headway 9th, never near leaders

12 11 [37]	8. Hennessy (IRE) 16/1 Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	7	114	135	96	110	–
b g Presenting - Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier)
With leader, led 9th until after next, soon weakened

13 2¼ [39¼]	21. Gustavo 40/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	7	1011	128	87	101	–
b g Efisio - Washita (Valiyar)
In rear, hit 9th, never on terms

14 23 [62¼]	3. Laertes 22/1 Mr O Greenall ⁷ Chris Grant	Mr O Greenall ⁷ Chris Grant	7	1013 v	137	76	92	–
gr g Theatrical Charmer - Handmaiden I (Shardari)
In rear, driven 7th, behind from 10th

15 ½ [62¾]	7. Coq Hardi (FR) 25/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	7	114	135	74	89	–
b g Panoramic I - Matagirl (FR) (Matahawk)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place after 10th

16 3 [65¾]	22. Tagula Blue (IRE) 25/1 Michael Murphy ⁷ Ian Williams	Michael Murphy ⁷ Ian Williams	8	104	128	64	80	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
In rear, behind from 10th

17 4½ [70¼]	6. Don't Push It (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	114	135	67	91	–
b g Old Vic - She's No Laugh Ben (USA) (Alleged)
Chased leaders, lost place after 10th (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

18 4½ [74¾]	2. Buena Vista (IRE) 14/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	119	140	68	85	–
b g In The Wings - Park Special (Relkino)
Led, headed 9th, lost place after next (op 16-1)

19 1 [75¾]	9. Chief Yeoman 66/1 Aidan Coleman ⁵ Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman ⁵ Venetia Williams	8	1013	135	63	79	–
br g Machiavellian (USA) - Step Aloft (Shirley Heights)
In touch, lost place 9th, soon behind

PU	17. Rio De Janeiro (IRE) 14/1 Paul Moloney Emma Lavelle	Paul Moloney Emma Lavelle	7	1013	130	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Alleged Devotion (USA) (Alleged)
Prominent, lost place after 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 12-1)

PU	15. Dream Alliance 16/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	1013	130	–	–	–
ch g Bien Bien (USA) - Rewbell (Andy Rew)
Prominent, hit 3rd, mistake and lost place 9th, soon pulled up

PU	1. Grand Bleu (IRE) 33/1 Christophe Pieux F Doumen	Christophe Pieux F Doumen	5	1112	143	–	–	–
b g Great Palm (USA) - Blue Pool (Saddlers' Hall)
In rear, hit 6th, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

22 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 6m 8.00s (slow by 13.00s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Peter Hart (Forest Pennant) 1st breeder: Michael Ross
2nd owner: A Cohen & Glenmore Investments Ltd (Superior Wisdom)
3rd owner: P Nelson (According To Pete)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.80 £3.60 £2.80 Ex: £64 CSF: £50.29 Tricast: £772.35 Trifecta: £1,172.70 Pool: £2,642.73, 1.60 w/u

3:25 Aintree 5 Apr 2008

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