Full Result 2.40 Aintree | 26 October 2008

intercasino.co.uk Four Year Old Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo) (2m103yds) 2m½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £31,598.75 2nd £9,538.75 3rd £4,913.75 4th £2,603.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Squadron 5/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	112	136	93	141	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Machaera (Machiavellian)
Always prominent, upsides 5th, led 4 out, shaken up and looking in command about 3 lengths ahead when left clear last, ridden out (tchd 9-4)

2 18	3. Fushe Jo 20/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	4	1012	115	66	119	–
gr g Act One - Aristocratique (Cadeaux Genereux)
Led, headed approaching 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, left poor 2nd last (op 18-1 tchd 16-1)

3 39 [57]	5. Pelennor (FR) 100/1 Noel Fehily Debra Hamer	Noel Fehily Debra Hamer	4	1012	104	15	81	–
b g River Bay (USA) - Alidami (GER) (Damister)
Held up behind, not fluent 4th and 5th when outpaced, left poor 3rd last (op 80-1)

4 14 [71]	4. King Of The Beers (USA) 100/1 Michael Murphy Ronald Harris	Michael Murphy Ronald Harris	4	1012 p	–	–	67	–
rg g Silver Deputy (CAN) - Pracer (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up, struggling approaching 3 out, never on terms, left poor 4th last

F	1. Pierrot Lunaire (USA) 2/5F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	116	148	–	140	–
b g War Chant (USA) - Playact (IRE) (Hernando)
Prominent, led approaching 5th, mistake and headed 4 out, challenged from 3 out, ridden, about 3 lengths down and looking held when fell last (op 4-9, tchd 1-2 in places)