Full Result 2.00 Aintree | 2 April 2009

John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle Grade 2

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

1st £57,010 2nd £21,390 3rd £10,710 4th £5,340 5th £2,680 6th £1,340

John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle Grade 2, 3m½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Big Buck's (FR) 5/6F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1110	174	147	176	–
bb g Cadoudal (FR) - Buck's (FR) (Le Glorieux)
Held up, headway after 4 out, chased leader 2 out, led flat, shaken up and stayed on (op 4-5)

2 3¼	9. Mighty Man (FR) 9/2 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	9	112	164	137	166	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Vanina II (FR) (Italic)
Chased leaders, led 10th, ridden when blundered last, soon headed and unable to quicken (op 5-1)

3 10 [13¼]	5. Fair Along (GER) 10/1 Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs	Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs	7	116 t	164	132	161	–
b g Alkalde (GER) - Fairy Tango (FR) (Acatenango)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat (op 9-1)

4 8 [21¼]	4. Pettifour (IRE) 12/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	155	130	159	–
b g Supreme Leader - Queen Of Natives (IRE) (Be My Native)
Chased leader until led 8th, headed and mistake 10th, ridden before 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 16-1)

5 7 [28¼]	2. Duc De Regniere (FR) 11/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	7	1110	158	124	152	–
b g Rajpoute (FR) - Gladys De Richerie (FR) (Le Pontet)
Held up, pushed along and headway 8th, ridden and weakened 3 out (tchd 12-1)

6 2¾ [31]	7. Hills Of Aran 16/1 A P McCoy Keith Goldsworthy	A P McCoy Keith Goldsworthy	7	112	155	114	142	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Danefair (Danehill)
Chased leaders, challenged 9th, ridden and weakened 3 out

7 5 [36]	10. No Refuge (IRE) 66/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	9	112	151	109	138	–
ch g Hernando (FR) - Shamarra (FR) (Zayyani)
Held up, always in rear, pushed along 6th, weakened 8th

8 13 [49]	6. Faasel (IRE) 40/1 Davy Condon Nicky Richards	Davy Condon Nicky Richards	8	112	142	98	127	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Waqood (USA) (Riverman)
Mid-division, headway 8th, weakened after 4 out (op 50-1)

9 6 [55]	3. Lough Derg (FR) 28/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	1110 v	163	101	131	–
b g Apple Tree (FR) - Asturias I (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Led to 8th, soon ridden, weakened after 4 out (op 25-1)

PU	8. Master Eddy 200/1 Jason Maguire Shaun Lycett	Jason Maguire Shaun Lycett	9	112	115	–	–	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Mistress Star (Soldier Rose)
Held up, always in rear, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

10 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 6m 13.30s (slow by 18.30s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: The Stewart Family (Big Buck's) 1st breeder: Henri Poulat
2nd owner: Evan-Robert Hanbury (Mighty Man)
3rd owner: Alan Peterson (Fair Along)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.20 £1.60 £2.40 Ex: £4.30 CSF: £4.33 Trifecta: £20.80 Pool: £2309.94 - 81.91 winning units.

left 2:00 right Aintree 2 Apr 2009

John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle Grade 2

2:00 Aintree 2 Apr 2009