Full Result 5.30 Aintree | 2 April 2009

Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good 11 hurdles

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Sunnyhillboy (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	110	133	136	144	–
b g Old Vic - Sizzle (High Line)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, ridden clear flat (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding benefited from being ridden more patiently.) (op 10-1)

2 4	6. Prince Taime (FR) 14/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	112	135	134	142	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - Maite (FR) (Valdingran)
Held up, pulled hard, headway approaching 3 out, every chance from next until ridden and no extra flat

3 1 [5]	10. Bedlam Boy (IRE) 28/1 Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	8	1013	132	130	137	–
br g Broken Hearted - Evening Fashion (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway after 3 out, ridden last, stayed on same pace (op 33-1)

4 5 [10]	19. Carrickboy (IRE) 40/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	5	109	128	122	129	–
b g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Alaskan Princess (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Held up in touch, chased leader approaching 3 out, led before next, ridden and headed last, weakened flat

5 1¼ [11¼]	4. French Opera 14/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	6	115	138	130	138	–
b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Pulled hard and prominent, lost place after 8th, rallied next, ridden and weakened flat (op 16-1)

6 1¾ [13]	16. Royal Rationale (IRE) 50/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	1011 b	130	121	129	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Logic (Slip Anchor)
Held up, headway 3 out, ridden approaching last, weakened flat

7 4½ [17½]	22. Hernando Royal 7/1J Rhys Flint ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	Rhys Flint ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	6	103 p	127	113	127	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Louis' Queen (IRE) (Tragic Role)
Mid-division, blundered badly, rider lost irons and bridle came off 6th, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened last (jockey said gelding lost its bridle in running) (tchd 15-2)

8 1¼ [18¾]	1. Arcalis 20/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	9	1112	145	130	141	–
gr g Lear Fan (USA) - Aristocratique (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up, never troubled leaders (op 25-1 tchd 28-1)

9 6 [24¾]	8. Auroras Encore (IRE) 16/1 Tjade Collier ³ Sue Smith	Tjade Collier ³ Sue Smith	7	1013	135	114	124	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Sama Veda (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed before next, soon weakened (tchd 20-1)

10 2 [26¾]	11. Eleazar (GER) 12/1 Robert Thornton Lucy Wadham	Robert Thornton Lucy Wadham	8	1013	132	109	120	–
bb g Alkalde (GER) - Eicidora (GER) (Surumu)
Prominent, ridden after 8th, weakened 2 out (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

11 ½ [27¼]	3. Khyber Kim 40/1 Tom Molloy ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Molloy ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	115	143	119	130	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Held up, mistake 8th, soon ridden, never dangerous

12 7 [34¼]	20. Calatagan (IRE) 25/1 Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson	Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson	10	109	128	97	110	–
ch g Danzig Connection (USA) - Calachuchi (Martinmas)
Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden and weakened before next (op 22-1)

13 3¾ [38]	5. Big Eared Fran (IRE) 7/1J Andrew J McNamara David Pipe	Andrew J McNamara David Pipe	6	114	137	102	116	–
gr h Danehill (USA) - Zarawa (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, never dangerous (op 10-1)

14 4 [42]	21. Font 15/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	109 t	128	89	103	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - River Saint (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, mistake 8th, never dangerous (op 8-1 tchd 17-2)

15 13 [55]	17. Frontier Dancer (IRE) 25/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1010	129	77	94	–
b g New Frontier I (IRE) - All The Gear (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 20-1)

16 ¾ [55¾]	18. Whinstone Boy (IRE) 33/1 Richie McLernon ⁵ James Joseph Mangan	Richie McLernon ⁵ James Joseph Mangan	8	105	129	76	93	–
b g Supreme Leader - Deemiss (IRE) (Buckskin)
Prominent, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 28-1)

17 10 [65¾]	15. Altilhar (USA) 14/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	1011 b	130	66	86	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Al Desima (Emperor Jones)
Mid-division, headway after 8th, weakened next (op 12-1)

18 12 [77¾]	7. The Package 14/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	6	112	135	58	82	–
br g Kayf Tara - Ardent Bride (Ardross)
Tracked leaders, led 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened next

19 31 [108¾]	14. Mumbles Head (IRE) 20/1 Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	8	1013	132	21	54	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Extra Mile I (Torus)
Led to 4th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 22-1)

PU	12. Otage De Brion (FR) 80/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	7	1013 p	132	–	–	–
b g Rajpoute (FR) - Gesse Parade (FR) (Dress Parade)
Held up in touch, weakened 7th, behind when pulled up after next (tchd 66-1 and 100-1)

PU	2. The Polomoche (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	1110	143	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Lessons Lass (IRE) (Doyoun)
Chased leaders, lost place 6th, pulled up before next (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

PU	13. Bluegun (IRE) 50/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	7	1013	132	–	–	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Supreme Spice (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leader, mistake 6th, soon ridden, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

22 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 4m 58.30s (slow by 13.30s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: John P McManus (Sunnyhillboy) 1st breeder: J P N Parker
2nd owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (Prince Taime)
3rd owner: Tony Ambler (Bedlam Boy)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £2.20 £3.40 £6.30 Ex: £110.50 CSF: £105.20 Tricast: £3,044.15
Jackpot: £20,080.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £28,282.74. 1.00 winning ticket.
Placepot: £79.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £397,450.50. 3,669.83 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £42.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £14,278.72. 251.00 winning tickets.

5:30 Aintree 2 Apr 2009

Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)