Full Result 2.00 Aintree | 3 April 2009

highstreetvouchers.com Top Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

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

highstreetvouchers.com Top Novices' Hurdle Grade 2, 2m½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. El Dancer (GER) 14/1 Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	5	110	128	131	143	–
b g Seattle Dancer (USA) - Elea I (GER) (Dschingis Khan)
Tracked leaders, pulled hard, lost place approaching 4th, not fluent 6th, headway before 2 out, ridden and switched left flat, ran on to lead towards finish

2 nk	2. American Trilogy (IRE) 11/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	118 b	152	139	151	–
gr g Sendawar (IRE) - Affaire Classee (FR) (Anabaa)
Held up, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, led approaching last, ridden flat, headed towards finish (tchd 10-3 in places)

3 1 [1¼]	9. Somersby (IRE) 9/2 A P McCoy Henrietta C Knight	A P McCoy Henrietta C Knight	5	110	141	129	143	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)
Held up, headway to join leaders 4th, led approaching 3 out, not fluent next, ridden and headed before last, stayed on (tchd 5-1 in places)

4 2 [3¼]	8. Riverside Theatre 5/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	110	134	127	141	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Disallowed (IRE) (Distinctly North)
Held up, pushed along 5th, headway next, hit 3 out, soon ridden, hung left flat, stayed on same pace (tchd 7-1 in places)

5 1¾ [5]	10. Silk Hall (UAE) 5/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	1011	140	122	136	–
b g Halling (USA) - Velour (Mtoto)
Chased leaders, pushed along and not much room approaching 3 out, ridden after next, no extra final 50yds (tchd 11-2 in places)

6 8 [13]	1. Alfie Flits 20/1 Brian Hughes Alan Swinbank	Brian Hughes Alan Swinbank	7	118	139	123	141	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Elhilmeya (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened flat

7 18 [31]	6. Mcmurrough (IRE) 40/1 Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson	Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson	5	110	125	93	121	–
b h Spectrum (IRE) - Sensitive (IRE) (Posen)
With leader until ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next (tchd 50-1)

8 4½ [35½]	4. Benfleet Boy 50/1 Wilson Renwick Brendan Powell	Wilson Renwick Brendan Powell	5	110	130	88	114	–
gr g Fasliyev (USA) - Nicely (IRE) (Bustino)
Made most until ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next (tchd 40-1)

9 21 [56½]	3. Red Moloney (USA) 9/2 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	5	113	140	64	100	–
b g Sahm (USA) - Roja (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off (tchd 5-1 in places)

10 7 [63½]	7. Punta Galera (IRE) 250/1 Tommy Phelan Paul Green	Tommy Phelan Paul Green	6	110	–	52	91	–
br g Zafonic (USA) - Kobalt Sea (FR) (Akarad)
Held up, always in rear, lost touch 6th, tailed off when hit 2 out (op 200-1)

11 26 [89½]	11. Candle 66/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	6	107	–	10	64	–
br m Dansili - Celia Brady (Last Tycoon)
Held up, always in rear, mistakes, behind from 6th, tailed off (op 80-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 4m 6.20s (slow by 13.20s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Ron Davies (El Dancer) 1st breeder: Gestut Wittekindshof
2nd owner: Fulton,Donlon,Kilduff & Scott-MacDonald (American Trilogy)
3rd owner: Mrs T P Radford (Somersby)
Tote win: £16.40 PL: £2.90 £1.50 £2 Ex: £57.80 CSF: £51.05 Trifecta: £740.50 Pool: £3,112.36 - 3.11 winning units.

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highstreetvouchers.com Top Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

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