Full Result 3.10 Aintree | 9 April 2010

John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m3f200yds) 2m4f Mildmay Good 15 fences 1 omitted

1st £99,767.50 2nd £37,432.50 3rd £18,742.50 4th £9,345 5th £4,690 6th £2,345

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Albertas Run (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	9	1110	168	152	170	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss)
Chased leader from 3rd, upsides 9th, hit 5 out, led after next, hard driven and stayed on well (op 15-2)

2 3¼	3. Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 4/1J Davy Russell Thomas Cooper	Davy Russell Thomas Cooper	8	1110	167	149	166	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Run Artiste (Deep Run)
Held up, hit 5th, headway 5 out, went 2nd and hung left from 3 out, upsides last, stayed on same pace (tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in places)

3 1¼ [4½]	7. Monet's Garden (IRE) 15/2 Richard Johnson Nicky Richards	Richard Johnson Nicky Richards	12	1110	165	148	164	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Royal Remainder (IRE) (Remainder Man)
Led, joined 9th, headed after 4 out, kept on gamely from 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

4 ¾ [5¼]	11. Tartak (FR) 14/1 Denis O'Regan Tom George	Denis O'Regan Tom George	7	1110	147	147	164	–
b g Akhdari (USA) - Tartamuda (FR) (Tyrnavos)
Chased leaders, kept on same pace from 3 out (op 16-1)

5 11 [16¼]	6. Mahogany Blaze (FR) 33/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1110 b	150	136	154	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Mahogany River (Irish River)
In rear, headway 5 out, hit 2 out, weakened last (op 66-1)

6 4½ [20¾]	2. Deep Purple 9/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	9	1110	163	132	149	–
b g Halling (USA) - Seal Indigo (IRE) (Glenstal)
With leaders, lost place 4 out, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from the nose)

7 1¼ [22]	8. Oh Crick (FR) 16/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	1110	160	130	148	–
ch g Nikos - Other Crik (FR) (Bigstone)
Held up, headway 9th, chasing leaders 3 out, soon weakened (op 25-1)

8 61 [83]	4. Jack The Giant (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	1110	153	67	93	–
b g Giant's Causeway (USA) - State Crystal (IRE) (High Estate)
Not jump well, hit 1st, blundered 5th, struggling and out of contention 5 out, tailed off next, virtually pulled up (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 14-1)

F	5. Kalahari King (FR) 4/1J Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	9	1110	165	–	–	–
bb g Kahyasi (IRE) - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert)
Held up last, fell 2nd (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

F	10. Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 16/1 P W Flood D T Hughes	P W Flood D T Hughes	10	1110 v	156	–	–	–
ch g Oscar Schindler (IRE) - Snipe Hunt (IRE) (Stalker)
In rear when fell 3rd, dead (op 18-1)

UR	9. Poquelin (FR) 7/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	1110	164	–	–	–
bl g Lahint (USA) - Babolna (FR) (Tropular)
Tracked leaders, lost place and hit 8th, behind from 10th, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 6-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 4m 54.60s (slow by 2.60s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Albertas Run) 1st breeder: Oliver And Salome Brennan
2nd owner: Goat Racing Syndicate (Forpadydeplasterer)
3rd owner: David Wesley Yates (Monet's Garden)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.30 £2.10 £2 Ex: £41.30 CSF: £40.11 Trifecta: £253.80 Pool: £7867.17 - 22.93 winning units.

6th last fence omitted on final circuit; injured horse

3:10 Aintree 9 Apr 2010

John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1