Full Result 3.05 Aintree | 13 April 2012

John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m3f200yds) 2m4f Mildmay Good 16 fences

1st £98,557.50 2nd £37,185 3rd £18,652.50 4th £9,360 5th £4,740 6th £2,412.50 7th £1,240

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Finian's Rainbow (IRE) 13/8F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	9	1110	173	134	172	–
b g Tiraaz (USA) - Trinity Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Crashed through rails going to start, tracked leading pair, hit 10th, led approaching 2 out, came clear run-in, very readily (op 7-4)

2 7	8. Wishfull Thinking 15/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	1110 t	159	127	165	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale)
Took keen hold in rear, headway 4 out, tracking leading pair next, upsides 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 9-1 tchd 7-1)

3 13 [20]	1. Albertas Run (IRE) 11/4 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	11	1110	168	114	153	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss)
With leader, hit 4th, 8th and 10th, led after 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon well outpaced (op 9-4)

4 1¼ [21¼]	3. Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 12/1 B J Cooper Thomas Cooper	B J Cooper Thomas Cooper	10	1110 p	154	113	152	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Run Artiste (Deep Run)
Mistakes, in touch, driven 11th, outpaced when hit next, one pace approaching 3 out (tchd 14-1)

5 6 [27¼]	7. Pure Faith (IRE) 80/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	8	1110	140	107	144	–
b g Anshan - Bolaney Girl (IRE) (Amazing Bust)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders 8th, driven and lost place before 3 out (op 100-1)

6 13 [40¼]	6. Poquelin (FR) 5/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	1110	168	93	133	–
bl g Lahint (USA) - Babolna (FR) (Tropular)
Led, headed after 4 out, lost place approaching next (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

7 ½ [40¾]	5. Kauto Stone (FR) 12/1 Paul Carberry Paul Nicholls	Paul Carberry Paul Nicholls	6	1110	162	93	132	–
ch g With The Flow (USA) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Held up, headway 10th, driven and lost place before 3 out (tchd 11-1)

PU	4. Kalahari King (FR) 33/1 Noel Fehily Ferdy Murphy	Noel Fehily Ferdy Murphy	11	1110	163	–	–	–
bb g Kahyasi (IRE) - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert)
In rear, pushed along 10th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 28-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:07:00 Winning time: 5m 3.80s (slow by 11.80s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Michael Buckley (Finian's Rainbow) 1st breeder: J O'Keeffe
2nd owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (Wishfull Thinking)
3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Albertas Run)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.10 £2.20 £1.50 Ex: £16.30 CSF: £14.30 Tricast: £30.90 Trifecta: £50.70 Pool: £13288.59 - 193.75 winning units.

3:05 Aintree 13 Apr 2012

John Smith's Melling Chase Grade 1