Full Result 4.15 Aintree | 13 April 2012

John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle Grade 1

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

1st £56,270 2nd £21,200 3rd £10,610 4th £5,300 5th £2,660 6th £1,330 7th £660 8th £340

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Lovcen (GER) 8/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	114	142	116	154	–
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Lady Hawk (GER) (Grand Lodge)
Held up, headway 7th, chased leader 2 out, ridden to lead flat, stayed on well (op 10-1)

2 1¾	5. Fingal Bay (IRE) 13/8F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	114	153	115	153	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Lady Marguerrite (Blakeney)
Held up, headway and hampered 4th, blundered 8th led next, ridden and headed flat, stayed on same pace (op 6-4 tchd 7-4, 15-8 in places)

3 11 [12¾]	3. Cotton Mill 6/1 Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	5	114	147	106	143	–
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Mill Line (Mill Reef)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakened last (op 13-2 tchd 11-2)

4 2¾ [15½]	11. Ipsos Du Berlais (FR) 33/1 Davy Russell Noel Meade	Davy Russell Noel Meade	6	114 b¹	140	104	140	–
gr g Poliglote - Isis Du Berlais (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up, headway 8th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and hung left, weakened after next, mistake last (tchd 28-1)

5 13 [28½]	10. Hawkes Point 28/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	114	138	93	127	–
b g Kayf Tara - Mandys Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, pushed along after 7th, moderate late progress, never nearer (op 25-1)

6 3½ [32]	18. Tap Night (USA) 20/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	5	114	141	90	125	–
ch g Pleasant Tap (USA) - Day Mate (USA) (Dayjur)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

7 2½ [34½]	9. Harry Topper 10/1 Sean Quinlan Kim Bailey	Sean Quinlan Kim Bailey	5	114	135	88	122	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Indeed To Goodness (IRE) (Welsh Term)
Held up, mistake 2nd, hit next, driven along 8th, some headway under pressure approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 14-1)

8 12 [46½]	6. Forgotten Gold (IRE) 40/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	6	114	137	77	114	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Ardnataggle (IRE) (Aristocracy)
Prominent, lost place after 7th, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 33-1)

9 3 [49½]	15. Nagpur (FR) 66/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	6	114	139	75	108	–
b g Byzantium I (FR) - Bel'Cris (FR) (Cricket Ball)
Held up, driven along after 7th, some headway under pressure approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 100-1)

10 17 [66½]	8. Gullinbursti (IRE) 8/1 Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	6	114	139	60	93	–
b g Milan - D'Ygrande (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Chased leaders, hampered 4th, led next, headed 9th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 12-1)

BD	14. Makethe Mostofnow (IRE) 40/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	7	114	140	–	–	–
b g Milan - Pass The Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up, brought down 4th (tchd 33-1)

F	7. Golden Call (IRE) 16/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	8	114	139	–	–	–
b g Goldmark (USA) - Call Me Countess (IRE) (Aristocracy)
Led 2nd until fell 4th

F	17. Poole Master 50/1 Chris Honour David Pipe	Chris Honour David Pipe	7	114	142	–	–	–
ch g Fleetwood (IRE) - Juste Belle (FR) (Mansonnien)
Prominent, ridden after 10th, weakening when fell 3 out (op 40-1)

PU	2. Ballyrock (IRE) 12/1 A P McCoy Tim Vaughan	A P McCoy Tim Vaughan	6	114 t	140	–	–	–
b g Milan - Ardent Love (IRE) (Ardross)
Prominent, hampered 4th, mistake next, driven along 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 11-1)

PU	12. Knock A Hand (IRE) 10/1 Tom Scudamore Richard Lee	Tom Scudamore Richard Lee	7	114	142	–	–	–
br g Lend A Hand - Knockcross (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Held up, pulled up after 4th (jockey said gelding lost its action but returned sound) (op 14-1)

PU	4. Ely Brown (IRE) 150/1 Andrew Thornton Rachel Hobbs	Andrew Thornton Rachel Hobbs	7	114 p	124	–	–	–
b g Sunshine Street (USA) - Browneyed Daughter (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Held up, always in rear, behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 100-1)

PU	19. Catcherinscratcher (IRE) 100/1 A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	7	1011	132	–	–	–
b m Catcher In The Rye (IRE) - Maiden Over (IRE) (Bowling Pin)
Led to 2nd, left in lead 4th, headed next, ridden after 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

PU	16. Netminder (IRE) 100/1 James Reveley Sandy Thomson	James Reveley Sandy Thomson	6	114	124	–	–	–
b g Insatiable (IRE) - Princess Douglas (Bishop Of Orange)
Chased leaders, weakening when blundered 10th, tailed off when pulled up before next

PU	1. Aikideau (FR) 66/1 Leighton Aspell Richard Rowe	Leighton Aspell Richard Rowe	5	114	128	–	–	–
b g Le Balafre (FR) - Kizitso (FR) (En Calcat)
Held up, mistake 2nd, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

19 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 6m 16.40s (slow by 21.40s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: The Barbury Apes (Lovcen) 1st breeder: G Baron Von Ullmann
2nd owner: Mrs R J Skan (Fingal Bay)
3rd owner: Bloomfields (Cotton Mill)
Tote win: £10.30 PL: £3.20 £1.60 £2.10 Ex: £31.40 CSF: £21.50 Tricast: £93.95 Trifecta: £237.50 Pool: £4384.79 - 13.66 winning units.

4:15 Aintree 13 Apr 2012

John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle Grade 1