Full Result 4.50 Aintree | 5 April 2013

John Smith's Daily Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

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

1st £28,475 2nd £10,685 3rd £5,350 4th £2,665 5th £1,340 6th £670

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Minella Forfitness (IRE) 10/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	6	103	135	103	143	–
b g Westerner - Ring Of Water (USA) (Northern Baby)
Midfield, smooth headway to track leaders 3 out, upsides on bit 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well (op 8/1)

2 1½	9. Clerk's Choice (IRE) 33/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Michael Banks	Sam Twiston-Davies Michael Banks	7	109	141	108	146	–
b g Bachelor Duke (USA) - Credit Crunch (IRE) (Caerleon)
Midfield, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, headway approaching 3 out, challenged 2 out, kept on, went 2nd run-in

3 2½ [4]	5. Meister Eckhart (IRE) 15/2F Aidan Coleman Alan King	Aidan Coleman Alan King	7	111	147	111	150	–
bb g Flemensfirth (USA) - Carrabawn (Buckskin)
In touch, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led narrowly on bit approaching 2 out, ridden when headed last, no extra and lost 2nd run-in (op 7/1)

4 3½ [7½]	11. Manyriverstocross (IRE) 10/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	8	106	138	99	139	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Alexandra S (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced keenly, held up, headway 3 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on, went 4th towards finish, never threatened leaders (tchd 9/1)

5 1 [8½]	3. Salubrious (IRE) 10/1 Harry Derham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Harry Derham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	6	1012	149	109	149	–
b g Beneficial - Who Tells Jan (Royal Fountain)
Held up in midfield, smooth headway approaching 3 out, went 4th after 2 out, ridden and one pace approaching last, no extra and lost 4th towards finish (tchd 9/1)

6 4½ [13]	7. Peckhamecho (IRE) 25/1 Nick Scholfield Rebecca Curtis	Nick Scholfield Rebecca Curtis	7	1013	145	100	141	–
b g Beneficial - Nolans Pride (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up, ridden and some headway approaching 3 out, one pace after 2 out, never threatened leaders

7 4 [17]	22. St Devote (FR) 40/1 E J O'Connell ³ Eoin Griffin	E J O'Connell ³ Eoin Griffin	8	911 2	132	83	125	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Battani (FR) (Top Ville)
Not always fluent, held up, headway approaching 3 out, in touch 2 out, weakened after last (op 66/1)

8 1 [18]	4. Cotton Mill 9/1 Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	6	113	149	99	141	–
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Mill Line (Mill Reef)
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

9 3¾ [21¾]	14. Barbatos (FR) 8/1 Dougie Costello Ian Williams	Dougie Costello Ian Williams	7	105	137	83	124	–
gr g Martaline - Peace Bay (FR) (Alamo Bay)
In touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened before last (op 15/2)

10 6 [27¾]	10. Broadway Buffalo (IRE) 9/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	109	141	81	125	–
ch g Broadway Flyer (USA) - Benbradagh Vard (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Led, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, weakened

11 2¼ [30]	8. Native Gallery (IRE) 20/1 Daryl Jacob Ben De Haan	Daryl Jacob Ben De Haan	8	1011	143	81	123	–
gr g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Native Bev (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in midfield, some headway approaching 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened (op 25/1)

12 1¼ [31¼]	17. General Miller 20/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	8	102	134	71	113	–
b g Karinga Bay - Millers Action (Fearless Action)
Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 22/1)

13 30 [61¼]	6. Khyber Kim 16/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	11	111	147	52	99	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Held up in midfield on outer, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened

14 ½ [61¾]	21. Bar De Ligne (FR) 28/1 Brian Hughes Steve Gollings	Brian Hughes Steve Gollings	7	100 1	132	36	83	–
b g Martaline - Treekle Toffee (FR) (Cadoudal)
Midfield, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

15 ¾ [62½]	1. Get Me Out Of Here (IRE) 16/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	9	1112 t	158	61	109	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Home At Last (IRE) (Mandalus)
Midfield on inner, mistake 3 out, weakened

16 32 [94½]	2. Sadler's Risk (IRE) 33/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	114 tb¹	150	18	72	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Riskaverse (USA) (Dynaformer)
Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 4 out, weakened before next (tchd 40/1)

17 2¼ [96¾]	12. Grandads Horse 25/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	7	105	137	–	57	–
br g Bollin Eric - Solid Land (FR) (Solid Illusion)
Midfield, not fluent 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 33/1)

PU	16. Punjabi 28/1 Nico de Boinville ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville ⁷ Nicky Henderson	10	910	135	–	–	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Competa (Hernando)
Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last (op 33/1)

PU	18. Hazy Tom (IRE) 33/1 Kielan Woods ³ Charlie Longsdon	Kielan Woods ³ Charlie Longsdon	7	913	134	–	–	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - The Wounded Cook (IRE) (Muroto)
Midfield, lost place quickly after 7th, soon behind, pulled up after 4 out, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (op 40/1)

PU	19. Simply Ned (IRE) 33/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	6	100	132	–	–	–
ch g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Bishops Lass (IRE) (Marju)
Held up, always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out

PU	13. Funny Star (FR) 20/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	105	137	–	–	–
ch g Tot Ou Tard (IRE) - Funny Miss (FR) (Bering)
In touch, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem)

21 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 5m 5.20s (slow by 20.20s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Prima Porta (self certificate)
1st owner: Michael Buckley (Minella Forfitness) 1st breeder: Gerard Mullins
2nd owner: M C Banks (Clerk's Choice)
3rd owner: Atlantic Equine (Meister Eckhart)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £2.90 £10.30 £2.20 Ex: £541.70 CSF: £306.96 Tricast: £2,628.59 Trifecta: £4,846.50 Part won. Pool: £6,462.00 - 0.52 winning units.

4:50 Aintree 5 Apr 2013

John Smith's Daily Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)