Horse Alert

13 Apr 2012 15:05 Aintree

Winner: £175,000 (Penalty: £98,472); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Finian's Rainbow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	121-121 / 12	Jump (30)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Michael Buckley	13/8
		tracked leaders in 3rd, hit 10th, went 2nd after 4 out, challenged 3 out, led after 2 out, pushed out to go clear run-in
2^nd	8	7 L	Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	16526F / 13	Jump (30)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley	15/2
		in rear, mistake 10th, went 3rd and headway after 4 out, led before 2 out, headed soon after, ridden before last, kept on and always well held by winner
3^rd	1	13 L	Albertas Run (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	FP12-12 / 12	Jump (29)	A P McCoy	J & A O'Neill Mr Trevor Hemmings	11/4
		with leader, hit 8th, hit 10th, led 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before last
4^th	3	1¼ L	Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	P-23346 / 11	Jump (29)	Bryan J cooper	T Cooper Goat Racing Syndicate	12/1
		held up towards rear, mistake 5th, headway before 4 out, hit 3 out, one pace and no impression
5^th	7	6 L	Pure Faith (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	342P86 / 10	Jump (15)	T J O'Brien	P & M Bowen P Bowling, S Scott…	80/1
		held up mid-division and keen, ridden and weakened before 3 out
6^th	6	13 L	Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 10)	141-5U2 / 10	Flat (2165), Jump (76)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	5/1
		led, mistake and headed 4 out, soon weakened
7^th	5	½ L	Kauto Stone (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	73-127F / 9	Flat (1123), Jump (30)	Paul Carberry	P F Nicholls Paul & Clare Rooney	12/1
		held up mid-division, weakened before 4 out
PU	4	-	Kalahari King (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	42P-5P9 / 11	Flat (1875), Jump (29)	N D Fehily	Ferdy Murphy Mrs J Morgan