13 Apr 2012 16:50 Aintree
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £22,780); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
John Smith's Daily Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Attaglance (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 135P11 / 9 | Jump (28) | Harry Haynes | J M Jefferson Exors Of H Young,… | 14/1 | |
| held up mid-division on outer, headway 7th, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden, led before 2 out, pressed last, kept on gamely run-in, held on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 19 |   | 1¾ L | Tour D'argent (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 120-211 / 9 | Jump (79) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Paul & Clare Rooney… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 21 |   | 10 L | Los Nadis (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 511932 / 11 | Flat (170), Jump (102) | Ryan Mania | J S Goldie Mr Ian G M Dalgleish | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 2nd, ridden and headed before 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | HD | Saphir River (FR) (colt, grey, 11 7) | 27232U / 9 | Flat (608), Jump (30) | Paul Carberry | M Scudamore Mr Sandy Seymour | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 1¼ L | Hazy Tom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 111340 / 12 | Jump (31) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Mrs J Phillips-Hill | 16/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along before 7th, headway before 3 out, kept on on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 5 L | Cape Dutch (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 411210 / 6 | Flat (547), Jump (30) | D F O'Regan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 14/1 | |
| led, headed 2nd, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Kilmacowen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | P-22331 / 7 | Jump (33) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien The Kilmacowens | 25/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 1 L | It's A Gimme (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 14-2121 / 10 | Jump (58) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 7/2 | |
| held up mid-division on inner, headway before 6 out, challenging and every chance when hit 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17 |   | 2½ L | Street Entertainer (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 0) | 13009F / 10 | Flat (551), Jump (28) | Conor O'farrell | D Pipe Mrs S J Stilgoe | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 18 |   | 4½ L | All The Aces (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 13) | 2133 / 10 | Flat (203), Jump (50) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Straightline Construction… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 20 |   | HD | Ski Sunday (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 0-7330U / 10 | Flat (692), Jump (28) | D C Costello | Tim Vaughan Mrs Lindie King | 25/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 11 L | Like Minded (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 94-6328 / 11 | Jump (28) | Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls Mr D J Coles | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 11 |   | 5 L | Dare Me (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 2/11-930 / 12 | Jump (30) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Shire Birds | 8/1 | |
| prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | 18 L | Arthurian Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 01-1463 / 8 | Jump (48) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr R T Kanter &… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, reminders after 5th, weakened from 7th | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15 |   | 2¾ L | Art Professor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-32605 / 11 | Flat (1659), Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Jeremy Hancock | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 16th | 2 |   | 11 L | I'm So Lucky (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 67-9536 / 12 | Flat (2043), Jump (30) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mrs Susan E Busby | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 17th | 10 |   | 16 L | Act Of Kalanisi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 41-3630 / 9 | Flat (545), Jump (30) | Brendan Powell | Dr R D P Newland Mr R J Hewitt | 20/1 | |
| chased leader, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 6 |   | NK | Bourne (GB) (colt, grey, 11 3) | 13219 / 11 | Flat (217), Jump (28) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr Matthew Taylor | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place from 5th, soon in rear, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 16 |   | 9 L | Lava Lamp (GER) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 343211 / 10 | Flat (543), Jump (15) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Orsippus (USA) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 39-0544 / 9 | Flat (168), Jump (58) | D J Condon | M Smith Mrs Sandra Smith | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Robinson Collonges (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 9PP-305 / 9 | Jump (125) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs G Calder | ||
| 22 |   | - | Rajnagan (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 11) | 114328 / 9 | Flat (245), Jump (147) | D Elsworth | P R Webber Mrs W Morrell | |||
