04 Apr 2008 15:10 Aintree
Winner: £200,000 (Penalty: £114,020); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ).
John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Voy Por Ustedes (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) |
1-22122 / 24 |
Jump (22) | R Thornton | A King Sir Robert Ogden |
5/1 | |
| held up, chased leaders when mistake 4 out, disputed lead approaching 3 out, led 2 out, soon clear | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 18 L |
Master Minded (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) |
0-2U111 / 8 |
Jump (22) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith |
2/5 | |
| held up, chased leaders in 3rd approaching 9th, disputed lead approaching 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 18 L |
Tamarinbleu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) |
6-31117 / 13 |
Jump (22) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The Arthur White… |
7/1 | |
| led, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 11 L |
Newmill (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 164lbs) |
5-6P3B5 / 10 |
Jump (22) | R M Power | John Joseph Murphy Mrs Mary T Hayes |
33/1 | |
| chased leader, blundered 4th, outpaced from 11th | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 2 L |
Mister McGoldrick (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) |
547U51 / 14 |
Jump (22) | D Elsworth | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Richard Longley |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 9th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 4½ L |
Yes Sir (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) |
157888 / 11 |
Jump (94) | Christian Williams | P & M Bowen Ms Y M Hill & Mr… |
33/1 | |
| held up, hit 2nd, pushed along 8th, hit 10th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Monet's Garden (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 164lbs) |
41-1324 / 12 |
Jump (1) | A Dobbin | N G Richards Mr David Wesley… |
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| Nonrunner | ||||||||||