04 Apr 2008 16:55 Aintree
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £37,572); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ).
totepool Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Oedipe (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 144lbs) | 12221-0 / 23 | Jump (22) | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson 14th Regiment Royal… | 20/1 | |
| prominent, led 13th, clear from 3 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 15 |   | 3¾ L | Three Mirrors (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) | 31-406P / 9 | Jump (99) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Mr Sean J Murphy | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, chasing leaders when mistake 4 out, chased winner from 2 out, stayed on from last, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 21 L | Alderburn (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 11-5303 / 12 | Jump (34) | A P McCoy | H D Daly Mrs D P G Flory | 17/2 | |
| held up towards rear, chased leaders 4 out, went 3rd approaching next, outpaced by leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | ½ L | Rayshan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 1-131P1 / 10 | Jump (41) | Miss R Davidson | N G Richards Mr & Mrs Duncan… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, hit 4th and outpaced | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 2¼ L | Boychuk (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 557346 / 11 | Jump (22) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Aiden Murphy | 10/1 | |
| in touch, ridden after 4 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | ½ L | Bagan (FR) (Horse (entire), Bay, 148lbs) | 3181PP / 10 | Jump (22) | Brian Harding | M Todhunter The Centaur Group… | 50/1 | |
| in touch, chased leaders approaching 12th, went 2nd approaching 4 out until 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 1 L | Celestial Gold (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 161lbs) | 7U1/P3P / 10 | Jump (21) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 33/1 | |
| held up, chased leaders approaching 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 5 L | Mr Strachan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 22213F / 9 | Jump (22) | D Elsworth | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs Susan Granger | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 12th, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17 |   | HD | Silver Sedge (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 140lbs) | P95211 / 11 | Jump (20) | P Aspell | Mrs A Hamilton Mr Ian Hamilton | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, effort 4 out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Bible Lord (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 146lbs) | 1-49614 / 10 | Jump (22) | M D Grant | Andrew Turnell Mr M Tedham | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, soon prominent, blundered 9th, blundered badly 12th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 16 L | State of Play (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 164-256 / 12 | Jump (69) | Mr J E Tudor | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… | 14/1 | |
| prominent, chased winner from 14th until 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | 7 L | Kock De La Vesvre (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) | 3211PP / 10 | Jump (99) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr O P Dakin | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Coat of Honour (USA) (Gelding, Grey, 145lbs) | 220-03P / 12 | Jump (132) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr R Abrey | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent when weakening 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Kings Euro (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 121112 / 9 | Jump (20) | S E Durack | Tim Vaughan Mr N B Jones | 6/1 | |
| led until headed and hit 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Ardaghey (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 166P0P / 9 | Jump (22) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies D J & S A Goodman | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | New Little Bric (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 117-4P5 / 8 | Jump (69) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Kathy Stuart | 9/1 | |
| held up, reminders after 3rd, effort 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Mister Top Notch (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 381141 / 13 | Jump (11) | B J Geraghty | D E Fitzgerald Mrs Marie Cronin | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, fell 6th | ||||||||||
| PU | 18 |   | - | Irish Wolf (FR) (Horse (entire), Bay, 140lbs) | 31453P / 8 | Jump (41) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen The Hacking Partnership | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders to 3rd, soon behind, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
