09 May 2008 20:25 Aintree
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,204); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Lanson Champagne Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Theatre Belle (GB) (Mare, Bay, 166lbs) | 81F114- / 24 | Jump (21) | Harry Haynes | C Grant Division Bell Partnership | 9/1 | |
| in touch, led 2 out, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Maraafeq (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 1P2-2 / 8 | Jump (7) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams John & Zara Johnstone | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, chased winner last, hung right and kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | NK | Arctic Wings (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 156lbs) | 0139- / 9 | Jump (28) | R Johnson | A W Carroll Jojopepadao | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ½ L | Storymaker (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | P/1P2P7- / 11 | Jump (15) | P Aspell | Miss S E Forster J M & Miss H M… | 14/1 | |
| headway approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 2¼ L | Prince du Seuil (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 3P213- / 11 | Jump (19) | R Thornton | A King Mrs Peter Prowting | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 5 L | Wizard of Us (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 7P7830- / 10 | Jump (20) | D Laverty | M Mullineaux Mr P Currey | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15 |   | 1¼ L | Speed Up (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 149lbs) | F348/47- / 6 | Jump (112) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr D McGowan &… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on from next, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 15 L | Stainley (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 330U14- / 6 | Jump (16) | M Bradburne | Mrs S C Bradburne Grant, Jacobs,… | 14/1 | |
| led, headed 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 3¾ L | Wun Chai (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | UP6/011- / 13 | Jump (64) | A P McCoy | J F Panvert Mr Graham Brown | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, hit 4 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 14 L | Hippodrome (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 80225/1- / 10 | Jump (358) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Miss Kelly Morgan | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 2 L | Watch My Back (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 1/3516- / 10 | Jump (85) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr Tony Ambler | 8/1 | |
| held up, blundered 1st, headway 8th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 8 L | Karathaena (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 154lbs) | 144053- / 10 | Jump (26) | D F O'Regan | M E Sowersby The Southwold Set | 28/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened from 8th | ||||||||||
| 13th | 4 |   | 2 L | Jazz Scene (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | F7/2109- / 7 | Jump (16) | T J Murphy | L Corcoran The A T P Racing… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 14 |   | 4½ L | Midnight Chase (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 1/ / 11 | Jump (378) | Felix de Giles | N P Mulholland Lady Clarke | 10/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Mind How You Go (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 32/1P5F- / 10 | Jump (77), Flat (8) | N D Fehily | J R Best A Fiver In Mind… | 33/1 | |
| always toward rear, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
