07 Dec 2013 13:30 Aintree
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,848); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places, Mildmay Good to Soft,Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Tantamount (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 4-54132 / 9 | Flat (478), Jump (72) | T Scudamore | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mutual Friends | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, not alwyas fluent, hampered 8th, soon made progress, challenged 3 out, led before next, ran on well to draw clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 9 L | Dundee (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 06-35 / 6 | Jump (41) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Trevor Hemmings | 8/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 7th, bumped 8th, challenged 3 out, stayed on, no impression on winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Keel Haul (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 142331 / 10 | Jump (31) | Chris Ward | Henry Oliver Mr R G Whitehead | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 6th, challenged after 8th, led 3 out, headed and hampered next, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | Squire Trelawney (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1894-25 / 10 | Jump (9) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr P J Haycock | 13/2 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, headway approaching 6th, mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Knockraheen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2669-26 / 6 | Jump (38) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill El Amigas | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, jumped right and mistake 8th, some headway before 3 out, no impression, stayed on before last, not able to get on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 9 L | Plus Jamais (FR) (colt, bay, 10 11) | 30/56-55 / 12 | Jump (35) | P J Brennan | J S Goldie A Crawford & Partner | 10/1 | |
| led until 3 out, no extra next, mistake last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 9 L | Unex Canaletto (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) | 85650-1 / 8 | Flat (778), Jump (213) | B S Hughes | J Ewart Mr Keith Dalgleish | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place after 8th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 17 L | Dazinski (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 3) | 4245F / 10 | Flat (133), Jump (31) | W T Kennedy | S-J Davies Mr Dan Lloyd | 18/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until after next, ridden and lost place briefly after 6th, weakening when blundered 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 4½ L | Ivan Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3442-11 / 7 | Jump (25) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Thwaites Furness… | 9/2 | |
| mostly chased leader until after 8th, lost place approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
