02 Apr 2009 17:30 Aintree
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,206); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4-31110 / 22 | Jump (20) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out where mistakes, led before last, ran on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 4 L | Prince Taime (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 11-3931 / 9 | Jump (12) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, challenge from 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 1 L | Bedlam Boy (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 13) | P-U6U49 / 9 | Jump (20) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr Tony Ambler | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon tracking leaders, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 19 |   | 5 L | Carrickboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 2U1170 / 10 | Jump (20) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr Trevor Hemmings | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, slightly hampered 6th, headway 8th, led 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-1F223 / 13 | Flat (576), Jump (20) | M Foley | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, raced keenly, lost place after 8th, rallied 3 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16 |   | 1¾ L | Royal Rationale (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 231322 / 9 | Flat (656), Jump (17) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Pond House Racing | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 3 out, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 22 |   | 4½ L | Hernando Royal (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 244441 / 6 | Flat (166), Jump (32) | R P Flint | Dr R D P Newland Mr A N Solomons | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 5th, blundered badly 6th, rider lost irons and bridle became lose and dropped rear, progress after 3 out, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Arcalis (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 12) | 541/657 / 11 | Flat (1727), Jump (20) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway and hung left after 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 6 L | Auroras Encore (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | P1F201 / 12 | Jump (7) | Tjade Collier | J Parkinson & S Smith D Pryde,j Beaumont… | 16/1 | |
| prominent, led 8th, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 2 L | Eleazar (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 451/13-1 / 12 | Flat (1397), Jump (40) | R Thornton | L Wadham Mr J J W Wadham | 12/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 8th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | ½ L | Khyber Kim (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 04-2050 / 11 | Flat (916), Jump (20) | T Molloy | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Mould | 40/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 8th, pushed along on wide outside before 3 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 12th | 20 |   | 7 L | Calatagan (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 0-P3826 / 12 | Flat (173), Jump (20) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Mr & Mrs J M Davenport | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 8th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5 |   | 3¾ L | Big Eared Fran (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 4) | 0-F4213 / 9 | Jump (20) | A J McNamara | D Pipe Thomas Barr | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 8th, soon ridden, strugglling 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 21 |   | 4 L | Font (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 102442 / 10 | Flat (537), Jump (6) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls A Hill, S Florey,… | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 8th, struggling 3 out, | ||||||||||
| 15th | 17 |   | 13 L | Frontier Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 141F52 / 13 | Jump (12) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Neil Gault | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway after 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 18 |   | ¾ L | Whinstone Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 6/20115 / 12 | Jump (47) | R P McLernon | J J Mangan The King's Troop… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 15 |   | 10 L | Altilhar (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 214/30-4 / 8 | Flat (49), Jump (32) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr H R Hunt | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden 8th, weakened 3 out, blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 7 |   | 12 L | The Package (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 2) | 2P-3622 / 12 | Jump (33) | T J Murphy | D Pipe The Johnson Family | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 4th to 8th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 14 |   | Dist | Mumbles Head (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 6311/2-3 / 13 | Jump (19) | S E Durack | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | 20/1 | |
| led to 4th, remained handy until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 20th | 13 |   | 19 L | Bluegun (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 11-204 / 12 | Jump (90) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mrs P Rogers | 50/1 | |
| 21st | 12 |   | Dist | Otage De Brion (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | F1-6434 / 10 | Flat (960), Jump (34) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | 80/1 | |
| PU | 2 |   | - | The Polomoche (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 11F-150 / 9 | Jump (22) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr M Foley | ||
