13 Apr 2012 16:15 Aintree
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
13 |
| - |
Lovcen (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-41F14 / 11 |
Jump (28) | R Thornton | A King J O'Brien & C J… |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside 7th, ridden to go 2nd approaching 2 out, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Fingal Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-1111 / 11 |
Jump (104) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan |
13/8 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway when hampered 4th, mistake 8th, led 10th, ridden and pressed from 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 11 L |
Cotton Mill (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
111U / 7 |
Flat (564), Jump (30) |
D F O'Regan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields |
6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat | ||||||||||
4th |
11 |
| 2¾ L |
Ipsos Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
11231P / 9 |
Jump (28) | D N Russell | N Meade Gigginstown House… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 10th, mistake 3 out, soon hung left, weakening when hit last | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| 13 L |
Hawkes Point (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
135-12 / 10 |
Jump (35) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach |
28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed briefly after 5th, passed beaten horses latter stages, never in contention | ||||||||||
6th |
18 |
| 3½ L |
Tap Night (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
223111 / 11 |
Flat (517), Jump (41) |
P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr John P McManus |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 2½ L |
Harry Topper (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-5112 / 11 |
Jump (55) | Sean Quinlan | K C Bailey Mr A N Solomons |
10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not much room on bend after 1st, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, headway after 10th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 12 L |
Forgotten Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
6-22135 / 13 |
Jump (76) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr T R George |
40/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 3rd, lost place after 7th, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
15 |
| 3 L |
Nagpur (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
FP1126 / 7 |
Flat (776), Jump (30) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Miss S Douglas-Pennant |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and struggling after 7th, well held after 10th, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
8 |
| 17 L |
Gullinbursti (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
21-1122 / 10 |
Jump (56) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe |
8/1 | |
| prominent, hampered 4th, led next, headed 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
FE |
17 |
| - |
Poole Master (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
14-1110 / 13 |
Jump (30) | C Honour | D Pipe Mr G Thompson |
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BD |
14 |
| - |
Makethe Mostofnow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-41611 / 10 |
Jump (27) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
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PU |
16 |
| - |
Netminder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-24213 / 7 |
Jump (48) | J Reveley | A M Thomson Quonathomson,davidspratt,kevinmcmuniga |
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PU |
12 |
| - |
Knock A Hand (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
221111 / 11 |
Jump (56) | T Scudamore | R Lee Alan & Richard |
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PU |
1 |
| - |
Aikideau (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
0-27113 / 6 |
Jump (34) | L P Aspell | R Rowe The Stewart Family |
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FE |
7 |
| - |
Golden Call (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
214411 / 10 |
Jump (20) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr M M Allen |
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PU |
4 |
| - |
Ely Brown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
U1U203 / 10 |
Jump (33) | A Thornton | Mrs M Hobbs Countrywide Vehicle… |
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PU |
2 |
| - |
Ballyrock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2/216-12 / 12 |
Jump (104) | A P McCoy | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… |
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PU |
19 |
| - |
Catcherinscratcher (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) |
211446 / 7 |
Jump (26) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Alan & Ann Potts… |
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