04 Apr 2008 14:00 Aintree
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,608); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ).
John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Big Buck's (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
212137 / 22 |
Jump (22) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
11/4 | |
| held up, hit 14th, pushed along 4 out, headway from 3 out, led last, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Battlecry (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
221433 / 12 |
Jump (22) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
11/2 | |
| led, hit 9th, headed last, one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 9 L |
Albertas Run (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
1-12111 / 12 |
Jump (22) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr Trevor Hemmings |
6/4 | |
| in touch, blundered 7th, went 2nd at 15th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 1 L |
Joe Lively (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
211156 / 12 |
Jump (22) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mr R E Dimond |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| HD |
Roll Along (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
130-122 / 11 |
Jump (22) | T J Murphy | C Llewellyn Bryan & Philippa… |
8/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 4th, hit 14th, ridden and lost place next, weakening when hit 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 19 L |
Starzaan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
770/11P / 10 |
Jump (22) | R Thornton | H Morrison Mr Ben Arbib |
11/1 | |
| in touch, blundered 11th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| Dist |
Monzon (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
455636 / 10 |
Jump (25) | C Bolger | C Gordon Mr C G Chapman |
200/1 | |
| in rear, hit 5th, not fluent 8th, weakened approaching 13th | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| Dist |
Cedrus Libani (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) |
310-111 / 12 |
Jump (98) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Ms Angela Wright |
16/1 | |
| held up, pushed along after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, unseated last, remounted | ||||||||||