Horse Alert

04 Apr 2008 15:45 Aintree

Winner: £110,000 (Penalty: £68,882); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ).

John Smith's Topham Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Gwanako (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs)	134532 / 21	Jump (22)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	7/1
		mid-division, headway after 10th (Becher's Brook) went 2nd 14th, led after 2 out, ridden out
2^nd	17	NK	Irish Raptor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	861465 / 11	Jump (20)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie	12/1
		tracked leaders, led 10th (Becher's Brook) headed after 2 out, kept on under pressure towards finish
3^rd	19	5 L	Bothar Na (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs)	229236 / 10	Jump (198)	Paul Carberry	W P Mullins Mrs Michael O'Dwyer	12/1
		mid-division, headway 11th, tracking leaders 14th, effort 2 out, one pace run-in
4^th	29	11 L	I Hear Thunder (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs)	P5P4FP / 13	Jump (6)	D A Jacob	R H Buckler Nick Elliott, Juliet…	40/1
		tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, one pace from 2 out
5^th	8	2 L	Palarshan (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs)	P/2-4595 / 11	Jump (22)	R Johnson	H D Daly Sumner Wellesley	25/1
		towards rear, headway and in touch 11th, disputed 2nd after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no extra run-in
6^th	20	6 L	Oodachee (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	63294P / 11	Jump (11)	D J Casey	C F Swan Modreeny Syndicate	50/1
		mid-division, struggling 11th, headway under pressure after 3 out, no impression from 2 out
7^th	27	4 L	Theatre Knight (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs)	3542-4P / 11	Jump (117)	D F O'Regan	J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham…	11/1
		mid-division, headway 11th, in touch 15th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
8^th	10	2 L	Black Hills (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs)	001969 / 10	Jump (22)	A J McNamara	J A Geake The Kingfisher…	40/1
		mid-division, hampered 10th (Becher's Brook) headway under pressure after 3 out, weakened 2 out
9^th	3	14 L	Too Forward (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 164lbs)	182-P45 / 14	Jump (34)	T J Murphy	C Llewellyn Mr Richard Pitman	22/1
		towards rear, headway under pressure after 3 out, no impression from 2 out
10^th	15	30 L	Which Pocket (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 153lbs)	PF1281 / 13	Jump (27)	T Siddall	B G Powell Mr Brendan Laverty	28/1
		in touch, hampered 10th (Becher's Brook) gradually weakened
11^th	2	28 L	Roman Ark (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 166lbs)	08-1022 / 10	Jump (34)	F King	J M Jefferson Mr Richard Collins	40/1
		in touch, lost place from 9th, no danger after
12^th	28	18 L	Azulejo (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs)	5/2P7P2 / 10	Jump (4)	A O'Keeffe	M Scudamore J E Wilson & T…	100/1
		towards rear, hampered 3rd (The Chair), never dangerous
	26	-	Randwick Roar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs)	B66121 / 10	Jump (35)	P Hide	G & J Moore Mr D R Hunnisett
		Nonrunner
FE	21	-	Dreux (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	1PP476 / 9	Jump (22)	J Cullen	Thomas Cooper Mr R J Rowsell	40/1
		tracked leaders, fell 8th
UR	22	-	Nice Try (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 151lbs)	211-764 / 9	Jump (124)	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams The Juggins Partnership	14/1
		mid-division, headway and in touch 7th, blundered 8th, hampered and unseated rider 10th (Becher's Brook)
FE	23	-	Pak Jack (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 151lbs)	3/82-223 / 12	Jump (131)	R Thornton	R T Phillips The Pak Jack Partnership	7/1
		mid-division, headway 9th and in touch, fell 12th (Canal Turn)
PU	24	-	Dunbrody Millar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs)	1-8PF0F / 11	Jump (49)	S E Durack	P & M Bowen Dundon Else Partnership	25/1
		towards rear, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 16th
FE	25	-	Lankawi (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 148lbs)	505594 / 6	Jump (6)	T J O'Brien	P & M Bowen Ms Jill Day	33/1
		towards rear, making headway when fell 12th (Canal Turn)
FE	1	-	Natal (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs)	U42831 / 11	Jump (34)	Mr N Scholfield	P F Nicholls Mr James Callow	11/1
		in touch when fell 8th
FE	18	-	Time To Sell (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	612797 / 9	Jump (19)	R P McLernon	Eugene M O'Sullivan Joseph Buckley	66/1
		towards rear, fell 3rd (The Chair)
UR	5	-	Kenzo III (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	1P32-P1 / 11	Jump (48)	Charlie Studd	N J Henderson Killinghurst Park…	10/1
		with leaders, led 9th to 10th (Becher's Brook) blundered and unseated rider 11th (Valentines)
FE	6	-	Macs Flamingo (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 160lbs)	135504 / 9	Jump (6)	R M Power	P A Fahy Craith Syndicate	66/1
		tracked leaders until fell 10th (Becher's Brook)
FE	7	-	Crozan (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs)	PF4-870 / 9	Jump (22)	M A Fitzgerald	N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings	25/1
		with leaders, left in lead 6th, headed 9th, prominent when fell 10th (Becher's Brook)
FE	9	-	In The High Grass (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs)	638371 / 7	Jump (13)	A B Joyce	T J Taaffe Mrs Mary T Hally	16/1
		towards rear, fell 8th
FE	11	-	Nacarat (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 157lbs)	1-041P2 / 12	Jump (34)	A Dobbin	T R George Mr Simon W Clarke	12/1
		made most until fell 6th
FE	12	-	Eric's Charm (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs)	2/P225P / 13	Jump (41)	D Elsworth	O Sherwood M St Quinton &…	33/1
		in touch, fell 9th
UR	13	-	Mighty Matters (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs)	114P10 / 11	Jump (22)	Mr J Snowden	C E Longsdon Mrs L Suenson-Taylor	20/1
		in touch until blundered and unseated rider 9th
UR	14	-	Tommy Spar (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	69F0U7 / 9	Jump (131)	Christian Williams	P & M Bowen Mr Ralph Morgans	66/1
		towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 8th
PU	16	-	You're Special (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs)	21P1F/P / 12	Jump (41)	T J Dreaper	Ferdy Murphy Mrs Diane O'Rourke	33/1
		towards rear, hampered 3rd (chair) soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 14th
FE	30	-	Marked Man (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs)	112532 / 16	Jump (15)	C Poste	R Lee Mr & Mrs C R Elliott	40/1
		in touch, fell 10th (becher's brook)