06 Apr 2006 04:55 AINTREE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £31,361); Distance: 4400; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Natal (FR) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 23 |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr James Callow |
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| settled in rear, headway 7th, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 1.5 L |
Blazing Bailey (GB) (Gelding, , 147) |
/ 10 |
R Thornton | A King Three Line Whip |
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| chased leaders, led 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 28 L |
Harmony Brig (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 14 |
A Dobbin | N G Richards Mr M Clementson |
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| led until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| SHD |
Boychuk (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) |
/ 11 |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Aiden Murphy |
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| behind, stayed approaching last, never dangerous | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 8 L |
Chiaro (FR) (Gelding, , 155) |
/ 9 |
P J Brennan | P Hobbs & J White Mrs S L Hobbs |
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| chased leader until approaching 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 10 L |
Buena Vista (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) |
/ 11 |
A P McCoy | M C Pipe Matt Archer&the… |
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| prominent, hit 6th, soon driven along and lost place, behind from next | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 3 L |
Regal Heights (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 10 |
Stephen Craine | D McCain Mrs Janet Heler |
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| held up, driven along approaching 7th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 2 L |
Some Touch (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 11 |
G Lee | J Howard Johnson John Bermingham |
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| mid-division, headway 4th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| Dist |
Patman Du Charmil (FR) (Gelding, , 147) |
/ 9 |
C Llewellyn | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
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| in touch, driven and lost place after 5th, behind from 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Craven (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 11 |
M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mrs Denise Hopkins |
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| held up, some headway 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Marshalls Run (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 8 |
T J Murphy | A King Mr Trevor Hemmings |
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| held up, driven along approaching 6th, lost touch from next, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||