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 / 21 |
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 | Mrs S J 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 A 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 A 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 |
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