03 Apr 2009 14:00 Aintree
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,206); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places on National Course).
Highstreetvouchers.com Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
El Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
621 / 11 |
Flat (182), Jump (25) |
D Elsworth | L Wadham Mr Ron Davies |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on well to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| NK |
American Trilogy (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 8) |
13491 / 9 |
Flat (355), Jump (21) |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Fulton,donlon,kilduff… |
11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, led approaching last, kept on, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 1 L |
Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
1-4133 / 12 |
Jump (24) | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Mr T P Radford |
9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 2 L |
Riverside Theatre (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
13-1211 / 10 |
Jump (13) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Jimmy Nesbitt Partnership |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, chased leaders 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, kept on and hung left from last | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| 1¾ L |
Silk Hall (UAE) (Colt, bay, 10 11) |
411 / 11 |
Flat (162), Jump (25) |
R Thornton | A King Mr James Callow |
5/1 | |
| held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 4 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 8 L |
Alfie Flits (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
416143 / 10 |
Flat (195), Jump (34) |
B S Hughes | G A Swinbank Mrs J Porter |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and not fluent 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 18 L |
McMurrough (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
11434 / 10 |
Jump (43) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Mrs D W Davenport |
40/1 | |
| close up, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 4½ L |
Benfleet Boy (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) |
6132 / 7 |
Flat (160), Jump (39) |
K Renwick | B G Powell Mrs P Jubert &… |
50/1 | |
| made most, headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 21 L |
Red Moloney (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
1116 / 6 |
Flat (166), Jump (24) |
D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
9/2 | |
| held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
7 |
| 7 L |
Punta Galera (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 0) |
53 / 7 |
Flat (6), Jump (16) |
T J Phelan | Paul Green Mr Derek A Howard |
250/1 | |
| held up in rear, weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
11th |
11 |
| 26 L |
Candle (GB) (Filly, brown, 10 7) |
/ 6 |
Flat (154) | P J Brennan | T R George Thoroughbred Ladies |
66/1 | |
| not fluent, always towards rear | ||||||||||