Horse Alert

12 Jun 2009 19:10 Aintree

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,505); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Letheby & Christopher Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	14	-	Simple Glory (IRE) (Mare, brown, 10 6)	U716-51 / 23	Jump (28)	Nick Scholfield	R Dickin E R C Beech & B…	12/1
		chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, headed narrowly after last, battled back to regain lead close home
2^nd	12	SHD	Solway Minstrel (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	41205-3 / 13	Jump (35)	J Kington	Miss L Harrison Mr David Alan Harrison	17/2
		pressed leader, led approaching 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, regained narrow lead after last, headed close home
3^rd	3	2 L	Last Flight (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 10)	652P-11 / 6	Flat (597), Jump (19)	T J O'Brien	P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen	7/1
		in touch, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on from last, gaining and went 3rd last strides
4^th	10	SHD	Pseudonym (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	0996-15 / 7	Flat (141), Jump (20)	S E Durack	John Allen Mrs D J Brown	16/1
		chased leaders, not fluent 10th, soon ridden, close 3rd 2 out, stayed on flat without troubling front pair, lost 3rd last strides
5^th	6	14 L	Billie Magern (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 6)	326P-32 / 9	Jump (20)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Exors Of The Late…	9/2
		raced keenly in mid-division, ridden after 10th, hit 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, switched right and weakened approaching last
6^th	1	HD	Ricardo's Chance (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	6542/11- / 13	Jump (369)	Dean Coleman	S Lycett The Atkin Partnership	7/1
		mid-division, hit 7th, headway when not much room after 10th, weakened under pressure last
7^th	13	5 L	Fortunate Dave (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 10)	133/06-1 / 10	Flat (1948), Jump (26)	B S Hughes	Michael Smith Mrs Sandra Smith	17/2
		chased leaders, ridden after 9th, weakened approaching 2 out
8^th	4	13 L	Share Option (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9)	5072-01 / 13	Flat (44), Jump (19)	Lee Edwards	A W Carroll Mrs Julie Marles	20/1
		very slowly away, held up in rear, bumped along after 10th, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened
9^th	9	6 L	Prince du Beury (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4)	030P4-5 / 8	Jump (29)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson D Coles & Optima…	13/2
		held up towards rear, hit 4th, headway on outside after 10th, hanging left after 3 out, weakened 2 out, went left last
10^th	8	3 L	Tora Bora (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 6)	0PP0P-4 / 9	Flat (255), Jump (30)	Aidan Coleman	B G Powell Mrs A Ellis	9/1
		led until approaching 2nd, pressed leader, mistake 8th, ridden after 10th, lost 2nd before 3 out, soon weakened
11^th	16	10 L	Nigwell Forbees (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0)	00P563/ / 8	Jump (1108)	Callum Whillans	E J Cooper The Cumbrians	100/1
		in rear, mistake 5th, no chance 10th
12^th	11	Dist	Smart John (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	22/150-4 / 10	Flat (655), Jump (26)	T J Murphy	H J Evans Mr & Mrs D J Smart	16/1
		mid-division, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off
13^th	7	Dist	Island Myth (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6)	300U02/ / 8	Flat (996), Jump (528)	T Scudamore	N F Glynn N F Glynn	33/1
		always in rear, lost touch 10th, tailed off
PU	5	-	Inching Closer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8)	770644/ / 13	Flat (2904), Jump (1133)	Andrew Tinkler	R J Hewitt Mr R J Hewitt

	2	-	Phone In (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 11)	3116U-9 / 7	Flat (545), Jump (29)	D C Costello	R Brotherton The Aberdonians

PU	15	-	Le Seychellois (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0)	4F-3P13 / 13	Flat (2258), Jump (20)	Harry Challoner	R J Hewitt Mr R J Hewitt