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Race Result Aintree Fri, 4th Apr, 2008

Going - Good; National: Good to Soft-Good in places. 

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2m. 110yds.  Hurdle 1st - £34206.00, 2nd - £12834.00, 3rd - £6426.00, 4th - £3204.00  OFF 42:0. 14 Ran.

1st Pierrot Lunaire (USA) 10-8 (Mrs Angela Tincknell) (Time 3:58.30)

SP 5-1 Tote Win £6.10 Place £2.00

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

held up, headway 4th, mistake next, led after 3 out, clear approaching last, stayed on strongly
2nd14L Blue Bajan (IRE) 11-0 (Dr John Hollowood) 

SP 7-1   Place £2.30

Andrew Turnell

T Scudamore

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, chased winner last, no impression
3rd6L Lazy Darren (GB) 10-8 (Woodgate Family) 

SP 50-1   Place £5.20

C Grant

D Elsworth

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when mistake 6th, switched right after 3 out, not fluent last, weakened flat
4th3.75L Khyber Kim (GB) 11-5 (Mrs Caroline Mould) 

SP 16-1  

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

held up, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
5th1.25L Gloucester (GB) 11-0 (Mr Ross Harmon) 

SP 150-1  

J J Quinn

D C Costello

held up in rear, pushed along 6th, not clear run before 3 out, some headway soon after, weakened approaching 2 out
6thshd Greenbridge (IRE) 11-0 (Mr Trevor Hemmings) 

SP 5-1  

A King

R Thornton

mid-division, headway 4th, blundered 3 out, jumped left when mistake 2 out, weakened last
7thhd Salford City (IRE) 11-8 (F Galvin) 

SP 20-1  

Gordon Elliott

Miss N Carberry

chased clear leader, led 5th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last
8th24L Songe (FR) 10-13 (Mr Alan Halsall) 

SP 33-1  

C E Longsdon

T Siddall

held up in rear, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
9th5L Frank Crow (GB) 11-0 (Mrs Janis MacPherson) 

SP 100-1  

J Goldie

P Kinsella

always behind
10th7L Alsadaa (USA) 11-3 (Mrs P J Sheen) 

SP 33-1  

Mrs L J Mongan

C Bolger

chased leaders, hit 1st, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
11th35+L Sir Arthur (IRE) 11-0 (Mr R Wagner) 

SP 100-1  

B Ellison

Denis O'Regan

held up, not fluent 6th, soon behind, tailed off
12th30L Marsam (IRE) 11-3 (L Mulryan & M C Fahy) 

SP 50-1  

M G Quinlan

P Carberry

led, soon clear, mistake 3rd, came back to field 4th, headed next, weakened after 6th, tailed off
p.u. Captain Cee Bee (IRE) 11-8 (Mr John P McManus) 

SP 5-4Ffav  

Edward P Harty

A P McCoy

held up, headway 5th, under pressure before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th when
fell Pigeon Island (GB) 11-8 (Mr H R Mould) 

SP 16-1  

N A Twiston-Davies

P J Brennan