4.20 Littlewoods Direct Imagine Appeal Novices´ Hurdle grade 2) (Grade 2) of £60,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

Aintree Results Fri, 4th Apr, 2008

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

Littlewoods Direct Imagine Appeal Novices´ Hurdle grade 2) (Grade 2) of £60,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

1st - £34,206.00, 2nd - £12,834.00, 3rd - £6,426.00, 4th - £3,204.00 14 Ran

1st

Pierrot Lunaire (USA) 10-8 (Mrs Angela Tincknell)
(3:58.30 0.81 secs slower on today's going )
War Chant (USA) - Playact (IRE)(Hernando (FR))

SP 5-1

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

Tote Win £6.10 Place £2.00

held up, headway 4th, mistake next, led after 3 out, clear approaching last, stayed on strongly

23rd Feb, 08 Kempton
2nd Hdl This
Race 26th Oct, 08 Aintree
fell Hdl

2nd

14L

Blue Bajan (IRE) 11-0 (Dr John Hollowood)

Montjeu (IRE) - Gentle Thoughts (GB)(Darshaan)

SP 7-1

Andrew Turnell

T Scudamore

Place £2.30

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, chased winner last, no impression

11th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
6th Hdl This
Race 10th May, 08 Haydock
1st Hcp Hdl

3rd

Lazy Darren (GB) 10-8 (Woodgate Family)

Largesse (GB) - Palmstead Belle (IRE)(Wolfhound (USA))

SP 50-1

C Grant

D Elsworth

Place £5.20

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when mistake 6th, switched right after 3 out, not fluent last, weakened flat

15th Mar, 08 Newcastle
1st Hdl This
Race 24th Apr, 08 Perth
1st Hdl

4th

3.75L

Khyber Kim (GB) 11-5 (Mrs Caroline Mould)

Mujahid (USA) - Jungle Rose(Shirley Heights)

SP 16-1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

held up, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

11th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
10th Hdl This
Race 29th Nov, 08 Newbury
2nd Hcp Hdl

5th

1.25L

Gloucester (GB) 11-0 (Mr Ross Harmon)

Montjeu (IRE) - Birdlip (USA)(Sanglamore (USA))

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

1st Mar, 08 Doncaster
8th Hcp Hdl This
Race 10th May, 08 Haydock
6th Hcp Hdl

6th

shd

Greenbridge (IRE) 11-0 (Mr Trevor Hemmings)

Luso (GB) - Green Divot (GB)(Green Desert (USA))

SP 5-1

Alan King

R Thornton

mid-division, headway 4th, blundered 3 out, jumped left when mistake 2 out, weakened last

26th Mar, 08 Kempton
1st Hdl This
Race 19th Oct, 08 Kempton
2nd Nov Chs

7th

Salford City (IRE) 11-8 (F Galvin)

Desert Sun (GB) - Summer Fashion(Moorestyle)
Breeder - Dr D Davis

SP 20-1

Gordon Elliott

Miss N Carberry

chased clear leader, led 5th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last

2nd Nov, 07 Down Royal
3rd Hdl Rated 126 This
Race 22nd Apr, 08 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 141

8th

24L

Songe (FR) 10-13 (Mr Alan Halsall)

Hernando (FR) - Sierra (FR)(Anabaa (USA))

SP 33-1

Charlie Longsdon

T Siddall

held up in rear, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out

14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
4th Hdl This
Race 11th Oct, 08 Chepstow
6th Hcp Hdl

9th

Frank Crow (GB) 11-0 (Mrs Janis MacPherson)

Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Belle de Nuit (IRE)(Statoblest)

SP 100-1

J Goldie

P Kinsella

always behind

23rd Mar, 08 Musselburgh
6th Flat Hcp This
Race 11th Apr, 08 Musselburgh
7th Flat Hcp

10th

Alsadaa (USA) 11-3 (Mrs P J Sheen)

Kingmambo (USA) - Aljawza (USA)(Riverman (USA))

SP 33-1

Mrs L J Mongan

C Bolger

chased leaders, hit 1st, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out

23rd Feb, 08 Kempton
6th Hdl This
Race 26th Sep, 08 Ascot
1st Flat Hcp

11th

35+L

Sir Arthur (IRE) 11-0 (Mr R Wagner)

Desert Prince (IRE) - Park Express(Ahonoora)

SP 100-1

B Ellison

Denis O'Regan

held up, not fluent 6th, soon behind, tailed off

22nd Mar, 08 Doncaster
10th Flat Hcp This
Race

12th

30L

Marsam (IRE) 11-3 (L Mulryan & M C Fahy)

Daylami (IRE) - Dancing Prize (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Derek Veitch & Saleh Ali Hammadi

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

6th Mar, 08 Wincanton
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 16th May, 08 Aintree
p.u. Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Captain Cee Bee (IRE) 11-8 (Mr John P McManus)

Germany (USA) - Elea Victoria (IRE)(Sharp Victor (USA))
Breeder - Maurice Stack

SP 5-4Ffav

Edward P Harty

A P McCoy

held up, headway 5th, under pressure before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th when

11th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
1st Hdl This
Race 3rd Dec, 09 Naas
1st Nov Chs

fell

Pigeon Island (GB) 11-8 (Mr H R Mould)

Daylami (IRE) - Morina (USA)(Lyphard (USA))

SP 16-1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

P J Brennan

11th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
11th Hdl This
Race 17th Apr, 08 Cheltenham
1st Hdl

Off
Time 3m. 58.30 secs, which is 0.81 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £51.00
Tote Trifecta- £1977.50.