8.25 Lanson Champagne Handicap Hurdle of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

Aintree Results Fri, 9th May, 2008

Going - Good.

Lanson Champagne Handicap Hurdle of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

1st - £5,204.00, 2nd - £1,528.00, 3rd - £764.00, 4th - £382.00 15 Ran

1st

Theatre Belle (GB) 11-5 (Division Bell Partnership)
(5:05.00 6.65 secs slower on today's going )
King's Theatre (IRE) - Cumbrian Rhapsody (GB)(Sharrood (USA))

SP 9/1

C Grant

Harry Haynes(7)

Tote Win £7.90 Place £3.70

in touch, led 2 out, stayed on gamely

18th Apr, 08 Ayr
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 28th Sep, 08 Market Rasen
5th Hcp Hdl

2nd

1.25L

Maraafeq (USA) 11-2 (Taylor)

Bahri (USA) - Tabrir (IRE)(Unfuwain (USA))

SP 6/1Jfav

Miss Venetia Williams

S Thomas

Place £2.10

mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, chased winner last, hung right and kept on same pace flat

2nd May, 08 Fontwell
2nd Hdl This
Race 14th Nov, 08 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Hdl

3rd

Arctic Wings (IRE) 11-2 (Mr Paul Downing)

In The Wings - Arctic Hunt (IRE)(Bering)

SP 16/1

A Carroll

R Johnson

Place £7.00

held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, kept on from last

11th Apr, 08 Ascot
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 11th Oct, 08 Chepstow
fell Hcp Hdl

4th

0.5L

Storymaker (GB) 11-3 (J M & Miss H M Crichton)

Midnight Legend (GB) - Amys Delight (GB)(Idiot's Delight)

SP 14/1

Miss S Forster

P Aspell

headway approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out

24th Apr, 08 Perth
7th Hcp Hdl This
Race 21st May, 08 Kelso
2nd Hcp Hdl

5th

2.25L

Prince du Seuil (FR) 11-6 (Mrs Peter Prowting)

Lucky Dream (FR) - Hermione Iii (FR)(Pebble (FR))

SP 8/1

Alan King

R Thornton

held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, stayed on same pace

20th Apr, 08 Wincanton
3rd Hdl This
Race 23rd Oct, 08 Ludlow
5th Nov Chs

6th

Wizard of Us (GB) 11-6 (Mr P Currey)

Wizard King (GB) - Sian's Girl (GB)

SP 14/1

M Mullineaux

D Laverty(3)

tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, one pace from next

19th Apr, 08 Ayr
11th Hcp Hdl This
Race 24th May, 08 Stratford
8th Hcp Hdl

7th

1.25L

Speed Up (FR) 10-9 (Mr D McGowan & Mr S Murphy)

Vertical Speed (FR) - Haiya (FR)(Saint Cyrien (FR))

SP 14/1

Ferdy Murphy

G Lee

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on from next, never troubled leaders

18th Jan, 08 Catterick
7th Hcp Hdl This
Race 16th May, 08 Aintree
2nd Hdl

8th

15L

Stainley (IRE) 11-0 (Grant)

Elnadim (USA) - Fizz Up (GB)(Alzao (USA))

SP 14/1

Mrs S C Bradburne

M Bradburne

led, headed 2 out, soon weakened

23rd Apr, 08 Perth
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 10th Jan, 09 Ayr
10th Hcp Hdl

9th

3.75L

Wun Chai (IRE) 11-7 (Mr Graham Brown)

King's Theatre (IRE) - Flower From Heaven(Baptism)

SP 6/1Jfav

J Panvert

A P McCoy

tracked leader, hit 4 out, weakened between last 2

6th Mar, 08 Wincanton
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 21st Feb, 09 Kempton
13th Hcp Hdl

10th

14L

Hippodrome (IRE) 11-0 (V R Stud & R Plersch)

Montjeu (IRE) - Moon Diamond (GB)(Unfuwain (USA))
Breeder - J Haseler & M J Munz

SP 10/1

G L Moore

J E Moore

mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened next

17th May, 07 Baden-Baden
1st Flat This
Race 25th May, 08 Fontwell
10th Hcp Hdl

11th

Watch My Back (GB) 11-1 (Mr T Ambler)

Bob Back (USA) - Gallants Delight (GB)(Idiot's Delight)

SP 8/1

N Richards

Brian Harding

held up, blundered 1st, headway 8th, weakened 2 out

14th Feb, 08 Kelso
6th Hcp Hdl This
Race 8th Nov, 08 Kelso
8th Hcp Hdl

12th

Karathaena (IRE) 11-0 (The Southwold Set)

Barathea (IRE) - Dabtara (IRE)(Kahyasi)

SP 28/1

M Sowersby

Denis O'Regan

tracked leaders, weakened from 8th

13th Apr, 08 Kelso
3rd Hcp Hdl This
Race 13th Jun, 08 Market Rasen
6th Hcp Hdl

13th

Jazz Scene (IRE) 11-7 (The A T P Racing Partnership)

Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Dixie Jazz (GB)(Mtoto)

SP 8/1

L Corcoran

T J O'Brien

held up towards rear, weakened approaching 3 out

23rd Apr, 08 Punchestown
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 111 This
Race 7th Jun, 08 Worcester
2nd Hcp Hdl

14th

4.5L

Midnight Chase (GB) 10-8 (Lady Clarke)

Midnight Legend (GB) - Yamrah(Milford)
Breeder - Conkwell Grange Stud Ltd

SP 10/1

Neil Mulholland

Felix De Giles(5)

always behind

27th Apr, 07 Perth
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 4th Nov, 08 Exeter
5th Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Mind How You Go (FR) 11-10 (A Fiver In Mind Partnership)

Hernando (FR) - Cos I Do (IRE)(Double Schwartz)

SP 33/1

J R Best

N Fehily

always toward rear, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

1st May, 08 Chelmsford City
7th Flat Hcp This
Race

Off 8.25
Time 5m. 5.00 secs, which is 6.65 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £20.80.