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  3. Fri, 8th May, 2009
  4. Aintree
  5. 8.40
Going: Good. 
Placepot: Pool £72679.25  | Units £730.05  | Dividend £72.6
Quadpot: Pool £5505.16  | Units £278.43 £14.6  |  Place Six: £45.97  |  Place Five: £35.83
Summary
1st
silks
Picot de Say (GB) 7, b g 11-2 (Irish Legend Racing Team)
(4:56.60 1.68 secs faster on today's going )
Largesse (GB) - Facsimile (GB)(Superlative)

SP 11/1

C Roberts
T J O'Brien
Tote Win £14.20 Place £3.80
loading past form
mid-division, raced keenly, hit 5th, headway 3 out, led going well last, ridden flat, stayed on
2nd
1L
silks
Farmers Cross (IRE) 5, b g 10-9 (Mr Trevor Hemmings)

Old Vic - Ace Conqueror (IRE)(Lashkari)

SP 7/4fav

Philip Hobbs
R Johnson
Place £1.70
loading past form
held up in rear, mistake 7th, headway approaching 3 out, challenging approaching last, stayed on flat, always held
3rd
5L
silks
Billie Magern (GB) 5, b g 10-13 (Mr Roger Nicholls)

Alderbrook (GB) - Outfield(Monksfield)

SP 7/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies
P J Brennan
Place £2.50
loading past form
prominent, pulled hard, challenging approaching last, no extra final 100 yards
4th
2.5L
silks
English City (IRE) 6, ch h 10-13 (Mr Peter Carnaby)

City On A Hill (USA) - Toledana (IRE)(Sure Blade (USA))

SP 14/1

Mrs L Normile
A Voy(10)
loading past form
chased leaders, led after 8th, ridden and headed last, weakened final 100 yards
5th
2.75L
silks
Aldiruos (IRE) 9, ch g 11-3 (Aramis Racing Syndicate)

Bigstone (IRE) - Ball Cat (FR)(Cricket Ball (USA))

SP 14/1

A Carroll
W Hutchinson
loading past form
held up towards rear, stayed on approaching last, never reached leaders
6th
4L
silks
Monn Royal (FR) 5, b g 10-5 (Mrs G Herdman)

Rochesson (FR) - Miss Coco (FR)(Bay Comeau (FR))

SP 22/1

Miss Venetia Williams
A Coleman
loading past form
mid-division, hit 3rd, headway approaching 8th, weakened approaching last
7th
0.75L
silks
Premier Des Marais (FR) 6, b g 11-5 (Marais Racing)

Kalmoss (FR) - Imghard (FR)

SP 9/2

G L Moore
J E Moore
loading past form
held up towards rear, headway 6th, ridden after 8th, weakened approaching last
8th
0.75L
silks
Acapulco Bay (GB) 5, b g 11-0 (Mr J Parfitt)

Pursuit of Love (GB) - Lapu-lapu (GB)(Prince Sabo)

SP 11/1

D Burchell
Christian Williams
loading past form
held up in rear, shaken up 3 out, never dangerous
9th
29L
silks
Olmeto Collonges (FR) 7, br g 11-2 (Mr T Cole & Mr A Finney)

Brier Creek (USA) - Castille Collonges (FR)(El Badr)

SP 20/1

Miss H C Knight
S Thomas
loading past form
raced wide in touch, jumped left 1st 2, 2nd briefly before 3 out where mistake, soon weakened
10th
35+L
silks
Mujamead (GB) 5, b g 10-12 (Mr J T Billson)

Mujahid (USA) - Island Mead(Pharly (FR))

SP 40/1

J Holt
A Pogson(3)
loading past form
led until approaching 3rd, led 5th until after 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
p.u.
silks
Naughty By Nature (GB) 6, b g 10-5 (Miss Rebecca Curtis)

Machiavellian (USA) - Rumpipumpy (GB)(Shirley Heights)

SP 5/1

Miss Rebecca Curtis
Nick Scholfield(3)
loading past form
tracked leader, pulled hard, saddle slipped and led approaching 3rd where jumped right, soon hanging right, headed 5th, pulled up before next
Off 8.40
Time 4m. 56.60 secs, which is 1.68 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £54.40.

Non runners Ship's Hill , Signalman (GB), Colline de Fleurs (GB), Quatro Pierji (FR)

2008 Theatre Belle 7 11-5 Harry Haynes (7) 9/1 (C Grant)

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