1.45 CORDON BLEU HANDICAP HURDLE of £29,550.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

Aintree Results Sat, 8th Apr, 2000

Going - Good-Good to Firm in places.

CORDON BLEU HANDICAP HURDLE of £29,550.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

1st - £19,500.00, 2nd - £5,850.00, 3rd - £2,850.00, 4th - £1,350.00 13 Ran

1st

Sharpaten (IRE) 10-9 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (D F O'Rourke)
(0:23.92 7.17 secs faster on today's going )
Scenic - Sloane Ranger

SP 16/1

P Hughes

P A Carberry(5)

held up in rear, headway 3 out, led approaching last, hung left slightly and ran on run-in

5th Mar, 00 Leopardstown
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 102 This
Race 25th Apr, 00 Fairyhouse
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 123

2nd

1.25L

Grimes (GB) 11-10 (John P McManus)

Reprimand - Diva Madonna(Chief Singer)

SP 7/1

C Roche

C F Swan

held up, pushed along approaching 3 out, headway next, ran on towards finish

13th Feb, 00 Punchestown
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 5th May, 00 Punchestown
1st Hdl Rated 135

3rd

0.5L

Out On A Promise (IRE) 10-11 (Mr Paul Green)

Night Shift (USA) - Lovers' Parlour(Beldale Flutter (USA))

SP 15/2

C J Mann

D Gallagher

16th Mar, 00 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th May, 00 Haydock
9th Hcp Hdl

4th

1.5L

Nordance Prince (IRE) 10-13 (Mr Peter Pink)

Nordance (USA) - Shirleys Princess(Sandhurst Prince)

SP 10/1

Miss Venetia Williams

N Williamson

15th Mar, 00 Cheltenham
fell Chs This
Race 13th Mar, 02 Cheltenham
11th Chs

5th

Mersey Beat (GB) 10-2 (Incl 3lbs overweight)

Rock Hopper - Handy Dancer

SP 10/1

G L Moore

M Batchelor(3)

25th Mar, 00 Newbury
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th May, 00 Haydock
12th Hcp Hdl

6th

Dee Pee Tee Cee (IRE) 10-0

Tidaro (USA) - Silver Glimpse

SP 9/2fav

M W Easterby

A Dobbin

1st Mar, 00 Wetherby
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 22nd Apr, 00 Haydock
11th Flat Hcp

7th

Danegold (IRE) 10-12 (The Dream Team)

Danehill (USA) - Cistus

SP 14/1

Mick Channon

A Thornton

24th Mar, 00 Doncaster
9th Flat Hcp This
Race 7th May, 00 Salisbury
4th Flat Hcp

8th

Kinnescash (IRE) 10-10 (D R James)

Persian Heights - Gayla Orchestra(Lord Gayle (USA))

SP 10/1

Peter Bowen

T J Murphy

18th Mar, 00 Lingfield
12th Hcp Hdl This
Race 26th Apr, 00 Epsom
7th Flat Hcp

9th

Premier Generation (IRE) 10-13 (Mrs W A Oram)

Cadeaux Genereux - Bristle(Thatch (USA))

SP 8/1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

25th Feb, 00 Kempton
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Apr, 00 Uttoxeter
2nd Hcp Hdl

10th

12L

China Tealeaf (IRE) 10-0 (R & O Syndicate)

Shardari - Reprint(Kampala)

SP 50/1

Thomas O'Neill

A Maguire

chased leaders, took closer order 5th, every chance 2 out, soon weakened

19th Mar, 00 Leopardstown
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 101 This
Race 25th Apr, 00 Fairyhouse
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 101

p.u.

The French Furze (IRE) 11-5 (Sporting Quest Racing Club)

Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting(Mill Reef (USA))

SP 15/2

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

16th Mar, 00 Cheltenham
7th Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th May, 00 Haydock
2nd Hcp Hdl

fell

Miss Fara (FR) 10-4

Galetto (FR) - Faracha (FR)(Kenmare (FR))

SP 22/1

M C Pipe

R Johnson

16th Mar, 00 Cheltenham
12th Hcp Hdl This
Race 15th May, 00 Windsor
9th Flat

fell

Redemption (GB) 10-3

Olden Times (GB) - Ypha (USA)(Lyphard (USA))

SP 20/1

Paul Webber

C Llewellyn

16th Mar, 00 Cheltenham
19th Hcp Hdl This
Race 27th Oct, 00 Wetherby
2nd Nov Chs

Off
Time 3m. 59.20 secs, which is 7.17 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runner Silence Reigns (GB) ( )