16:15 Aintree

Saturday 14 April 2007

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:1517:0017:35

John Smith's Grand National Chase (handicap) (grade 3)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Silver Birch (IRE)

1010-6

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: R M Power

Held up in touch, headway 26th (Canal Turn), led last, ridden out

3^rd

1.25

Slim Pickings (IRE)

810-8

33/1

T: T J TaaffeJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in touch, headway 24th (Canal Turn) led 26th, mistake and headed last, kept on

4^th

Philson Run (IRE)

1110-5

100/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: D A Jacob

Towards rear, headway 20th, chasing leaders 4 out, effort after next, one pace flat

8^th

Puntal (FR)

1110-5

80/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Towards rear, never dangerous

10^th

dist

L'ami (FR)

811-8

14/1

T: F DoumenJ: A P McCoy

Held up in touch, pushed along 4 out, ridden next, gradually weakened

12^th

Gallant Approach (IRE)

810-9

33/1

T: C R EgertonJ: Jimmy McCarthy

Towards rear, blundered badly 11th, hit 15th (Chair), never dangerous

13^th

Kelami (FR)

910-12

33/1

T: F DoumenJ:

Towards rear, some headway halfway, weakened 23rd (foinavon)

Also Ran

Eurotrek (IRE)

1111-8

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: L Heard

Held up in touch, hampered 9th (Valentines) soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 22nd (Bechers)

Monkerhostin (FR)

1011-6

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Towards rear, not fluent, refused 7th (Foinavon)

Thisthatandtother (IRE)

1111-5

50/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Joshua Moore

Towards rear, headway halfway, in touch, weakened after 4 out, blundered 2 out, soon pulled up

Billyvoddan (IRE)

811-4

16/1

T: H D DalyJ: L P Aspell

Towards rear, struggling halfway pulled up before 19th

Idle Talk (IRE)

811-2

20/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: J M Maguire

Towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 19th

Royal Auclair (FR)

1011-1

33/1

T: P F NichollsJ: J Tizzard

In touch, fell 9th (Valentines)

Knowhere (IRE)

910-13

100/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: T Doyle

Chased leaders to 6th, losing place when blundered and unseated rider 8th (Canal Turn)

Point Barrow (IRE)

910-12

8/1

T: P HughesJ: P A Carberry

Fell 1st

Celtic Son (FR)

810-11

50/1

T: D PipeJ: Timmy Murphy

Soon towards rear, pulled up before 22nd (Bechers)

Simon

810-11

20/1

T: J L SpearingJ: A Thornton

In touch, fell 25th (Valentines)

Dun Doire (IRE)

810-8

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Paul Carberry

Towards rear, struggling halfway, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

Kandjar d'Allier (FR)

910-8

100/1

T: A KingJ: R Thornton

Mid-division, fell 8th (Canal Turn)

Zabenz (NZ)

1010-8

66/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ:

Chased leaders early, behind when pulled up before 14th

Bothar Na (IRE)

810-6

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Casey

Mid-division, weakened halfway pulled up before 2 out

Homer Wells (IRE)

910-6

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Condon

Towards rear, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 22nd (Bechers)

The Outlier (IRE)

910-5

125/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: P C O'Neill

Led to 5th, remained prominent, losing place when blundered unseated rider 19th

Tikram

1010-5

125/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Unseated rider 1st

Naunton Brook

810-4

125/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: N D Fehily

Prominent, led 5th to 17th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 23rd

Sonevafushi (FR)

910-3

150/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Mr T Greenall

Chased leaders, weakened 22nd (Bechers), tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

Le Duc (FR)

810-2

66/1

T: P F NichollsJ: D Elsworth

Chased leaders until blundered and unseated rider (Bechers)

Betting Breakdown

Tricast:£12,518.50SF:£369.95

Forecasts

Point Barrow (IRE) (8/1), Monkerhostin (FR) (8/1), L'ami (FR) (14/1), Eurotrek (IRE) (16/1), Billyvoddan (IRE) (16/1), Bothar Na (IRE) (20/1), Dun Doire (IRE) (20/1), Idle Talk (IRE) (20/1), Simon (20/1), Homer Wells (IRE) (33/1), Royal Auclair (FR) (33/1), Silver Birch (IRE) (33/1), Slim Pickings (IRE) (33/1), Gallant Approach (IRE) (33/1), Kelami (FR) (33/1), Thisthatandtother (IRE) (50/1), Celtic Son (FR) (50/1), Zabenz (NZ) (66/1), Le Duc (FR) (66/1), Puntal (FR) (80/1), Kandjar d'Allier (FR) (100/1), Knowhere (IRE) (100/1), Philson Run (IRE) (100/1), Naunton Brook (125/1), The Outlier (IRE) (125/1), Tikram (125/1), Sonevafushi (FR) (150/1)