17:30 Aintree

Thursday 2 April 2009

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Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (listed)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Sunnyhillboy (IRE)

611-0

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: A P McCoy

Held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out where mistakes, led before last, ran on well flat

2^nd

Prince Taime (FR)

611-2

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, headway 8th, challenge from 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat

3^rd

Bedlam Boy (IRE)

810-13

28/1

T: Ferdy MurphyJ: D N Russell

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon tracking leaders, kept on same pace flat

4^th

Carrickboy (IRE)

510-9

40/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: S Thomas

Mid-division, slightly hampered 6th, headway 8th, led 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat

5^th

1.25

French Opera

611-5

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: M Foley

Tracked leaders, raced keenly, lost place after 8th, rallied 3 out, no extra flat

6^th

1.75

Royal Rationale (IRE)

510-11

50/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 3 out, one pace last

7^th

4.5

Hernando Royal

610-8

7/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: R Flint

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, blundered badly 6th, rider lost irons and bridle became lose and dropped rear, progress after 3 out, no impression approaching last

8^th

1.25

Arcalis

911-12

20/1

T: J Howard JohnsonJ: D F O'Regan

Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway and hung left after 3 out, weakened 2 out

9^th

Auroras Encore (IRE)

711-2

16/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Tjade Collier

Prominent, led 8th, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out

10^th

Eleazar (GER)

810-13

12/1

T: L WadhamJ: R Thornton

Prominent, ridden 8th, weakened 2 out

11^th

0.5

Khyber Kim

711-10

40/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: T Molloy

Held up in rear, mistake 8th, pushed along on wide outside before 3 out, never in contention

12^th

Calatagan (IRE)

1010-9

25/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: P Kinsella

Mid-division, ridden after 8th, never dangerous

13^th

3.75

Big Eared Fran (IRE)

611-4

7/1

T: D PipeJ: A J Mcnamara

Mid-division, not fluent 8th, soon ridden, strugglling 3 out

14^th

Font

610-9

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up in rear, mistake 8th, struggling 3 out,

15^th

Frontier Dancer

510-10

25/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway after 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out

16^th

0.75

Whinstone Boy (IRE)

810-10

33/1

T: J J ManganJ: R P McLernon

Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out

17^th

Altilhar (USA)

610-11

14/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden 8th, weakened 3 out, blundered 2 out

18^th

The Package

611-2

14/1

T: D PipeJ: Timmy Murphy

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 4th to 8th, weakened 3 out

19^th

dist

Mumbles Head (IRE)

810-13

20/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Durack

Led to 4th, remained handy until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

Also Ran

The Polomoche (IRE)

611-10

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, lost place 6th, pulled up before next

Otage De Brion (FR)

710-13

80/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: N D Fehily

Mid-division, reminder after 5th, lost place after 7th, tailed off when pulled up after 8th

Bluegun (IRE)

710-13

50/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Prominent, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

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Forecasts

Hernando Royal (7/1), Big Eared Fran (IRE) (7/1), Font (15/2), Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (8/1), The Polomoche (IRE) (10/1), Eleazar (GER) (12/1), Prince Taime (FR) (14/1), French Opera (14/1), Altilhar (USA) (14/1), The Package (14/1), Auroras Encore (IRE) (16/1), Arcalis (20/1), Mumbles Head (IRE) (20/1), Calatagan (IRE) (25/1), Frontier Dancer (25/1), Bedlam Boy (IRE) (28/1), Whinstone Boy (IRE) (33/1), Carrickboy (IRE) (40/1), Khyber Kim (40/1), Bluegun (IRE) (50/1), Royal Rationale (IRE) (50/1), Otage De Brion (FR) (80/1)