13:45 Aintree

Saturday 4 April 2009

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

John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (grade 2)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

0.0

Bouggler

410-7

16/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: N D Fehily

Always prominent, took narrow lead 2 out, headed when not fluent last, remained challenging, stayed on under pressure to regain lead near finish

2^nd

Copper Bleu (IRE)

711-3

4/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

In touch, challenged 3 out, ridden when not fluent last, led flat, headed near finish

3^rd

1.5

Ainama (IRE)

511-0

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: A P McCoy

Held up in rear, mistake 8th, headway approaching 3 out, challenged 2 out, led when hit last, headed flat, not much room on inside and switched right 100 yards out, unable to quicken

4^th

2.5

Trenchant

411-1

14/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, close up 2 out, soon hung left, stayed on same pace flat

5^th

24.0

Cape Tribulation

511-8

3/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: P Kinsella

Prominent, led 8th, soon headed, led 3 out, headed 2 out, {} weakened approaching last

6^th

18.0

Micheal Flips (IRE)

511-5

17/2

T: Andrew TurnellJ: M D Grant

Mid-division, pushed along after 5th, headway approaching 7th, well there 3 out, weakened 2 out

7^th

3.75

Little Lu (IRE)

710-10

33/1

T: G A SwinbankJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along after 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

8^th

1.75

Trafalgar Road (IRE)

511-0

100/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: T Siddall

Held up, always in rear, no chance after 8th, tailed off

9^th

19.0

Conflictofinterest

711-0

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

10^th

58.0

Maidstone Mixture (FR)

410-10

199/1

T: Paul MurphyJ: K Whelan

Always in rear, tailed off from before 8th

Also Ran

0.0

Borderhopper

511-0

199/1

T: Paul MurphyJ: M O'connell

Not fluent, always in rear, tailed off after 5th, pulled up before 3 out

0.0

Door Boy (IRE)

611-0

50/1

T: J Howard JohnsonJ: D F O'Regan

Raced keenly, soon tracking leader, led 5th, headed 8th, soon led again, headed 3 out, disputing 6th and beaten when eased and pulled up before 2 out

0.0

Marwan (IRE)

511-0

199/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: T Scudamore

Mid- division, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

0.0

Sir Tantallus Hawk

511-0

25/1

T: G A SwinbankJ: F Keniry

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

0.0

What A Buzz

711-0

25/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: J M Maguire

Led to 5th, mistake next, weakened after 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

0.0

Saticon

410-10

7/1

T: A KingJ: R Thornton

Towards rear, never really travelling, lost touch before 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

0.0

West With The Wind

410-7

40/1

T: T P TateJ: K Mercer

Raced keenly, mid- division, hit 3rd, weakened after 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

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Forecasts

Cape Tribulation (3/1), Copper Bleu (IRE) (4/1), Saticon (7/1), Ainama (IRE) (8/1), Micheal Flips (IRE) (17/2), Conflictofinterest (10/1), Trenchant (14/1), Bouggler (16/1), Sir Tantallus Hawk (25/1), What A Buzz (25/1), Little Lu (IRE) (33/1), West With The Wind (40/1), Door Boy (IRE) (50/1), Trafalgar Road (IRE) (100/1), Borderhopper (199/1), Marwan (IRE) (199/1), Maidstone Mixture (FR) (199/1)