| Course: AINTREE | Race date:03/04/08 | Race time:4:20 | Runners:18 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 0.20s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan | A Coleman | Miss Venetia Williams | 9-9 | 9 | 0 | 129 | 25/1 | 9.8 | 6.85 | 5.3 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Dev | Dominic Elsworth | M G Quinlan | 10-0 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 14/1 | 5.2 | 4.55 | 4 | 1.01 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lord Henry | Richard Johnson | P J Hobbs | 11-4 | 9 | 0 | 147 | 33/1 | 10.5 | 8.99 | 6 | 1.01 | 3 | 2 | |
| Lennon | Denis O´Regan | J Howard Johnson | 11-9 | 8 | 0 | 152 | 5/1F | 2.8 | 2.45 | 1.99 | 1.03 | 4 | 4½ | |
| Magic Sky | Charlie Poste | M F Harris | 10-1 | 8 | 0 | 133 | 16/1 | 9.8 | 6.25 | 4.4 | 2 | 5 | nk | |
| Andreas | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 11-12 | 8 | 0 | 155 | 7/1 | 2.96 | 2.66 | 1.48 | 1.73 | 6 | 5 | |
| Tramantano | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies | 10-0 | 9 | 0 | 129 | 20/1 | 6.6 | 5.37 | 4.7 | 2.56 | 7 | 2¾ | |
| Marcel | Timmy Murphy | P Monteith | 10-2 | 8 | 0 | 131 | 20/1 | 6.8 | 5.72 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 8 | shd | |
| Bambi De L'Orme | Michael Murphy | Ian Williams | 10-1 | 9 | 0 | 137 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 5 | |
| Greenhope | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson | 10-7 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 20/1 | 9 | 7.04 | 4.5 | 3.55 | 10 | 5 | |
| Wanango | A P McCoy | T Stack | 11-11 | 7 | 0 | 154 | 10/1 | 4 | 3.64 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 11 | 6 | |
| Leslingtaylor | Dougie Costello | J J Quinn | 10-11 | 6 | 0 | 140 | 11/2 | 3.25 | 2.96 | 2.48 | 2.6 | 12 | nse | |
| Calatagan | T J Dreaper | J M Jefferson | 11-4 | 9 | 0 | 147 | 20/1 | 6.4 | 5.61 | 3.8 | 1.54 | 13 | 4½ | |
| Saintsaire | Mr N Scholfield | P F Nicholls | 10-9 | 9 | 0 | 143 | 20/1 | 6.6 | 5.78 | 5.2 | 6 | 14 | 32 | |
| Desert Quest | Sam Thomas | J R Gask | 10-13 | 8 | 0 | 142 | 12/1 | 5.2 | 4.29 | 3.8 | 2.76 | 15 | 2¾ | |
| Ela Re | Tjade Collier | Mrs S J Smith | 9-10 | 9 | 0 | 130 | 25/1 | 12 | 7.31 | 4.5 | 7 | F | ||
| Four Chimneys | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell | 9-9 | 7 | 0 | 129 | 22/1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.3 | PU | ||
| Almaydan | Robert Thornton | R Lee | 10-6 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 14/1 | 5.5 | 4.74 | 4 | 4 | PU |
Stan always prominent, ridden to lead approaching last where not fluent, edged left flat, driven out
Dev led, headed approaching 4 out, soon ridden, mistake next, stayed on
Lord Henry chased leaders, led after 2 out, soon ridden and headed, stayed on same pace flat
Lennon chased leader until led approaching 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened flat
Magic Sky held up, mistake 1st, headway 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace from 2 out
Andreas held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
Tramantano held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
Marcel held up, blundered 6th, never troubled leaders
Bambi De L´Orme held up, jumped right 4th, headway 8th, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out
Greenhope chased leaders, mistake 5th, ridden and weakening when jumped left 2 out
Wanango mid-division, hampered 4th, never dangerous
Leslingtaylor held up, always in rear
Calatagan held up, always in rear, behind when hampered last
Saintsaire held up, never dangerous
Desert Quest held up in touch, blundered 8th, soon ridden and weakened
Four Chimneys held up, always in rear, blundered 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Almaydan chased leaders, not fluent, mistake 3rd, soon lost place, in rear when not much room bend after next, behind when pulled up before 4 out
Ela Re held up, always in rear, no chance when fell last
STAN did not run at Cheltenham and has had his net cast in shallower waters of late but he had run well to finish sixth in this race 12 months previously - he was swamped by the closers in the latter stages after leading 3 out that day and wasridden with more patience this time, in touch, making headway 4 out and leading going to the final fence, holding on well under a capable ride. This test suited him a good deal better than the 3m over which he had been racing on his two previous starts but the good pace was in his favour.
Dev deserves an awful lot of credit as he had gone up 9lb for winning a less-than-red-hot contest at Sandown yet ran an absolute blinder, leading to 4 out at a decent pace, outpaced after a less-than-fluent jump 3 out and looking booked for no better than fourth in the closing stages but rallying splendidly late on. This was a fine effort by a relatively lightly raced novice, and one which suggests there are more chases to be won with him.
Lennon ran well on a track that suits him, leading from 4 out until after 2 out, while Magic Sky deserves plenty of credit as he did best of those coming from well off the pace, keeping on for a very creditable fifth - the blinkers appeared to help him.
Few others got into contention, with Andreas keeping on for a one-paced sixth, ahead of Tramantano and Marcel, who lost his chance with a mistake at the sixth fence.
The 2007 winner Bambi De L’Orme threatened brieflyin the straight but is higher in the weights now. Of the rest Wanango could never challenge while Desert Quest lost all chance with a bad mistake at the eighth fence. [DC]
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