2.35 MARTELL COGNAC CUP CHASE (GRADE 2) of £142,800.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 1f.

Aintree Results Thu, 3rd Apr, 2003

Going - Mildmay & Hurdle: Good, Grand National:Good-Good to Soft in places.

MARTELL COGNAC CUP CHASE (GRADE 2) of £142,800.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 1f.

1st - £87,000.00, 2nd - £32,600.00, 3rd - £16,100.00, 4th - £7,100.00 7 Ran

1st

First Gold (FR) 11-2 (J P McManus)
(0:38.25 8.09 secs faster on today's going )
Shafoun (FR) - Nuit D'or Ii (FR)

SP 14/1

F Doumen

T Doumen

13th Mar, 03 Cheltenham
p.u. Chs This
Race 30th Apr, 03 Punchestown
1st Chs Rated 165

2nd

14L

Lady Cricket (FR) 11-7 (D A Johnson)

Cricket Ball (USA) - Lady Mariza (GB)

SP 6/1

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

12th Mar, 03 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs This
Race

3rd

0.75L

Commanche Court (IRE) 11-6 (D F Desmond)

Commanche Run - Sorceress (FR)(Fabulous Dancer (USA))

SP 10/3

T M Walsh

R Walsh

chased leaders, driven along 12th, stayed on to go moderate 2nd between last 2, kept on one paced

13th Mar, 03 Cheltenham
6th Chs This
Race 1st May, 03 Punchestown
5th Hdl

4th

14L

Valley Henry (IRE) 11-12 (Paul K Barber)

Step Together (USA) - Pineway VII(General Ironside)

SP 11/8fav

Paul Nicholls

B J Geraghty

13th Mar, 03 Cheltenham
4th Chs This
Race 1st Nov, 03 Wetherby
fell Chs

5th

Marlborough (IRE) 11-12 (Sir Robert Ogden)

Strong Gale - Wrekenogan(Tarqogan)

SP 9/1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

13th Mar, 03 Cheltenham
11th Chs This
Race 1st Nov, 03 Wetherby
2nd Chs

6th

20L

Barton (GB) 11-7 (Stanley W Clarke)

Port Etienne (FR) - Peanuts (FR)

SP 12/1

Tim Easterby

A Dobbin

13th Mar, 03 Cheltenham
6th Chs This
Race 1st Nov, 03 Wetherby
2nd Hcp Chs

p.u.

More Than A Stroll (IRE) 11-12 (Mrs D Grehan)

Pennine Walk - Jenny's Child(Crash Course)

SP 20/1

A L T Moore

C O'Dwyer

held up, headway to chase leaders 12th, lost place 14th, poor 5th when blundered 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

15th Feb, 03 Gowran Park
1st Chs Rated 151 This
Race 2nd May, 03 Punchestown
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 150

Off
Time 6m. 22.50 secs, which is 8.09 secs faster than the course average on today's going