2.00 BARTON AND GUESTIER TOP NOVICES´ HURDLE (GRADE 2) of £35,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

Aintree Results Thu, 8th Apr, 1999

Going - Good to Soft, Good in places.

BARTON AND GUESTIER TOP NOVICES´ HURDLE (GRADE 2) of £35,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

1st - £20,850.00, 2nd - £8,832.00, 3rd - £4,341.00, 4th - £1,998.00 9 Ran

1st

Joe Mac (IRE) 11-8 (John P McManus)
(0:24.80 1.62 secs slower on today's going )
Topanoora - Mursuma(Rarity)

SP 6/4fav

C Roche

C O'Dwyer

held up, headway after 6th, led last, soon clear, easily

16th Mar, 99 Cheltenham
2nd Hdl This
Race 28th Apr, 99 Punchestown
disq Hdl

2nd

Grecian Dart (IRE) 11-5

Darshaan - Grecian Urn(Ela-Mana-Mou)

SP 13/2

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

26th Dec, 98 Kempton
1st Hdl This
Race 29th Apr, 99 Punchestown
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 123

3rd

3.5L

Piped Aboard (IRE) 10-8

Pips Pride (GB) - Last Gunboat

SP 11/1

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

18th Mar, 99 Cheltenham
9th Hdl This
Race 4th May, 99 Chester
8th Flat Hcp

4th

Heart (GB) 10-9

Cadeaux Genereux - Recipe(Bustino)

SP 40/1

Miss H C Knight

D Gallagher

6th Mar, 99 Newbury
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 27th Apr, 99 Bath
1st Flat Hcp

5th

Arctic Fancy (USA) 11-0 (The Cool Customers)

Arctic Tern (USA) - Fit And Fancy (USA)

SP 15/2

J G Smyth-Osbourne

W Marston

16th Mar, 99 Cheltenham
3rd Hdl This
Race 12th Jun, 99 York
6th Flat Hcp

6th

3.5L

Sikander A Azam (GB) 11-3

Arctic Lord - Shanlaragh

SP 66/1

C Grant

N Williamson

30th Jan, 99 Doncaster
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th May, 99 Aintree
6th Hcp Hdl

7th

Lord Lamb (GB) 11-0 (A Sharratt & J Renton)

Dunbeath (USA) - Caroline Lamb(Hotfoot)

SP 11/2

Mrs M Reveley

Mr A Dempsey

27th Mar, 99 Doncaster
3rd Flat This
Race 26th Sep, 99 Musselburgh
2nd Flat Hcp

8th

Brilliant Star (NZ) 11-0

Star Way - Karman Gal (GB)

SP 50/1

S A Brookshaw

A Dobbin

4th Mar, 99 Ludlow
1st Hdl This
Race 26th Jul, 99 Galway
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 101

9th

Basman (IRE) 11-0

Persian Heights - Gepares (IRE)

SP 9/1

Bryan Smart

C Llewellyn

11th Mar, 99 Wincanton
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 25th Oct, 99 Leicester
5th Flat

Off
Time 4m. 8.00 secs, which is 1.62 secs slower than the course average on today's going