16:15 | Aintree | Saturday 4th April 2009 | Grand National Festival

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16:15 Aintree 04 Apr 2009

John Smith's Grand National Chase

Handicap | Grade 3 | Class 1 | 6YO plus

Winner £506,970 - 40 ran

4m 4f

Good to Soft (Good in places)

Draw Advantage: None

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Weighed In

Position

Dist Btn

Horse

Age / Wt

Jockey / Trainer

15. Mon Mome (FR)

100/1

9 11-0

towards rear, headway halfway, chasing leaders 4 out, ridden after 2 out, led after last, stayed on strongly

L Treadwell

Miss V Williams

5. Comply Or Die (IRE)

14/1

10 11-6

mid-division, headway halfway to track leaders, led approaching last, headed run-in, kept on one pace

T J Murphy

D Pipe

1¼

11. My Will (FR)

8/1 J2Fav

9 11-4

towards rear, blundered 5th, headway and in touch halfway, mistake 23rd (Canal Turn), led approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace

Ruby Walsh

P F Nicholls

4½

13. State of Play

14/1

9 11-2

tracked leaders, effort and every chance 2 out, one pace run-in

Paul Moloney

Evan Williams

37. Cerium (FR)

100/1

8 10-5

towards rear, headway after 4 out, ridden after next, kept on one pace from 2 out

K Mercer

Paul Murphy

14. Big Fella Thanks

14/1

7 11-1

towards rear, headway and in touch halfway, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out

Christian Williams

P F Nicholls

1¾

17. Butler's Cabin (FR)

7/1 Fav

9 10-13

mid-division, headway 20th and in touch, ridden 3 out, no further progress

A P McCoy

Jonjo O'Neill

32. Southern Vic (IRE)

33/1

10 10-9

towards rear, headway 3 out, effort between last 2, no extra run-in

N P Madden

T M Walsh

3. Snowy Morning (IRE)

33/1

9 11-8

in touch, lost place halfway, headway under pressure 3 out, rallied and effort between last 2, weakened run-in

Andrew J McNamara

W P Mullins

36. Arteea (IRE)

200/1

10 10-5

towards rear, headway under pressure 3 out, effort on outside approaching 2 out, weakened last

J W Farrelly

D Pipe

4½

30. Irish Invader (IRE)

16/1

8 10-9

led to 3rd, remained prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

P Townend

W P Mullins

38. Idle Talk (IRE)

66/1

10 10-5

prominent, headway and every chance 4 out and 3 out, weakened 2 out

Brian Harding

D McCain Jnr

3½

29. Darkness

16/1

10 10-9

in touch, pushed along 19th, soon weakened

Wayne Hutchinson

C R Egerton

10. Preists Leap (IRE)

100/1

9 11-5

mid-division, headway halfway and in touch, effort and every chance 2 out, weakened last

P T Enright

Mme N Rossio (s)

18. Offshore Account (IRE)

20/1

9 10-13

prominent, mistake 6th (Beeches Brook) left in lead 22nd (Beeches Brook), headed approaching 2 out, weakened

D J Casey

C F Swan

24. Battlecry

33/1

8 10-10

prominent halfway, soon behind

T Scudamore

N A Twiston-Davies

dist

25. Cornish Sett (IRE)

33/1

10 10-10

in touch, mistake 6th (Beeches Brook), weakened 13th

Nick Scholfield

P F Nicholls

1. Cloudy Lane

50/1

9 11-10

mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 15th (Canal Turn)

J M Maguire

D McCain Jnr

2. Chelsea Harbour (IRE)

40/1

9 11-8

towards rear, fell 3rd

E Mullins

T Mullins

4. Knowhere (IRE)

50/1

11 11-7

towards rear, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 25th

P J Brennan

N A Twiston-Davies

6. Ollie Magern

66/1

11 11-6

mid-division, fell 2nd

Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

N A Twiston-Davies

7. Stan (NZ)

50/1

10 11-6

in touch, fell 7th (Foinavon)

Aidan Coleman

Miss V Williams

8. Black Apalachi (IRE)

11/1

10 11-5

led 3rd, blundered and unseated rider 22nd (Beeches Brook)

D F O'Regan

D T Hughes

9. Hear The Echo (IRE)

33/1

8 11-5

prominent, left close up 22nd (Beeches Brook), weakened 3 out, pulled up

D N Russell

M F Morris

12. Eurotrek (IRE)

80/1

13 11-3

mid-division, weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 17th

S Thomas

P F Nicholls

16. Silver Birch (IRE)

40/1

12 11-0

prominent, fell 22nd (Beeches Brook)

R M Power

G Elliott

19. Parsons Legacy (IRE)

20/1

11 10-12

towards rear, hampered 2nd, fell 22nd (Beeches Brook)

R Johnson

P J Hobbs

20. Reveillez

100/1

10 10-12

towards rear, brought down 3rd

M P Walsh

Jonjo O'Neill

21. Fundamentalist (IRE)

100/1

11 10-11

towards rear, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 21st

David England

N A Twiston-Davies

22. Golden Flight (FR)

66/1

10 10-11

mid-division, fell 1st

B J Geraghty

N J Henderson

23. L'ami (FR)

16/1

10 10-11

towards rear, headway 24th (Canal Turn) weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

R Thornton

E Bolger

26. Fleet Street

100/1

10 10-10

mid-division, losing place when blundered and unseated rider 18th

Andrew Tinkler

N J Henderson

27. Musica Bella (FR)

66/1

9 10-10

towards rear, fell 12th

P A Carberry

F Cottin

28. Can't Buy Time (IRE)

33/1

7 10-9

towards rear, fell 18th

N D Fehily

Jonjo O'Neill

31. Rambling Minster

8/1 J2Fav

11 10-9

towards rear, hampered 18th, pulled up before next

J Reveley

K G Reveley

33. Kilbeggan Blade

20/1

10 10-7

in touch, losing position when blundered 15th (Chair), tailed off when pulled up before 21st

G Lee

T R George

34. Brooklyn Brownie (IRE)

22/1

10 10-6

mid-division, fell 2nd

P Kinsella

J M Jefferson

35. Himalayan Trail

28/1

10 10-6

in touch, fell 1st

P W Flood

J J Mangan

39. Kelami (FR)

200/1

11 10-5

in touch early, behind from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 22nd (Beeches Brook)

D Laverty

Mrs L Williamson

40. Zabenz (NZ)

100/1

12 10-5

in touch early, losing place when fell 16th (Water)

T J O'Brien

P J Hobbs

Off Time: 16:20:00 Winning Time: 9m 31.90s Last Updated: 04 Mar 2026 23:39:11

Betting returns

Type	Winnings
CSF	£1,146.54 (15, 5)
Tricast	£11,864.20 (15, 5, 11)
Win	£158.40 (15)
Place	£27.30 (15), £4.50 (5), £3.50 (11), £3.80 (13)
Swinger	£503.80 (15, 5), £44.70 (5, 11), £2,216.90 (15, 11)
Exacta	£2,610.90 (15, 5)