15 Jan 2004 02:00 DOWN ROYAL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,481); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Soft.
(C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Crooked Mile (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 27 | T P Treacy | J A O'Connell John Corry | |||
| settled 4th, 3rd approaching straight, improved to lead travelling best before 2 out, stayed on well from last, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1.5 L | The Black Tiger (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | Ruby Walsh | P Nolan Thomas Woods | |||
| settled 5th, lost place after 3rd, 5th and driven along approaching straigt, 4th 3 out, soon ridden along under pressure, 2nd 2 out, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 8 L | Cloney Lord (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington Michael Cloney | |||
| mid-division, improved into 4th 4 out, 2nd 3 out, 3rd and ridden 2 out, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 10 L | Eurolink Rooster (GB) (Gelding, , 163) | / 9 | R Geraghty | T G McCourt T Manley | |||
| soon led and clear, jumped slowly 2nd, reduced advantage approaching straight, ridden and strongly pressed 3 out, headed before next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Calvados (USA) (Horse (entire), , 154) | / 9 | G Cotter | J A Quinn Ormonde Racing… | |||
| towards rear, headway to go 6th approaching straight, moderate 5th and ridden before 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 11 L | Black Chalk (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | M D Grant | B Jones Mrs Tracey O'Hare | |||
| settled 3rd, 2nd 4 out, dropped to 5th and driven along 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 7 L | Kylemore Castle (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 6 | P A Carberry | P Hughes Mrs P Hughes | |||
| settled 2nd, 3rd 4 out, soon driven along, kept on one paced straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 25 L | Hawkwind (USA) (Gelding, , 159) | / 11 | M F Mooney | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 8 L | Tou Charming (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | Conor O'Dwyer | A L T Moore Tou Charming Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, driven along and no impression from 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | Dist | Geoff (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | Mr M O'Connor | P Boyle Patrick Boyle | |||
| mid-division, driven along and weakened from 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 25 L | Portmor Bridge (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 10 | S P McCann | H Rogers Port Mor Racing… | |||
| always behind, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
