22 Jan 2004 02:00 TAUNTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,238); Distance: 3740; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Misty Dancer (GB) (Gelding, , 153) | / 26 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams | |||
| in touch, chased leader after 6, led on bit before 2 out, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Pitminster (GB) (Gelding, , 153) | / 9 | A Honeyball | P F Nicholls Mr R H Dunn | |||
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, ran on flat, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Eccentricity (GB) (Mare, , 153) | / 9 | J Mogford | A King Mr A J Coombes… | |||
| held up towards rear, headway before 5th, ridden before 3 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 10 L | Silver Prophet (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | S Curran | M R Bosley Mrs Jean M O'Connor | |||
| in touch, mistake 6th, not quicken | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2 L | Afeef (USA) (Gelding, , 158) | / 8 | W Marston | R T Phillips Ellangowan Racing… | |||
| mid-division, ridden after 6th, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Ulshaw (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | O McPhail | B J Llewellyn Mrs Vicki Guy | |||
| soon chased leader, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 2 L | Early Edition (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | Mr C Studd | O J Carter Mr O J Carter | |||
| prominent, ridden 6th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1 L | Sienna Sunset (IRE) (Mare, , 146) | / 9 | T Greenway | Mrs Heather Dalton Mr Ray Bailey | |||
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 11 L | Chakra (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 13 | Miss J Buck | C J Gray Mr R L Squire | |||
| led and pulled hard, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | Dist | Murtakez (GB) (Gelding, , 147) | / 7 | R Greene | S C Burrough Mr Martin Smith… | |||
| slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Assignation (GB) (Gelding, , 147) | / 8 | D R Dennis | Miss M Bragg Friends Of Rock… | |||
| held up in mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 14 L | Tioman (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | Matthew Batchelor | Mary Meek Mrs Mary Meek | |||
| dwelt start, soon behind, ridden after 5th, no impression | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | Dist | Prince Aurum (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 13 | W P Kavanagh | B G Powell Miss S E Smith | |||
| prominent, ridden 4th, jumped slowly 5th, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Judes Law (GB) (Mare, , 146) | / 10 | Mr R McCarthy | P R Rodford Mr P R Rodford | ||||
| behind, jumped badly left 3rd, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
