01 Feb 2004 04:00 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £12,662); Distance: 5280; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | - | Shivermetimber (IRE) (Mare, , 127) | / 24 | A B Joyce | F Flood Abbey Rose Syndicate | ||||
| held up, 7th and headway 4 out, 2nd travelling well after 2 out, led entering straight, quickend clear from last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 | 11 L | King's Equerry (IRE) (Gelding, , 143) | / 12 | D J Casey | M F Morris Sir Anthony O'Reilly | ||||
| mid-division, progress 5 out, led after 3 out, strongly pressed 2 out, headed entering straight, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 | SHD | Prince Of Tara (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 11 | M F Mooney | P O Brady James J Swan | ||||
| always prominent, 4th 4 out, 5th after 3 out, kept on well straight | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 | 2.00 L | Ceoil Agus Craic (IRE) (Gelding, , 130) | / 17 | L A Hurley | M G Holden S Bolger | ||||
| led, headed after 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 | 6.00 L | Hard Winter (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 9 | P W Flood | D T Hughes D A Pim | ||||
| mistake 1st, tracked leaders, 2nd 5 out, ridden 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 | SHD | Willoughby Joe (IRE) (Gelding, , 128) | / 15 | Miss E Doyle | A J Black F W Doyle | ||||
| mid-division, 6th and ridden 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 | Dist | Billy Bonnie (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 11 | Paul Carberry | N Meade Miss G O'Brien | ||||
| held up, 9th 5 out, no extra next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 | 14 L | Takagi (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 12 | B J Geraghty | E J O'Grady D Cox | ||||
| held up, dropped to rear halfway, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 | 6 L | Joseph Vernet (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | J L Cullen | P Nolan Mrs V C Ward | ||||
| tracked leaders in 2nd, dropped to 5th 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 | 1.50 L | Native Dara (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 15 | Jim Culloty | N Meade Oriel Two Syndicate | ||||
| never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 | 3 L | Megsie Here (IRE) (Mare, , 147) | / 11 | J R Barry | P R Lenihan Mrs E Queally | ||||
| held up, 8th 5 out, soon no extra, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 | 1 L | Rostropovich (IRE) (Gelding, , 168) | / 10 | G Cotter | M F Morris M A Kilduff | ||||
| prominent, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
