03 Feb 2004 04:20 TAUNTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,415); Distance: 4180; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Soft.
Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Perange (FR) (Gelding, , 159) | / 29 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs M Merriam | |||
| tracked leaders, led 4 out, ridden clear approaching last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 12 L | Reiziger (FR) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | P Flynn | P Hobbs & J White D Jones & B Thomas | |||
| mid-division, headway 8th, outpaced and ridden 3 out, still a chance when hit 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Canadiane (FR) (Mare, , 151) | / 13 | A P McCoy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | |||
| held up towards rear, ridden from 5 out, stayed on from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1 L | Bak To Bill (GB) (Gelding, , 139) | / 10 | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | |||
| in touch, lost place 7th, rallied 4 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 9 L | Oliver Cromwell (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 13 | L P Aspell | P Hedger Mr Howard Spooner | |||
| never a danger | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Day Du Roy (FR) (Gelding, , 149) | / 12 | L Cooper | J & A O'Neill Mr G Kennington | |||
| towards rear, hit 7th, some headway approaching 4 out to chase leaders, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Trouble Ahead (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 16 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mrs Sharon C Nelson | |||
| tracked leaders until mistake and lost place 8th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 11 L | Leaburn (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 14 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Guiburn Set | |||
| led until headed 4 out, ridden and weakened next | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Saffron Sun (GB) (Gelding, , 150) | / 11 | Jimmy McCarthy | J D Frost Mrs J F Bury | ||||
| tracked leader, dropped rear 7th, mistake 4 out, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
