12 Feb 2004 03:25 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,609); Distance: 5280; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Soft.
Handicap Hurdle (rated 74-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Brave Eagle (IRE) (Gelding, , 168) | / 27 | P A Carberry | P G Kelly T G Racing Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders, 4th from halfway, 2nd travelling easily after 2 out, led before last, quickened clear, eased close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 6.00 L | Lincam (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 10 | J F Levins | C F Swan Miss R H M Camlin | |||
| led and disputed, definite advantage 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed and no extra when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Brigadier Brown (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 9 | A J McNamara | J J Murphy John Joseph Murphy | |||
| held up in touch, smooth headway into 3rd 3 out, 2nd approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 3.00 L | Legal Express (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | B J Geraghty | M Cunningham Mrs M T Regan | |||
| held up in touch, 6th 4 out, soon ridden 7th 3 out, kept on from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Another Aspect (IRE) (Gelding, , 135) | / 6 | Mr P G Murphy | D Kinsella Donal Kinsella | |||
| 2nd and disputed lead, 4th and ridden 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Flaxen Town (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 11 | D N Russell | T Doyle F X Doyle | |||
| towards rear, improved into 6th 3 out, 5th and ridden 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 8 L | Bacholars Walk (GB) (Gelding, , 147) | / 10 | T G M Ryan | W F Codd Rosslare Racing… | |||
| prominent, 4th at 6th, 8th and ridden 4 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 10 L | Change The Plan (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 11 | Paul Carberry | M Hourigan Timothy N Lane | |||
| mid-division, 7th 4 out, 6th 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 2 L | True Temper (IRE) (Mare, , 134) | / 11 | D G McGann | P Carey Mr A M Crow | |||
| prominent, 3rd from 4th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Cratloe Castle (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 11 | D J Casey | M Hourigan Joseph O'Gorman | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Red Paddy (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 13 | D M Bean | Miss I T Oakes Abbey Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 4 L | Shaalayn (GB) (Gelding, , 141) | / 10 | P M Verling | P M Verling Mrs Colette Coleman | |||
| towards rear, 9th and effort 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
