14 Feb 2004 03:55 NEWBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £7,450); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Albuhera (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 27 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls David & Elizabeth… | |||
| in touch, headway approaching 4 out, led last, shaken up and ran on well, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 6 L | Scorned (GER) (Gelding, , 154) | / 13 | T J Murphy | A M Balding Kingsclere Stud | |||
| tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed last, kept on but not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | King Eider (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 6 | M Foley | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs Peter… | |||
| held up towards rear, headway after 4th, ridden to press leaders approaching last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Dictum (GER) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | C Llewellyn | Mrs Susan Nock Camilla & Rosie… | |||
| tracked leaders, mistake 4th, left in lead briefly 4 out, pressed leader, mistake 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 4 L | Vintage Premium (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 11 | A P McCoy | R A Fahey Mr J C Parsons | |||
| tracked leaders, close 4th when badly hampered 4 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 3 L | Amicelli (GER) (Gelding, , 154) | / 13 | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mrs C A Coward | |||
| in touch, ridden 4 out, mistake next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 13 L | Invitation (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | S Fox | A Charlton Woodhaven Racing… | |||
| chased leaders until 3rd, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 2 L | Taffrail (GB) (Gelding, , 147) | / 9 | A Scholes | D Burchell Mr P S & Mrs N… | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Theatre Call (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | L P Aspell | J A B Old Mr W E Sturt | |||
| mid-division until 4th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 13 L | Istanbul (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 6 | Dave Crosse | C J Mann The Second Scrubbers… | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Crafty Monkey (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | Wayne Hutchinson | M Pitman G Pascoe & S Brewer | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 8 L | Mantles Pride (GB) (Gelding, , 149) | / 13 | Dr P Pritchard | Dr P Pritchard Mrs T Pritchard | |||
| behind from 3rd | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 6 L | Young Bounder (FR) (Gelding, , 151) | / 9 | Antony Evans | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs M Slade & Mr… | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Arc En Ciel (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 10 | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs M J George | |||
| in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Peveril Pride (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 11 | J Tizzard | M J Weeden Mrs E A Haycock | |||
| behind from 3rd | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Cooldine King (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 7 | T Doyle | P R Webber Mrs Mary O'Connor | ||||
| led, 2 lengths clear and still going well when fell | ||||||||||
