20 Feb 2004 04:15 SANDOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,944); Distance: 5390; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Curtins Hill (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 30 | J M Maguire | T R George Mrs Elizabeth Pitman | |||
| held up, steady headway 14th, chased leader when mistake 2 out, led and blundered last, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Running Machine (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 9 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Favourites Racing | |||
| tracked leaders, led 13th, blundered badly 18th, headed last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 9 L | Castleford (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 7 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs D Whateley,Mrs… | |||
| held up in rear, headway 14th, blundered 17th, effort 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 4 L | Flecthefawna (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 151) | / 12 | Mr D H Dunsdon | L A Dace Churchfields Partnership | |||
| tracked leaders to 6th, stayed handy, reminders 12th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Spanish Point (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) | / 8 | R Greene | D B Feek Mrs R M Hepburn | |||
| tracked leaders, mistake 15th, lost place and mistake 17th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2 L | El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 12 | R Walford | R H Alner Mr V G Greenway | |||
| mid-division, no headway from 16th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | Dist | Houghton Bay (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 13 | T J Murphy | J G Portman Mrs William Hall | |||
| always behind, struggling from 12th, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 9 L | Robber (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 9 | P J Brennan | P Hobbs & J White The Hedonists | |||
| in touch until blundered and weakened 14th, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Spring Dawn (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 13 | M Foley | N J Henderson Mr W H Ponsonby | ||||
| led, headed 13th, weakened after 4 out, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Zen (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 13 | B J Crowley | T P McGovern Mr Ahmed Abdel-Khaleq | ||||
| mid-division, effort when jumped slowly 13th and next, weakened quickly and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Roddy The Vet (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 10 | L P Aspell | A Ennis Mr A T A Wates | ||||
| close up when went lame pulled up | ||||||||||
