04 Mar 2004 03:30 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £25,364); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novice Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Kim Fontaine (FR) (Gelding, , 161) | / 27 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins B Doyle | |||
| tracked leaders, 7th and driven along after 4 out, 4th approaching 2 out, 2nd last, stayed on strongly to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1 L | Strike Back (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) | / 11 | B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington Commonstown Racing… | |||
| tracked leaders in 2nd, ridden 3 out, led after 2 out, strongly pressed after last, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 6 L | Old Flame (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | D J Casey | C F Swan Banagher Glen Syndicate | |||
| towards rear, headway 4 out, 3rd next, 2nd and challenged after 3 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 10 L | Fighter Pilot (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 7 | Paul Carberry | N Meade Kays Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd 4 out, 5th and ridden 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Kahuna (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 13 | J R Barry | E Sheehy P J McCorry | |||
| led, ridden after 4 out, headed and weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | SHD | Bodakker (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | J P Sullivan | J P Fahey Jarlath P Fahey | |||
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 8th 4 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Your Almost There (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | D N Russell | M J Phillips T Egan | |||
| prominent, 3rd 5 out, 4th next, no extra before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1 L | The Parishioner (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) | / 10 | T J Murphy | M Hourigan Fergus Syndicate | |||
| never a factor, 9th 4 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Dawn Invasion (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 156) | / 9 | Jim Culloty | A Mullins Sean J Murphy | |||
| held up, 8th 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 25 L | Poachin Again (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | Conor O'Dwyer | A L T Moore C Hanbury | |||
| mid-division, progress into 5th 5 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 7 L | In The Dip (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | J L Cullen | J Crowley Killtippford Syndicate | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 6 L | Native Stag (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 8 | G Cotter | P A Fahy Ms Marie McSharry | |||
| prominent, 4th halfway, weakened 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Baily Mist (IRE) (Mare, , 158) | / 10 | T P Treacy | M F Morris R A Scott | |||
| always behind, trailing from 6 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Wests Awake (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | T G M Ryan | I Madden I Madden | ||||
| towards rear when stumbled and unseated rider | ||||||||||
