13 Mar 2004 02:10 SANDOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £29,000); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Soft.
Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Scorned (GER) (Gelding, , 143) | / 30 | B Fenton | A M Balding Kingsclere Stud | |||
| soon tracked leader, challenged from 2 out, led soon after last, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 4 L | Bold Bishop (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 8 | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mrs G Smith | |||
| tracked leaders, hit 3 out, led narrowly going well 2 out, mistake last, soon headed, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Fenix (GER) (Gelding, , 145) | / 11 | L P Aspell | L Wadham P A Philipps,t… | |||
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, one pace in 3rd when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 6 L | Goldbrook (GB) (Gelding, , 148) | / 10 | J Tizzard | R J Hodges John & Greer Norman | |||
| mid-divsion, stayed under pressure from 3 out, one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Gin Palace (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 10 | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr Bill Davies | |||
| mid-division, effort after 3 out, ridden and one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Shalako (USA) (Gelding, , 148) | / 8 | P Flynn | P Hobbs & J White Mr D J Jones | |||
| held up towards rear, slightly hampered bend after 2nd, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 6 L | Saintsaire (FR) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr D Gwyn-jones | |||
| tracked leaders, ridden and one pace after 3 out, beaten before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Italian Counsel (IRE) (Gelding, , 139) | / 9 | D Laverty | L A Dace Mr B V Ward & Mr… | |||
| chased leaders, mistake 3 out, driven and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3 L | Desert Air (JPN) (Gelding, , 149) | / 6 | A P McCoy | M C Pipe Mrs Belinda Harvey | |||
| held up well in rear, mistake 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 1 L | Overstrand (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 11 | A Thornton | Mrs M Reveley Dr Rdp & Mrs Lj… | |||
| chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 2 L | Breknen Le Noir (FR) (Gelding, , 145) | / 10 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr P A Deal | |||
| led, mistake 3 out, ridden and weakening and headed when blundered 2 out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | SHD | Hot Shots (FR) (Gelding, , 145) | / 11 | T J Murphy | M Pitman Mrs Jill Eynon… | |||
| in touch, hit 4th, mistake 3 out, weakaned before next | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 1 L | Grand Finale (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 145) | / 9 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Leinster Bar | |||
| behind, slightly hampered bend after 2nd, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 3 L | Sud Bleu (FR) (Gelding, , 160) | / 10 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Barry Marshall… | |||
| held up in rear, slightly hampered on bend after 2nd, no danger and struggling from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 4 L | Never (FR) (Gelding, , 160) | / 10 | L Cooper | J & A O'Neill Sir Peter O'Sullevan | |||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Ilabon (FR) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | J P Elliott | M C Pipe Mr Richard Hawker | |||
| always towards rear, ridden and struggling from 5th | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | Dist | Idaho D'ox (FR) (Gelding, , 149) | / 10 | G Supple | M C Pipe The Dionysius Partnership | |||
| always rear, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Dancing Bay (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 8 | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Elite Racing Club | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Kadount (FR) (Gelding, , 155) | / 13 | R Thornton | A King Mr J M Turner | ||||
| held up in mid-division, mistake and weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Gone Far (USA) (Gelding, , 150) | / 10 | T Scudamore | M C Pipe Mr Matt Archer… | ||||
| behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Bernardon (GER) (Gelding, , 148) | / 10 | H Oliver | R C Guest The Macca & Growler… | ||||
| pulled hard, chasing leaders when saddle slipped and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Beat The Heat (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 8 | Jim Culloty | Jedd O'Keeffe Mr Richard Berry | ||||
| always rear, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Friedhelmo (GER) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | P Whelan | R A Fahey Mr S B Clark | ||||
| mistake 1st, always rear, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
