16 Mar 2004 03:20 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £174,000); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Smurfit Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Hardy Eustace (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 28 |
Conor O'Dwyer | D T Hughes Laurence Byrne |
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| made most, headed briefly last, ran on to lead again flat, pushed out | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 5 L |
Rooster Booster (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 13 |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner |
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| held up in rear, headway after 5th, ridden to lead briefly last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 4 L |
Intersky Falcon (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
L Cooper | J & A O'Neill Interskyracing… |
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| held up towards rear, headway 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on flat, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 1.25 L |
Foreman (GER) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 12 |
T Doumen | T Doumen Mr John P McManus |
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| mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| NK |
Westender (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 10 |
A P McCoy | M C Pipe Mr Matt Archer… |
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| in touch, ridden 3 out, kept on flat | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 3 L |
Fota Island (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
D J Casey | M F Morris John P McManus |
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| mid-division, headway 3rd, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Golden Cross (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 7 |
Paul Carberry | M Halford Exors of Late Mrs… |
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| behind, kept on from 2 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 2.5 L |
Rigmarole (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs Mark Woodhouse |
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| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| 4 L |
Specular (AUS) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 8 |
B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
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| tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
0 |
| SHD |
Self Defense (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
F Keniry | Miss E C Lavelle Fraser Miller Racing |
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| always towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
11th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Hasty Prince (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 10 |
A Dobbin | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
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| mid-division, ridden 5th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
12th |
0 |
| 1 L |
Limerick Boy (GER) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
S Thomas | Miss V Williams Favourites Racing… |
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| tracked winner, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
13th |
0 |
| 1.5 L |
Davenport Milenium (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 10 |
T J Murphy | W P Mullins Mrs N O'Callaghan |
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| always towards rear | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Geos (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Thurloe Finsbury |
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| in touch, ridden and lost place after 4th, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||