18 Mar 2004 05:45 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £45,057); Distance: 3740; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Sporazene (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 26 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Ged Mason | |||
| held up, steady headway from 3 out, chased leaders next, led before last, kept on gamely flat, all out near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Hawadeth (GB) (Gelding, , 133) | / 10 | T J Malone | V R A Dartnall Mr Nick Viney | |||
| in rear, pushed along 4th, still plenty to do approaching 2 out, 7th jumping last, strong run flat, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Copeland (GB) (Gelding, , 141) | / 12 | J E Moore | M C Pipe Professor D B A… | |||
| in touch, hard ridden and slightly lost place after 3 out, effort to chase leaders 2 out, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | NK | Balapour (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 10 | C Llewellyn | Patrick O Brady Miss Rita Shah | |||
| behind, steady headway after 3 out, kept on under pressure approaching last, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | NK | Harchibald (FR) (Gelding, , 140) | / 10 | Paul Carberry | N Meade D P Sharkey | |||
| in touch, hit 4th, went 2nd 2 out, led going easily between last two, headed when blundered last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 8 L | Benbyas (GB) (Gelding, , 141) | / 9 | P J Brennan | D Carroll C H Stephenson… | |||
| chased leader, led 4th to next, stayed prominent, every chance 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 6 L | Adamant Approach (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 14 | D J Casey | W P Mullins Greenstar Syndicate | |||
| towards rear, stayed on under pressure after 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | SHD | Greenhope (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 10 | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Lynn Wilson Giles… | |||
| chased leaders, led 5th, headed between last two, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Grave Doubts (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | R Greene | K Bishop Bill Davies & Bernard… | |||
| mid-division to rear, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Man O'Mystery (USA) (Gelding, , 140) | / 11 | T Doyle | P R Webber Mr B E Nielsen | |||
| held up in rear, headway and in touch 5th, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Newhall (IRE) (Mare, , 140) | / 10 | F J Flood | F Flood Mrs H McParland | |||
| well in rear, pushed along 3rd, stayed on under pressure after 2 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Through The Rye (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 9 | J Crowley | G A Swinbank Nice to See You… | |||
| held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, weakened soon after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Regal Exit (FR) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | P Flynn | N J Henderson Mr Brian Buckley | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 2 L | Scorned (GER) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | Jimmy McCarthy | A M Balding Kingsclere Stud | |||
| in mid-division, ridden and no impression leaders after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | In Contrast (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Tony Staple | |||
| held up towards rear, effort approaching 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Idaho D'ox (FR) (Gelding, , 135) | / 10 | J P Elliott | M C Pipe The Dionysius Partnership | |||
| led 1st to 4th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | 4 L | Barton Nic (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | G Lee | D P Keane Proverbial Optimists | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 18th | 0 |   | 3 L | Le Passing (FR) (Gelding, , 140) | / 9 | J Tizzard | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend | |||
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 19th | 0 |   | 11 L | Rathgar Beau (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | J R Barry | E Sheehy One-O-Eight Racing… | |||
| in mid-division until blundered 4th and soon behind | ||||||||||
| 20th | 0 |   | 4 L | Lilium De Cotte (FR) (Gelding, , 140) | / 8 | T J Murphy | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | |||
| in touch, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 21st | 0 |   | 5 L | Bound (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 8 | L P Aspell | L Wadham Dingley Dell Racing… | |||
| in mid-division, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 0 |   | 1 L | Demi Beau (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 11 | N D Fehily | C J Mann Cunningham Racing | |||
| chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 23rd | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Downpour (USA) (Gelding, , 140) | / 8 | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Favourites Racing | |||
| in touch, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
