25 Mar 2004 03:45 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,384); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 6yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novice Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Royal Alphabet (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 25 | D J Casey | W P Mullins Ballylinch Stud | |||
| mistake 2nd, close up from next, 3rd 4 out, 2nd travelling well 2 out, led before last, not extended | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 3 L | Your Almost There (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | D N Russell | M J Phillips T Egan | |||
| settled 3rd, 2nd from 5th, led after 3 out, strongly pressed next, headed before last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 20 L | Zarenas Treasure (IRE) (Mare, , 142) | / 9 | J F Levins | M C Connell Michael C Connell | |||
| prominent, led from 5th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Jack The Hough (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 11 | K Hadnett | Philip Walsh Philip Walsh | |||
| rear of mid-division, moderate 8th 4 out, kept on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 6 L | First Diploma (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | I J Power | N Meade Samuel John Hegarty | |||
| prominent, 3rd halfway, 4th and ridden after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Shady Lad (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 10 | S W Quinlan | E Bolger Robert Miller-Bakewell | |||
| held up, stayed on from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Elbows Maguinness (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 11 | B J Geraghty | M Hourigan Lisbanross Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, progress into 5th 4 out, no impression when mistake next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 6 L | Terrappio (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 11 | J R Barry | A J McNamara Mrs U T O'Neill | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | NK | Denovo (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 12 | K Whelan | P J Hassett Ms Sinead Hassett | |||
| mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, no extra from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 20 L | Insan Express (IRE) (Mare, , 147) | / 11 | M D Grant | P Carey Patrick Carey | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Darby Wall (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | Conor O'Dwyer | E Bolger Matthew Cahill | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 2 L | Social Dream (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 10 | R M Power | P Mullins Mrs Margaret O'Rourke | |||
| chased leaders, moderate 6th halfway, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | NK | Be My Bonne (GB) (Mare, , 140) | / 9 | S E Ryder | Michael C Griffin Michael C Griffin | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 15 L | Nifty Major (GB) (Gelding, , 145) | / 10 | E C McCarthy | S Lynch Seamus Lynch | |||
| led, headed after 4th, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Mill Bank (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | J L Cullen | J J Mangan The Maddock Syndicate | |||
| never a factor, weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | Dist | Brouling (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 11 | G Cotter | C P Donoghue C P Donoghue | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | El Arenal (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 11 | M J Ferris | G Cully Jokers Wild Syndicate | ||||
| always behind, trailing when unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Emmas Flyer (IRE) (Mare, , 147) | / 10 | D T Evans | J A Flynn R Dooly | ||||
| held up, tried to refuse when unseated rider | ||||||||||
