27 Mar 2004 04:10 NEWBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,576); Distance: 4070; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Novices Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Sherkin Island (IRE) (Gelding, , 165) | / 27 | T Siddall | J & A O'Neill John P McManus | |||
| always prominent, chased leader after 5th, led 8th until 11th, led again after 4 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Acertack (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 11 | T J Murphy | R Rowe Mr Keith Hunter | |||
| led to 2nd, chased leader until after 5th, remained prominent, every chance 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Golly (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 12 | J Diment | D L Williams Mr Gareth Cheshire | |||
| held up and behind, headway approaching 4 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, hung badly left approaching last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 6 L | Topol (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 9 | Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight Top Brass Partnership | |||
| held up, reminders after 10th, headway 4 out, every chance when mistake 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8 L | Twenty Bucks (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 14 | J Goldstein | M Madgwick Mr W E Baird | |||
| held up towards rear, mistake 4th, ridden 5 out, staying on one pace when badly hampered 3 out, no chance after | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Ballyrobert (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 9 | A Thornton | N A Gaselee The Saxon Partnership | ||||
| prominent when unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Terek (GER) (Gelding, , 161) | / 12 | R Johnson | R T Phillips Ford Associated… | ||||
| led 2nd, headed 8th, led again 11th, headed after 4 out, ridden and weakening when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Father D (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 13 | B Hitchcott | R H Buckler C T & A Samways | ||||
| in touch, headway 7th, close 4th and going well when fell | ||||||||||
| RF | 0 |   | - | Deep Sigh (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 11 | T Doyle | D R Gandolfo Mrs John Lee | |||
| not jump well, well behind when refused | ||||||||||
