28 Mar 2004 02:40 HUNTINGDON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £3,498); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Novices Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Musical Stage (USA) (Gelding, , 149) | / 25 | Mr Brian Murphy | P R Webber N Ruddell & D Heath | |||
| held up, driven and headway after 3 out, hit 2 out, led last, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Mistrio (GB) (Horse (entire), , 154) | / 11 | J P McNamara | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs Bettine Evans | |||
| with clear leader, led approaching 3 out, soon 5 lengths clear, hit 2 out, jumped left and headed last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Nicely Presented (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 11 | T J Phelan | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
| in touch, chased leader 2 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2 L | Crossbow Creek (GB) (Gelding, , 156) | / 12 | Mr M Rimell | M G Rimell Mr Mark Rimell | |||
| held up in touch, improved 4 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Romantic Affair (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight The Earl Cadogan | |||
| held up, steady headway from 2 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | HD | Kercabellec (FR) (Gelding, , 161) | / 14 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr J R Cornwall | |||
| held up, headway 3 out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 7 L | Lerubis (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 11 | L P Aspell | F Jordan Mr L T Woodhouse | |||
| held up, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | NK | Cumbrian Knight (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 12 | V T Keane | J M Jefferson Mr J M Jefferson | |||
| held up, ridden 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | SHD | Xixita (GB) (Filly, , 139) | / 8 | A Procter | Dr J D Scargill J P T Partnership | |||
| toward rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Forever My Lord (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | J M Maguire | J R Best Mr P A Cafferty | |||
| led, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 29 L | Crafty Monkey (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 11 | T J Murphy | M Pitman G Pascoe & S Brewer | |||
| chased leading pair, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Grande Bretagne (FR) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | Andrew Tinkler | Ian Williams Mrs S Prouse | ||||
| mid-division, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | River Marshal (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | R Thornton | S Gollings Mr R L Houlton | ||||
| chased leaders, weakened 4 out and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Turtle Recall (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | S Curran | F Jordan Mr F Jordan | ||||
| behind 5th and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Whispered Secret (GER) (Gelding, , 151) | / 9 | Mr L McGrath | R C Guest Mr David Manasseh | ||||
| pulled up, held up, headway approaching 3 out and pulled up | ||||||||||
