01 Apr 2004 02:00 AINTREE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £29,000); Distance: 5390; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Martell Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Iris's Gift (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 26 | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr Robert Lester | |||
| led, headed after 4th, led again 6th, ridden 3 out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Royal Rosa (FR) (Gelding, , 160) | / 12 | G Lee | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | |||
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 5 L | Aine Dubh (IRE) (Mare, , 153) | / 11 | Jimmy McCarthy | Kevin Francis O'Donnell Kevin O'Donnell | |||
| held up in rear, mistake 4th, ridden 3 out, kept on flat, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1 L | Crystal d'Ainay (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | R Thornton | A King Mr Tony Fisher… | |||
| in touch, headway 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1 L | Hasty Prince (GB) (Gelding, , 156) | / 10 | A Dobbin | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
| in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Holy Orders (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 164) | / 9 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mr A McLuckie | |||
| held up, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 11 L | Sh Boom (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 8 | L Cooper | J & A O'Neill T G K Construction… | |||
| held up in rear,headway 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 27 L | Deano's Beeno (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 16 | A P McCoy | M C Pipe Axom | |||
| reluctant to race, with winner, led 4th to 6th, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
