02 Apr 2004 03:45 AINTREE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £40,600); Distance: 4730; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Topham Chase (Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Cassia Heights (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 30 | Jim Culloty | S A Brookshaw Mr D I Hewitt | |||
| in touch, mistake 10th, headway 15th, ridden to lead flat, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1 L | Longshanks (GB) (Gelding, , 145) | / 8 | J P McNamara | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr D A Halsall | |||
| prominent, badly hampered 12th, headway 2 out, ridden approaching last, ran on flat, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Scotmail Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 13 | G Lee | J Howard Johnson Mr George Tobitt | |||
| in touch, headway 12th, led 2 out, ridden and headed flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Flinders Chase (GB) (Gelding, , 145) | / 12 | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mr P M Warren | |||
| behind, headway 12th, hampered 15th, ridden last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Young Whack (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 14 | R McGrath | J Howard Johnson Gordon Brown/Bert… | |||
| mid-division, headway 9th, hampered 15th, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 4 L | Montifault (FR) (Gelding, , 150) | / 11 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs A E Fulton | |||
| mid-division, headway when hampered 10th, hampered again 12th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Windross (GB) (Gelding, , 148) | / 16 | R Thornton | A King Mrs Peter Prowting | |||
| behind, headway 9th, mistake 11th, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Better Days (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 10 | D Elsworth | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Trevor Hemmings | |||
| behind, headway and hit 11th, hampered 15th, ridden arpproaching 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 4 L | Blazing Batman (GB) (Gelding, , 135) | / 12 | Dr P Pritchard | Dr P Pritchard Jumping Jokers | |||
| always towards rear, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 19 L | Chergan (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 14 | M Bradburne | Mrs S C Bradburne Copland, Hardie… | |||
| chased leaders, pecked 10th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 4 L | The Major (NZ) (Gelding, , 140) | / 11 | A Ross | J R Cornwall Mr J R Cornwall | |||
| mid-division, headway 11th, hampered next, hit 13th, weakening when hampered 15th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 23 L | Tenshookmen (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | J R Barry | W F Codd W J Codd | |||
| mid-division, headway when hampered approaching 5th, hampered again 10th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 5 L | Sigma Dotcomm (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | G Cotter | James Joseph Mangan J A Boyle | |||
| mistake 3rd, always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | Dist | Il'Athou (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 9 | T J Murphy | S E H Sherwood Lady Thompson | |||
| with leaders, pecked 10th, lost place 11th, behind when mistaken and hampered 12th | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Mr Bossman (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 15 | H Oliver | R C Guest Mr T N Siviter | ||||
| with leaders, left in lead 10th, headed 14th, left in lead again 15th, headed 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Korakor (FR) (Gelding, , 147) | / 13 | A Dobbin | Ian Williams Mr & Mrs J D Cotton | ||||
| led 2nd until fell | ||||||||||
| RF | 0 |   | - | Super Nomad (GB) (Gelding, , 146) | / 14 | A Dempsey | M & D Easterby Lady Susan Brooke | |||
| mid-division, mistake 7th, lost place 8th, behind when refused | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Dark Room (IRE) (Gelding, , 144) | / 10 | L Cooper | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | ||||
| mid-division, badly hampered 10th, towards rear when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Aelred (GB) (Gelding, , 143) | / 12 | K Johnson | R Johnson Mr J L Gledson | ||||
| prominent when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Native Beat (IRE) (Gelding, , 133) | / 13 | Miss D Duggan | J R H Fowler Miss Daisy Duggan | ||||
| behind when hampered and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Barito (GER) (Gelding, , 153) | / 11 | Paul Carberry | C Von Der Recke Gestut Karlshof | ||||
| in touch when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Heart Midoltian (FR) (Gelding, , 155) | / 10 | J Cullen | S Neville Mrs S Neville | ||||
| towards rear when unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Wahiba Sands (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 14 | R Greene | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | ||||
| mistakes, always behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Hermes III (FR) (Gelding, , 153) | / 13 | Mr T Greenall | M & D Easterby The Grand National… | ||||
| towards rear when brought down | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Whereareyounow (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 11 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs S Maxse | ||||
| prominent, jumped right 7th, mid-division when mistake and fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Iznogoud (FR) (Gelding, , 165) | / 9 | A P McCoy | M C Pipe County Stores-Avalon… | ||||
| led to 2nd, chasing leaders when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Joly Bey (FR) (Gelding, , 162) | / 10 | Mr D H Dunsdon | N J Gifford Mr David Dunsdon | ||||
| pulled hard, mid-division, headway 5th, led 14th, still going well when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Scots Grey (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 13 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr W H Ponsonby | ||||
| chased leaders, 3rd when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Grangewick Flight (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | G Carenza | N Wilson Mrs H D Marks | ||||
| behind when brought down | ||||||||||
