27 Apr 2004 03:50 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £34,221); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Brave Inca (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 24 | B M Cash | C A Murphy Novices Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders on outer, 4th 3 out, 3rd and ridden 2 out, challenged after last, stayed on well to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | SHD | Royal Shakespeare (FR) (Gelding, , 165) | / 9 | B J Geraghty | S Gollings Mr J B Webb | |||
| mid-division, progress into 4th halfway, led 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed before last, kept on well under pressure, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Royal Alphabet (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 8 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Ballylinch Stud | |||
| tracked leaders in 5th, 4th travelling well 2 out, 2nd and challenged approaching last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Rockstown Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | D N Russell | C Byrnes Morning Dew Racing… | |||
| held up, 9th 4 out, headway 2 out, 4th before last, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 9.00 L | Kahuna (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 13 | J R Barry | E Sheehy P J McCorry | |||
| led, slight mistakes 2nd and 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, 5th and no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Dawn Invasion (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 165) | / 9 | D J Casey | A Mullins Sean J Murphy | |||
| held up, 8th halfway, 6th and no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Snapper Creek (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | G T Hutchinson | J A Berry Manjana Syndicate | |||
| settled 2nd, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | La Mandragola (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | D P Maher | R J Osborne Justlite com Racing… | |||
| chased leaders, 7th 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | HD | Dempsey (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 7 | T J Murphy | M Pitman Mrs T Brown | |||
| chased leaders in 3rd, weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 6.00 L | Common World (USA) (Gelding, , 165) | / 9 | I J Power | N Meade Ms Teresa Costello | |||
| held up, 8th 4 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 13 L | Zum See (IRE) (Gelding, , 165) | / 9 | Paul Carberry | N Meade Alex Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | Dist | Rupununi (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | Jim Culloty | F Ennis T Miley | |||
| always behind, tailed off before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Overstrand (IRE) (Gelding, , 165) | / 11 | Conor O'Dwyer | Mrs M Reveley Dr Rdp & Mrs Lj… | ||||
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
