27 Nov 2004 03:00 NEWCASTLE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £43,500); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Harchibald (FR) (Gelding, , 161) | / 26 | Paul Carberry | N Meade D P Sharkey | |||
| held up behind, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led on bit after last, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2 L | Inglis Drever (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | G Lee | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | |||
| tracked leaders, led 4 out, ridden approaching next, headed after last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2 L | Royal Shakespeare (FR) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | T Doyle | S Gollings Mr J B Webb | |||
| held up in touch, took keen hold early, challenging when blundered 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 4 L | Intersky Falcon (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | R McGrath | J & A O'Neill Interskyracing… | |||
| held up in rear, headway 5th, pushed along next, soon outpaced, kept on again from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8 L | The French Furze (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 14 | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr Jim Ennis | |||
| tracked leaders, hit 3rd, outpaced approaching 5th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Perouse (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | J Tizzard | P F Nicholls J Dickson & S McVie | |||
| tracked leader, led approaching 4th, headed 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 11 L | Rigmarole (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | P J Brennan | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs Mark Woodhouse | |||
| towards rear and keen, headway 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | Dist | Teme Valley (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 13 | A Dempsey | J Howard Johnson Mr Chris Heron | |||
| led, headed approaching 4th, quickly lost place | ||||||||||
