14 Dec 2004 03:30 FOLKESTONE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £3,059); Distance: 4950; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Ruckinge Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Versus (GER) (Gelding, , 154) | / 25 | R Johnson | C J Mann Mr W J E Scott… | |||
| held up in touch, dropped towards rear 6th, headway and led 2 out, ridden clear before last, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Whist Drive (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | L P Aspell | Mrs N Smith Tony Hayward &… | |||
| held up, led after 8th, headed 2 out, kept on under pressure, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 9 L | Our Prima Donna (IRE) (Mare, , 140) | / 7 | P C O'Neill | Miss V Williams GPS Racing | |||
| prominent, chased leaders 2 out, no extra and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 12 L | Elfkirk (IRE) (Mare, , 147) | / 7 | B Hitchcott | R H Buckler Mr M H Walton | |||
| held up, headway after 3 out, kept on same pace, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Final Command (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | S Durack | J C Tuck The Fine Gild Racing… | |||
| set steady pace, led to third, led again 6th to 8th, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 7 L | Kimono Royal (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | R Thornton | A King Mr Peter Kelsall | |||
| held up behind, headway 7th, stayed in touch until weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 18 L | Loyola (GB) (Filly, , 147) | / 7 | A Procter | Simon Earle Miss R Wakeford | |||
| held up in rear, ridden after 6th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | HD | Joris De Vonnas (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Miss Anna Bramall | |||
| held up behind, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | HD | Indian Squaw (IRE) (Mare, , 140) | / 8 | D Cosgrave | B De Haan Fair View Racing | |||
| close up, disputed lead 9th, mistake 10th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | Dist | Ri Na Realta (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 11 | A Thornton | J W Mullins Mrs Sally Mullins | |||
| in touch, ridden and weakened before 9th, eased afterwards, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Moon River Wonder (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 12 | James Davies | B G Powell Mr Paddy O'Donnell | ||||
| pulled hard behind, led 3rd to 6th, weakened rapidly and pulled up | ||||||||||
