26 Dec 2004 03:45 KEMPTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £9,213); Distance: 4620; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Famous Grouse (GB) (Gelding, , 145) | / 24 | S Durack | P & M Bowen Mr Martin Myers | |||
| held up in touch, effort to join leader 2 out, stayed on gamely under pressure to lead final 50 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | NK | Tumbling Dice (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) | / 10 | B J Geraghty | T J Taaffe Mrs John Donegan | |||
| tracked leader, led 6th, joined 2 out, kept on under pressure flat until headed final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Sixo (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr M Archer & The… | |||
| held up in last pair, headway and in touch when hit 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd run-in, no impression on leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Croix De Guerre (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann | |||
| in touch, chased leaders and chance 2 out, ridden and weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Olney Lad (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 7 | A P McCoy | Mrs P Robeson The Tyringham Partnership | |||
| chased leaders, effort under pressure approaching 2 out, 4th and weakening when hit last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Touch Closer (GB) (Gelding, , 157) | / 8 | D Gallagher | Miss V Scott Mr C N Barnes | |||
| held up towards rear, stayed on under pressure between last two, never going pace to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 30 L | Berengario (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 8 | T Scudamore | S C Burrough Mrs Deborah Potter | |||
| tracked leaders, chased leader 6th, weakening when hampered on bend between last three | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Midnight Creek (GB) (Gelding, , 143) | / 8 | Mr T Davidson | Miss V Scott Mr A Butler | |||
| mistakes, always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 18 L | It's Wallace (GB) (Gelding, , 150) | / 14 | M Goldstein | Miss S West Grand Day Out Partnership | |||
| led to 6th, weakened quickly next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 8 L | Lord Of Beauty (FR) (Gelding, , 159) | / 8 | B J Crowley | Noel T Chance Warren, Upton &… | |||
| in touch, hit 6th, behind from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | Dist | Vanormix (FR) (Gelding, , 153) | / 10 | Jim Culloty | C J Gray Mr Jim Weeden | |||
| held up in last pair, struggling 4 out and soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Blue Americo (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 8 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Tincknell | ||||
| held up towards rear, effort after 3 out, ridden next, 6th and beaten when fell | ||||||||||
