26 Dec 2004 02:30 LEOPARDSTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £45,775); Distance: 3740; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Soft.
Durkan New Homes Novice Chase (Grd 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Mariah Rollins (IRE) (Mare, , 161) | / 24 | J L Cullen | P A Fahy Gone West Racing… | |||
| held up in touch, 5th after halfway, 4th 3 out, 3rd next, 2nd and no impression when left in lead last, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 4.00 L | Steel Band (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | G T Hutchinson | P A Roche Irish World Partners… | |||
| held up towards rear, progress into 6th 3 out, 4th next, 3rd and no impression when left 2nd at last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 10 L | Ned Kelly (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 9 | D N Russell | E J O'Grady Mrs John Magnier | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, 4th after 2 out, left moderate 3rd from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 7.00 L | Healy's Pub (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 12 | P A Carberry | O McKiernan Mrs C McKiernan | |||
| held up, mistake 5th, 8th 3 out, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 14 L | Newmill (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | G Cotter | T G O'Leary Mrs Mary T Hayes | |||
| pulled hard early, led before 2nd, soon clear, headed after 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 8 L | Tiger Cry (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 12 | B M Cash | A L T Moore C Jones | |||
| held up, no extra from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 25 L | Guilt (GB) (Gelding, , 155) | / 8 | P W Flood | D T Hughes Mr K Burke | |||
| led, headed before 2nd, remained prominent, mistake 5 out, 3rd and ridden 3 out, soon weakened, trailing when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Aye Aye Popeye (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | T P Treacy | Mrs J Harrington Vincent Clynch | ||||
| held up towards rear when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sir Oj (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 9 | Mr N P Madden | N Meade Brian Keenan | ||||
| settled 4th, improved into 2nd 3 out, led after 2 out, 3l advantage when blundered and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) (Mare, , 161) | / 13 | Conor O'Dwyer | C Roche John P McManus | ||||
| 3rd early, weakened from 5 out, trailing when pulled up | ||||||||||
