28 Dec 2004 12:15 CHEPSTOW
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,436); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Pontin's Holidays Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Miss Fahrenheit (IRE) (Mare, , 145) | / 24 | Mr L Stephens | C Roberts C L R S Associates | |||
| chased leader, led 4 out until ridden and headed appraoching 2 out, ran on to lead on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | SHD | Blushing Bull (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 7 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Richard Barber | |||
| held up mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway after 7th, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, hard ridden and headed on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 26 L | Always In Debt (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 8 | P Flynn | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann | |||
| always prominent, ridden and weakened 2 out, left 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 5 L | Magot De Grugy (FR) (Gelding, , 149) | / 12 | R Walford | R H Alner Mrs S De Wilde | |||
| held up mid-division, headway 7th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 7 L | Tom Bell (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 8 | N Carter | J G M O'Shea Mr K W Bell | |||
| held up rear, headway after 7th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 7 L | Puff At Midnight (GB) (Filly, , 145) | / 7 | Andrew Tinkler | D P Keane Dajam Ltd | |||
| mistake at 3rd, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 5 L | Combat Drinker (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 8 | J Tizzard | P F Nicholls Mr R P Blackburn | |||
| not fluent 6th, always behind | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 10 L | Opportunity Knocks (GB) (Gelding, , 149) | / 8 | A Honeyball | N J Hawke Mrs D A Wetherall | |||
| in touch, headway 7th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 7 L | Star Prize (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr N J Henderson | |||
| keen, mid-division until behind from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 1 L | Lightin' Jack (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 11 | B Fenton | Miss E C Lavelle Exors of the Late… | |||
| led to 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 21 L | Headliner (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 9 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 22 L | Mr Crawford (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 7 | P J Brennan | Nick Williams Gale Force Two | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 15 L | Midnight Gold (GB) (Gelding, , 147) | / 13 | T J Malone | L P Grassick Blue Skyes | |||
| in rear, behind from 5th | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Nabir (FR) (Gelding, , 152) | / 9 | J E Moore | M C Pipe Sandy Lodge Racing… | ||||
| tailed off when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | The Listener (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 12 | R Johnson | R H Alner R W Humphreys | ||||
| held up mid-division, headway after 7th, disputing 2nd and ridden when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Tip Away (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 8 | O Nelmes | D A Rees Mr D Rees | ||||
| prominent, ridden and weakening when stumbled and unseated rider | ||||||||||
