29 Dec 2004 03:25 NEWBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £12,000); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo to 6yo; Going: Good to Soft.
NH Flat Grade 2
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Earth Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 26 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr R M Penny | |||
| held up, smooth headway on bit to track leaders 3f out, led inside final 2f, driven and kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Netherley (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr P Ryan | |||
| always prominent, close up 3f out, chased winner inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Dusky Lord (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | L P Aspell | N J Gifford The American Dream | |||
| in touch, hard ridden and close up from 3f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Lutea (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | |||
| raced freely, led and soon clear, pushed along from 3f out, headed inside final 2f, not quicken final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 4 L | Lissara (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 7 | T Doyle | Noel T Chance Mrs Rose Boyd | |||
| behind, kept on under pressure final 2f but never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Afair Promise (NZ) (Gelding, , 154) | / 4 | R Thornton | A King Sir Robert Ogden | |||
| took keen hold, held up, headway to track leaders over 6f out, close up on inner over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Coltscroft (GB) (Gelding, , 157) | / 9 | S Fox | J C Fox Mrs M Morrow | |||
| behind, shaken up and kept on final 2f, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 8 L | Grasia (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | J P McNamara | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr A N Solomons | |||
| prominent 10f, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3 L | Shining Strand (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 7 | M Foley | N J Henderson The Queen | |||
| reared and lost ground start, pulled hard in rear, headway and in touch 12f out, weakened 4f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 5 L | Double Magnum (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 8 | C Bolger | Jamie Poulton Mr Leon Best | |||
| chased leaders over 5f | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1 L | Letsplay (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 6 | C Llewellyn | A W Carroll Mr Michael Kelly | |||
| behind most of way | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 7 L | She's Our Daisy (IRE) (Filly, , 140) | / 5 | W P Kavanagh | S C Burrough Mr G Regan | |||
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened quickly over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 16 L | Best Actor (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | Andrew Tinkler | M Pitman Mr Malcolm C Denmark | |||
| chased leaders 12f | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 8 L | Maximoss (IRE) (Mare, , 147) | / 7 | O McPhail | Dr J R J Naylor Mrs Helen Rowley | |||
| always rear, lost touch from halfway | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 24 L | Bickwell (GB) (Mare, , 147) | / 11 | Jimmy McCarthy | Mrs J G Retter Mrs J G Retter | |||
| always rear, lost touch from halfway | ||||||||||
