30 Dec 2004 04:00 TAUNTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,537); Distance: 5280; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Fearless Mel (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 29 | A O'Keeffe | Mrs Heather Dalton The Leppington… | |||
| in touch, led 7th, ridden 2 out, led and clear last, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 9 L | Legatus (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | A P McCoy | M C Pipe Mr B A Kilpatrick | |||
| prominent, headway approaching 11th, ridden and jumped badly left from 4 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Paddy The Optimist (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 12 | C Williams | D Burchell Don Gould, Mervyn… | |||
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, kept on one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 6 L | Ede'iff (GB) (Mare, , 157) | / 12 | R Lucey-Butler | W G M Turner Hawks & Doves Racing… | |||
| held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, staying on one pace when hampered last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Up The Pub (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | R Young | R H Alner Mr T P Hitchman | |||
| held up last, ridden and some headway approaching 4 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 5 L | Dante Citizen (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | J M Maguire | T R George Mr David Maxwell | |||
| chased leader, ridden 4 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 2 L | Alcatras (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 13 | J Tizzard | B Ryall Mr I & Mrs K G… | |||
| mid-division, blundered 3rd, ridden 11th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 16 L | Lismeenan (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | Jimmy McCarthy | C P Morlock Mr D & Mrs H Woodhall | |||
| held up mid-division, ridden 11th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Montu (GB) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | A Honeyball | Miss Karen George Exterior Profiles… | |||
| mid-division, ridden 11th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | Dist | Two Tears (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 12 | P Hide | N J Hawke Mr M J Disney | |||
| soon led, headed 7th, lost place 10th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1 L | Jack Fuller (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 8 | W Marston | P Hedger The Brightling… | |||
| held up mid-division, badly hampered 4th, ridden 11th, soon lost touch | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Charlies Future (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | A P McCoy | S C Burrough Mr M L Lewis-Jones | ||||
| held up in touch, headway and chased leader 12th, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied 2 out, every chance when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sacrifice (GB) (Gelding, , 150) | / 11 | C Bolger | K Bishop Mr Mike Cornish | ||||
| held up towards rear, hampered 4th, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Presence of Mind (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 10 | B Fenton | Miss E C Lavelle Mr Michael Coghlan | ||||
| prominent when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Will'sillyshankers (GB) (Gelding, , 134) | / 13 | M Nicolls | K Bishop Mrs E B Scott | ||||
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
