09 Jan 2005 01:50 LEOPARDSTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £40,373); Distance: 5280; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Pierse Leopardstown Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Marcus Du Berlais (FR) (Gelding, , 155) | / 25 | B M Cash | A L T Moore Marcus Beresford | |||
| held up, 9th 5 out, smooth headway into 2nd after 3 out, led travelling well next, ridden clear from last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 4.00 L | Hersov (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 9 | K Hadnett | P A Roche Mr Michael H Watt | |||
| soon led, headed 10th, 3rd 5 out, 5th under pressure next, 7th 2 out, stayed on well from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Golden Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 8 | J M Allen | J Crowley Crock of Gold Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 5 out, 3rd next, 4th and ridden 2 out, kept on under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | NK | Lanmire Glen (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 10 | Ruby Walsh | F Flood William A Browne | |||
| mid-division, improved into 6th 5 out, 3rd 2 out, 2nd and challenged before last, no extra run in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Central Billing (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 11 | T J Murphy | M Hourigan David S Speiran | |||
| towards rear, 8th after 2 out, 5th approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Howaya Pet (IRE) (Mare, , 144) | / 10 | J P Elliott | G Keane Beautiful Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 7th 6 out, kept on one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 20 L | Lord Who (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 12 | B J Geraghty | P M J Doyle Mr J P G Hamilton | |||
| mid-division, dropped towards rear halfway, trailing from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | The Galway Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | R Geraghty | A Mullins Gigginstown House… | |||
| tracked leaders on outer, improved into 3rd halfway, disputed lead from 7 out, led 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, virtually pulled up run in | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | Dist | Ride The Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 8 | D N Russell | E J O'Grady Nelius Hayes | |||
| tracked leaders on inner, 4th approaching halfway, weakened from 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Native Jack (IRE) (Gelding, , 168) | / 14 | Conor O'Dwyer | A L T Moore G Burke/R J Bagnall/N… | ||||
| towards rear, mistake 7th and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | The Bunny Boiler (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 12 | Paul Carberry | N Meade Usual Suspects… | ||||
| always behind, trailing when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Bennie's Pride (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 10 | Jim Culloty | M J P O'Brien T B Conroy | ||||
| prominent, 3rd approaching halfway, 6th when slight mistake 11th and fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Solar System (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 11 | S M McGovern | T J Taaffe Zodiac Syndicate | ||||
| prominent, led 10th, joined 6 out, headed 4 out, weakened quickly after 3 out and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Where Now (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | G Cotter | J Queally Karl Casey Partnership | ||||
| chased leaders, 5th 5 out, 4th next, weakened from 3 out and pulled up | ||||||||||
