09 Jan 2005 02:20 LEOPARDSTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £48,851); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Pierse Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Essex (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 25 | B J Geraghty | M J P O'Brien B P S Syndicate | |||
| always prominent, close 3rd halfway, led 3 out, quickened clear next, steadied last, strongly pressed run in, stayed on well close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1.00 L | Mansony (FR) (Gelding, , 139) | / 12 | P A Carberry | A L T Moore Michael Mulholland… | |||
| tracked leaders on outer, close 4th 4 out, 3rd 2 out, moderate 2nd and headway entering straight, challenged and every chance after last, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 12 L | Al Eile (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 9 | Jim Culloty | John Queally Mr M A Ryan | |||
| towards rear, headway after 3 out, kept on from next to go moderate 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Adamant Approach (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 14 | Andrew J McNamara | W P Mullins Greenstar Syndicate | |||
| towards rear, kept on under pressure from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Native Stag (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 8 | G Cotter | P A Fahy Ms Marie McSharry | |||
| close up, 2nd 3 out, 3rd and ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.00 L | Tuppenny Cody (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 8 | M A Fitzgerald | A Mullins Mrs A F Mee | |||
| close up, led 3rd, strongly pressed 4 out, headed next, 3rd approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 3 L | Top Strategy (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 11 | G T Hutchinson | T M Walsh N C Byrne | |||
| mid-division, 8th 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Beechcourt (GB) (Gelding, , 138) | / 10 | T G M Ryan | M J P O'Brien Pierse Contracting… | |||
| prominent, 4th approaching halfway, 7th after 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 5 L | Experimental (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 11 | D J Condon | G T Lynch G T Lynch | |||
| close up early, 9th 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Loughanelteen (IRE) (Gelding, , 133) | / 10 | A J Donoghue | P J Rothwell Justin Burke | |||
| held up, ridden and no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Milton Star (IRE) (Gelding, , 131) | / 7 | T J Malone | G T Lynch Northern Racing… | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | HD | Kilbeggan Lad (IRE) (Gelding, , 129) | / 10 | D F Flannery | M Hourigan Patrick F Kehoe | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | NK | Boleyknowsbest (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 10 | T P Treacy | R P Burns Three Of Us Syndicate | |||
| towards rear, headway 3 out, 6th 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 4.5 L | Native Scout (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | Conor O'Dwyer | D Hassett Mr N F Glynn | |||
| rear of mid-division, 9th 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 6 L | Athlumney Lad (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 12 | Paul Carberry | N Meade M J Smith | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 2 L | Silk Screen (IRE) (Colt, , 143) | / 5 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins John J Brennan | |||
| held up, progress into 7th approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | Dist | Dr Julian (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 6 | T J Murphy | M Hourigan Ms Caron Stokell | |||
| always behind, tailed off from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Leonardo de Vinci (IRE) (Colt, , 144) | / 7 | D N Russell | E J O'Grady E P Ryan | ||||
| rear of mid-division, mistake and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Dalvento (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 10 | P W Flood | John Joseph Murphy G T Pierse | ||||
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened 3 out, tailed off when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Emotional Article (IRE) (Gelding, , 131) | / 11 | J M Allen | T J Taaffe Mrs Belinda Clarke | ||||
| prominent, 5th approaching halfway, ridden 2 out, 6th and no impression when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Supergood (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 10 | J A Heffernan | I Madden I Madden | ||||
| rear of mid-division, no extra after 3 out, tailed off when hampered and unseated rider | ||||||||||
