19 Feb 2005 04:40 WINCANTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,334); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Cerium (FR) (Gelding, , 159) | / 24 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Robert Bothway | |||
| prominent, chased leaders 3 out, headway on bit to lead 2 out, ridden approaching last, driven out flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Fandani (GER) (Gelding, , 156) | / 8 | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mr N Kempner &… | |||
| held up in touch, headway and chased leader after 3 out, challenged and hit 2 out, ran on but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 6 L | McBain (USA) (Horse (entire), , 162) | / 7 | P Flynn | P Hobbs & J White Hill, Trembath,… | |||
| led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, not quicken | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 6 L | High Altitude (IRE) (Colt, , 147) | / 5 | R Thornton | A King Mr Nigel Bunter | |||
| mid-division, ridden and headway after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, ran on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Darrias (GER) (Gelding, , 147) | / 6 | Christian Williams | P F Nicholls Formpave Ltd | |||
| held up towards rear, ridden approaching 2 out, hit 2 out, ran on flat, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Simonovski (USA) (Gelding, , 140) | / 7 | W P Kavanagh | S C Burrough Mr Don Jenkins | |||
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 10 L | Earl Of Spectrum (GER) (Gelding, , 147) | / 7 | A P McCoy | O Sherwood Mrs Claire Lockett | |||
| in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 9 L | Domart (POL) (Colt, , 156) | / 6 | Andrew Tinkler | M Pitman Mr H J Jarvis | |||
| prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Rood Boy (IRE) (Colt, , 148) | / 4 | Stephen Craine | J S King Dajam Ltd | |||
| chased leaders, reminders 5th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 5 L | Massimo (FR) (Gelding, , 156) | / 12 | Paul Moloney | Ian Williams Mr J J Boulter | |||
| held up towards rear, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1 L | The Kirk (NZ) (Gelding, , 156) | / 7 | J P McNamara | M Madgwick DDB Racing | |||
| held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Gigondas (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 9 | M Goldstein | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H E Coombs | |||
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | Dist | Dash For Cover (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 7 | Dave Crosse | J G Portman Lady Davis | |||
| held up in mid-division, ridden 6th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Princess Ismene (GB) (Filly, , 130) | / 6 | P Merrigan | Mrs Heather Dalton Mr Aftab Ali | ||||
| virtually refused to race, saddled slipped and pulled up | ||||||||||
