07 Mar 2005 03:40 HEREFORD
Winner: £ (Penalty: £3,388); Distance: 5720; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Espresso Forte (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 24 | Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight The Hon Mrs Peter… | |||
| prominent, led 5th, headed 8th, led again 9th, ridden 3 out, hit 2 out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Good Man Again (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | Christian Williams | Evan Williams Mr A Sadik | |||
| towards rear, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, every chance 2 out, one pace when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 10 L | Malmo Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 9 | A O'Keeffe | Mrs Heather Dalton Mr Malcolm B Jones | |||
| prominent and keen, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, one pace 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Triggerlino (GB) (Filly, , 150) | / 7 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mrs Valerie Nock-Sampson | |||
| in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Royal Niece (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 6 | R Lucey-Butler | D J Wintle Mr M & J Gent,… | |||
| held up in rear, stayed on from 4 out, one pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1 L | Hill Forts Henry (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | A Thornton | J W Mullins Mrs J C Scorgie | |||
| mid-division and pulled hard, headway 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 6 L | Rosadare (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 8 | R Spate | Mrs K Waldron Denis Paul Murphy | |||
| mid-division, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 2 L | Starry Mary (GB) (Mare, , 153) | / 8 | A P McCoy | R J Price Mr A Von Westenholz | |||
| held up mid-division, weakened 8th | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 9 L | Le Joyeux (FR) (Gelding, , 165) | / 7 | Jimmy McCarthy | B I Case Mr Dudley C Moore | |||
| towards rear and keen, headway 6th, not fluent 9th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Steel Mill (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 12 | Paul Moloney | Miss I E Craig Mrs J F Billington | |||
| in rear, some headway 5 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | NK | Kayleigh (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 8 | K Burke | P R Rodford Mr Les Trott | |||
| mid-division, behind from 5th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Maestro Please (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 8 | Mr J Newbold | Lady Connell Mr S J Connell | |||
| led, headed 5th, led again 8th, headed next, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 21 L | Supreme Rullah (IRE) (Mare, , 156) | / 10 | L P Aspell | L Wadham Shanes Castle Racing… | |||
| in rear and keen, some headway approaching 10th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 1 L | Perhaps This Time (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 8 | J Goldstein | Miss J S Davis Conkwell Grange… | |||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | Dist | Gigondas (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 9 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H E Coombs | |||
| mid-division, mistake and lost place 5th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 7 L | Captain Rawlings (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 8 | R Johnson | H D Daly Mr N F Williams | |||
| in touch, ridden from 7th, weakened 10th | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Miss Jessica (IRE) (Filly, , 149) | / 6 | A Pogson | Miss M E Rowland Mr K Hopkin, Mr… | ||||
| tracked leaders and keen, lost place 8th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
