10 Mar 2005 03:50 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £28,626); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Teeming Rain (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 26 | D J Casey | C F Swan Mr John P McManus | |||
| held up on outer, 8th and pushed along approaching 4 out, 3rd after 3 out, 2nd after last, stayed on well to lead on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | SHD | Sweet Kiln (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 9 | R M Power | J Bowe James Bowe | |||
| attempted to make all, ridden and stayed on well from 2 out, headed on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Chicago Vic (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 9 | Ms N Carberry | Mrs M Flavin Timothy Cahill | |||
| towards rear, headway before 4 out, 4th 3 out, kept on under pressure from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | NK | Sunami Storm (IRE) (Mare, , 154) | / 8 | T P Treacy | W P Mullins W P Roche | |||
| prominent, 2nd early, 4th when hampered 4 out, 6th 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Ocras Mor (IRE) (Mare, , 154) | / 9 | Robbie Colgan | Miss S Cox Greenmount Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders, progress 5 out, left 2nd next, ridden to challenge before 2 out, no impression when slight mistake last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Leonardo de Vinci (IRE) (Colt, , 157) | / 7 | D N Russell | E J O'Grady E P Ryan | |||
| tracked leaders in 6th, lost place briefly after 4 out, 5th after 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Simon (GB) (Gelding, , 156) | / 10 | M D Grant | P Fenton Mrs Mercy Rimell | |||
| prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5 out, 7th and no impression from after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | NK | Kerryhead Windfarm (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | Mr J T McNamara | M Hourigan James R Browne | |||
| towards rear, last and driven along 5 out, kept on well from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 7 L | Major Vernon (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 7 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins B Doyle | |||
| towards rear, kept on one pace from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | HD | Oscar Brunel (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 8 | Andrew J McNamara | P M J Doyle Gigginstown House… | |||
| mid-division, dropped to 13th before 5 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Threequarter Moon (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 7 | P W Flood | A Seymour E Seymour | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 7 L | L'Antartique (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | R Geraghty | A Mullins Mrs A N Durkan | |||
| mid-division, not fluent, pushed along halfway, no extra after 5 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 13 L | French Accordion (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | J L Cullen | P Nolan Padraig Brady | |||
| mid-division, 9th 6 out, 6th and effort 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 4.50 L | Gimli's Axe (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | B J Geraghty | Ms F M Crowley Geoffrey Ruddock | |||
| prominent, 2nd when slight mistake 5 out, weakened quickly approaching next | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Doctor Linton (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | T G M Ryan | M J P O'Brien Pierce Gerard Molony | |||
| held up towards rear, no impression from before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 14 L | Billy Bush (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 6 | Conor O'Dwyer | M F Morris William Crowe | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Captain Sunshine (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | A P Crowe | N Meade Mrs J Hurley | ||||
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, improved into 2nd when fell | ||||||||||
