16 Mar 2005 02:00 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £60,183); Distance: 4620; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
No Refuge (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 25 |
G Lee | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
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| mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden next, ran on strongly flat to lead close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Racing Demon (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 11 |
Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford |
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| held up, headway 5th, edged left after 3 out, led after next, ridden and hung right approaching last, headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 2.5 L |
Our Ben (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 9 |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Trevor J Hemmings |
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| towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, ran on strongly flat, nearest finish | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| SHD |
Pole Star (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 10 |
R Thornton | J R Fanshawe Mr Paul Green |
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| mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| NK |
Gold Medallist (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 8 |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana Whateley |
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| led and hit 2nd, mistake 7th, ridden and headed after 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| NK |
Reveillez (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 10 |
A P McCoy | J R Fanshawe Exors of the Late… |
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| in touch, hit 1st, headway 5th, ridden and every chance 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 7 L |
Royal Paradise (FR) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 10 |
M A Fitzgerald | T Foley P E Delaney |
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| led to 2nd, stayed prominent, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 9 L |
Black Apalachi (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 13 |
J Cullen | P J Rothwell Teresa Burke |
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| behind, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, hung left approaching next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| NK |
Snoopy Loopy (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 12 |
Christian Williams | Miss V Scott Walters Plant Hire… |
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| mid-division, not much room after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
0 |
| NK |
Secret Ploy (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 9 |
B J Geraghty | H Morrison Mr A M Carding |
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| in touch, not fluent 3rd, ridden and mistake 6th, weakened next | ||||||||||
11th |
0 |
| 1.25 L |
Red Georgie (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 8 |
C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr M P Wareing |
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| chased leaders to after 3 out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
12th |
0 |
| HD |
Queen Astrid (IRE) (Filly, , 154) |
/ 6 |
Paul Carberry | D K Weld Dr R Lambe |
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| in touch, ridden 3 out, weakening when bumped approaching next | ||||||||||
13th |
0 |
| 1 L |
Inch Pride (IRE) (Mare, , 154) |
/ 6 |
T J Murphy | M C Pipe William P O'Neill |
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| chased leaders, lost place 4th, rallied approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
14th |
0 |
| 8 L |
Court Leader (IRE) (Mare, , 154) |
/ 8 |
R M Power | T Mullins Mrs Paul Duffin |
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| behind, headway 7th, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
15th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Olaso (GER) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 7 |
D J Casey | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
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| mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
16th |
0 |
| 7 L |
Forager (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 9 |
S Durack | M J Ryan Avondale Construction… |
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| prominent to approaching 6th, behind when mistake last | ||||||||||
17th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Bagan (FR) (Horse (entire), , 161) |
/ 10 |
N D Fehily | C J Mann The Centaur Group… |
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| mid-division, lost place after 6th, soon behind | ||||||||||
18th |
0 |
| 2 L |
Darkness (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 13 |
Jimmy McCarthy | C R Egerton The Hon Mrs S Sherwood |
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| reminders after 4th, always behind | ||||||||||
19th |
0 |
| 2.5 L |
Roman Ark (GB) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 10 |
A Dobbin | J M Jefferson Mr Richard Collins |
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| not fluent 7th, always towards rear | ||||||||||
20th |
0 |
| 27 L |
Regents Walk (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 8 |
L P Aspell | B De Haan Mrs D Vaughan |
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| always behind | ||||||||||