07 Apr 2005 03:10 AINTREE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £69,600); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo only; Going: Good to Soft.
4-y-o Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Faasel (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 24 | A Dobbin | N G Richards Mr J Heard | |||
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, led last, driven clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 7 L | Phar Bleu (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 4 | A P McCoy | Miss G Browne Mrs J Stewart | |||
| held up, chased clear leader 5th, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 9 L | Strangely Brown (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | Paul Carberry | E McNamara We Didn't Name… | |||
| held up mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 5 L | Miss Academy (FR) (Filly, , 147) | / 5 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | |||
| held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8 L | Dabiroun (IRE) (Colt, , 154) | / 6 | J Cullen | Paul Nolan H H Aga Khan | |||
| held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 12 L | Karelian (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | C Llewellyn | K A Ryan Mr Ferdy Murphy | |||
| held up, lost place approaching 5th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 5 L | Courant d'Air (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 7 | J P McNamara | Lucinda Featherstone Mr J Roundtree | |||
| chased clear leader, ridden and weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 11 L | Cerium (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 12 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Robert Bothway | |||
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3 L | Noble Request (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | P Flynn | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann | |||
| led, soon clear until weakened and headed 3 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | L'oudon (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 11 | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls Miss Katie Thory | ||||
| held up, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Motive (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 9 | G Lee | J Howard Johnson Mr J Howard Johnson | ||||
| held up behind, ridden and weakening when hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Protective (GB) (Colt, , 154) | / 5 | M A Fitzgerald | J G Given Mr Peter Onslow | ||||
| lost place and reminders after 3rd, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
