28 Apr 2005 04:55 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £25,394); Distance: 5500; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Soft.
Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-145)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | No Half Session (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 28 | Paul Carberry | N Meade R D Murphy | |||
| held up towards rear, 10th and headway 5 out, 4th travelling well 3 out, close 2nd when forced left next, soon led and drew clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 6.00 L | Coolnahilla (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 12 | K Hadnett | W J Burke Roger Broderick | |||
| held up, mistake 1st, 9th 4 out, 7th and headway after next, moderate 3rd before last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 0.75 L | What Odds (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 13 | B J Geraghty | T K Geraghty Mrs B Geraghty | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, 6th 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | NK | Ransboro (IRE) (Gelding, , 139) | / 6 | J R Barry | C F Swan Noel Elliott | |||
| led and disputed, ridden and strongly pressed when jumped badly left 2 out, soon headed, mistake last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Berkley (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 13 | T G M Ryan | P M Verling Simply The Best… | |||
| prominent, 3rd approaching halfway, 7th 5 out, no impression after 4 out, kept on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Hard Winter (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 9 | P W Flood | D T Hughes D A Pim | |||
| close up early, lost place 8th, headway into 3rd 4 out, ridden next, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.00 L | Ossmoses (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 13 | D R Dennis | D M Forster Mr D M Forster | |||
| close up, 2nd halfway, challenged before 3 out, 4th before next, onepaced | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Like A Bee (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 10 | A P Crowe | C Roche Mr John P McManus | |||
| in touch, 6th 5 out, 7th and ridden after 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 13 L | Bob Justice (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | G Cotter | T M Walsh Mr Paul Rackham | |||
| always towards rear, trailing from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Star Clipper (GB) (Gelding, , 148) | / 13 | D F O'Regan | N Meade Miss Riona Teggart | |||
| mid-division on inner, hampered 10th, slight mistake next, no impression when mistake 3 out, trailing from next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Garvivonnian (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 13 | Andrew J McNamara | Edward P Mitchell Mrs A Long | |||
| mid-division, weakened 6 out, trailing from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Dark'n Sharp (GER) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | M A Fitzgerald | R T Phillips Ascot Five Plus… | ||||
| mid-division, no extra from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | The Culdee (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 11 | J L Cullen | F Flood C E Falls | ||||
| prominent, 6th when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sraid Na Cathrach (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 9 | D J Condon | C Byrnes J McMahon | ||||
| held up, reminders after 6 out, no impression from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Munster (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 9 | G Lee | A L T Moore Cathal M Ryan | ||||
| towards rear when brought down | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Heroic (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 11 | Conor O'Dwyer | C F Swan John P McManus | ||||
| behind, trailing when hampered 6 out, soon pulled up pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | This Is Serious (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 14 | J F Levins | C F Swan Granit City Syndicate | ||||
| held up in touch, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 4 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Hume Castle (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 9 | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Castlehume Syndicate | ||||
| rear of mid-division, improved into 7th before 6 out, no extra after 5 out, pulled up before 2 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Golden Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 8 | J M Allen | J Crowley Crock of Gold Syndicate | ||||
| prominent on outer, close 2nd 5 out, 3rd next, weakened before 3 out, trailing when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Ross River (GB) (Gelding, , 157) | / 13 | R Widger | S Donohoe Mr Seamus Ross | ||||
| held up, slightly hampered 10th, 8th 5 out, no extra from next, pulled up before 2 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Beau Colina (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 10 | Ruby Walsh | A J Martin Nicholas Butterly | ||||
| held up, fell 6 out fell | ||||||||||
