26 Oct 2004 04:55 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £9,874); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Chockdee (FR) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 24 |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr P Whatley |
|||
| held up in rear, smooth headway 3 out, tracked leaders on bit after 2 out, mistake last, soon led and driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 1.75 L |
Savannah Bay (GB) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 9 |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Last Minute… |
|||
| tracked leader until blundered badly 2nd, went 2nd again 4th, led after 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Call Me Anything (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 7 |
Christian Williams | D Brace Mrs M Mangan |
|||
| held up, ridden from 3 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in, closing on leaders near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Royal Fontenailles (FR) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 6 |
B Hitchcott | R H Buckler The Ever Smiling… |
|||
| behind, stayed on under pressure approaching last, kept on run-in but not reach leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 0.5 L |
Lirta (FR) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 8 |
J E Moore | M C Pipe Mr P A Newey |
|||
| led and soon clear, headed after 2 out, chased leaders under pressure, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 4 L |
Queen Soraya (GB) (Mare, , 149) |
/ 9 |
Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight Mrs Oliver Fox-Pitt |
|||
| took keen hold, held up, close up 3 out, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 1 L |
Alpine Star (GB) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 10 |
L P Aspell | N J Gifford Mr S N J Embiricos |
|||
| held up, well behind and no chance when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 20 L |
Nuit Sombre (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 10 |
M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr P I Harker |
|||
| took keen hold, close up until weakened quickly 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Kimono Royal (FR) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 10 |
R Thornton | A King Mr Peter Kelsall |
|||
| chased leaders to 4th, weakened and behind from next | ||||||||||
10th |
0 |
| 3 L |
Finnforest (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) |
/ 8 |
Andrew Tinkler | Mrs A J Bowlby Finnforest (UK)… |
|||
| pulled hard and always behind | ||||||||||
11th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Exclusive Air (USA) (Gelding, , 149) |
/ 7 |
Mr J Owen | H H G Owen Mr H H G Owen |
|||
| not always fluent, chased leader 2nd to 4th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
0 |
| 9 L |
Isleofhopeantears (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 8 |
P Flynn | A E Jones N F Glynn |
|||
| behind most of way | ||||||||||
13th |
0 |
| 19 L |
Its A Cracker (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 7 |
T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
|||
| always in rear, tailed off when blundered 3 out | ||||||||||
14th |
0 |
| 12 L |
Bounce Again (FR) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 7 |
G Supple | M C Pipe Mrs Belinda Harvey |
|||
| always in rear, struggling from 4th, tailed off | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Talldark'n'andsome (GB) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 8 |
Paul Moloney | N P Littmoden Mrs Gillian Curley |
||||
| held up, just in touch when mistake and pulled up | ||||||||||