10 Dec 2004 02:55 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £31,118); Distance: 5610; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Therealbandit (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) |
/ 26 |
T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
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| held up, steady headway from 14th, led 2 out, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 3 L |
Royal Auclair (FR) (Gelding, , 166) |
/ 12 |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith |
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| held up in touch, challenged from 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon led, headed approaching 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 1.5 L |
Frenchman's Creek (GB) (Gelding, , 151) |
/ 13 |
B J Geraghty | H Morrison Rory Sweet & Panda… |
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| held up in rear, pushed along 15th, hard ridden after next, stayed on from 3 out, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 1.25 L |
Double Honour (FR) (Gelding, , 151) |
/ 8 |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The 4th Middleham… |
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| tracked leader to 6th, went 2nd again after 9th, lost place and hampered 4 out, stayed on again from 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| SHD |
Joly Bey (FR) (Gelding, , 150) |
/ 10 |
Mr D H Dunsdon | N J Gifford Mr David Dunsdon |
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| held up, hit 16th, headway approaching 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, one pace flat | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 18 L |
Baron Windrush (GB) (Gelding, , 144) |
/ 11 |
C Llewellyn | N A Twiston-Davies The Double Octagon… |
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| led, challenged from 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 5 L |
Swansea Bay (GB) (Gelding, , 148) |
/ 9 |
A Thornton | P & M Bowen Mr W J Evans |
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| mid-division, headway approaching 13th, disputed 2nd until approaching 3 out, weakened and not fluent 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 28 L |
Puntal (FR) (Gelding, , 161) |
/ 13 |
J E Moore | M C Pipe Mr Terry Neill |
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| prominent, chased leader 6th until after 9th, ridden approaching 12th, weakened 14th | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| 1.25 L |
Happy Hussar (IRE) (Gelding, , 135) |
/ 15 |
Dr P Pritchard | Dr P Pritchard Mrs T Pritchard |
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| well behind from 8th | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Ballybough Rasher (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) |
/ 10 |
A Dobbin | J Howard Johnson BDR Partnership |
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| held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Lord Noelie (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) |
/ 13 |
A P McCoy | Mrs Jeremy Young Executive Racing |
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| held up in touch, ridden approaching 12th, behind from 5 out, pulled up | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Kelami (FR) (Gelding, , 144) |
/ 11 |
D Gallagher | F Doumen Halewood International… |
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| held up, not fluent 6th, headway after 16th, disputing 4th when fell | ||||||||||