26 Dec 2004 01:15 WETHERBY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £29,000); Distance: 5500; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Truckers Tavern (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 26 |
K J Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Mrs M B Scholey |
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| held up, smooth headway 5 out, went 2nd next, blundered 2 out, stayed on to lead after last, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Malek (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) |
/ 10 |
J Crowley | K G Reveley Mrs J W Furness… |
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| held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway 11th, led after 5 out, ridden 2 out, blundered last, soon headed, no extra flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| Dist |
Cruise Leader (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) |
/ 12 |
R McGrath | C Grant Mr Trevor Hemmings |
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| held up in touch, headway 12th, driven to chase leaders approaching 4 out, 3rd & held when blundered 3 out, no extra | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 1 L |
Ryalux (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) |
/ 14 |
O Nelmes | A Crook Mr William Lomas |
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| in touch, lost place 10th, outpaced 4 out, kept on under pressure from next, never on terms | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 22 L |
Gunner Welburn (GB) (Gelding, , 152) |
/ 15 |
R Garritty | A M Balding W A Ritson/D H… |
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| tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, left in lead 11th, headed after 5 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Royal Emperor (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) |
/ 12 |
D Elsworth | Mrs S J Smith Widdop Wanderers |
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| tracked leader until blundered 8th, chased leaders, blundered and unseated rider | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Lord Transcend (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) |
/ 9 |
Paul Robson | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
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| led, mistake 2nd, blundered 7th and next and fell | ||||||||||