1:10 Exeter 3 Dec 2004
European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class E
(Class 4) (2m175yds) 2m1f Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st
£4,420 2nd
£1,360 3rd
£680 4th
£340
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 110 | – | 32 | 110 | – | ||||
| b g Old Vic - Ballybeggan Lady (IRE) (Le Bavard) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd and pecked 3 out, challenged and mistake next, upsides last, ridden and stayed on well to lead close home | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 | – | 32 | 108 | – | ||||
| ch g Vettori (IRE) - Tosca (Be My Guest) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, disputed close 2nd 2 out, challenged last, soon slight lead, kept on under pressure, headed close home (op 9-2 tchd 7-2) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 117 t | 112 | 37 | 114 | – | |||||
| ch g Carroll House (IRE) - Lady Buck (Pollerton) | ||||||||||
| Soon slight lead, ridden and stayed on when challenged from 2 out, headed soon after last, one pace near finish (op 9-4) | ||||||||||
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5 | 110 | – | 28 | 105 | – | |||
| br g Accordion (IRE) - Windswept Lady I (IRE) (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, headway on outside 4 out, ridden to chase leaders from 3 out, kept on same pace from next (op 7-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 110 | – | 26 | 104 | – | ||||
| ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Sweet Tarquin (Lucifer) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, travelling well 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace (tchd 8-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 110 | – | 20 | 101 | – | ||||
| b g Supreme Leader - So Pink (IRE) (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, jumped slowly 4th, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened next, eased before last (jockey said, regarding the apparent tender ride, his orders were to settle gelding and do his best, adding that gelding had had two years off through leg injury, ran too keenly early on, was very green and got tired in the closing stages; trainer's representative added that gelding is buzzy at home and had been pin fired as a result of its tendon injury ) (op 10-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 110 | 102 | 16 | 95 | – | ||||
| b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Polar Crash (IRE) (Crash Course) | ||||||||||
| Hit 2nd, behind, headway after 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened next (tchd 10-1 and 12-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1011 | 102 | 9 | 89 | – | ||||
| b g Opera Ghost - Alice Passthorn (Rapid Pass) | ||||||||||
| With leader from 2nd to 4 out, weakened before next (op 8-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 | – | 9 | 88 | – | ||||
| b g Teenoso (USA) - Sarah's Venture (Averof) | ||||||||||
| Mid-division, ridden 4 out, weakened from next (op 66-1) | ||||||||||
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4 | 110 | – | – | 75 | – | ||||
| b g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Decent Enough (Decent Fellow) | ||||||||||
| Never better than mid-division, weakened 3 out (op 33-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 110 | – | – | 60 | – | ||||
| ch g Karinga Bay - Hy Wilma (Jalmood) | ||||||||||
| Behind, ridden and headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened next (op 66-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Un Desperado (FR) - Amazing Silks (Furry Glen) | ||||||||||
| In touch, hit 3rd, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 12-1) | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 4m 14.50s (slow by 23.50s) Total SP: 113%
- 1st owner: Dick Williamson (Double Header) 1st breeder: Mrs Catherine McCarthy
- 2nd owner: T J & Mrs H Parrott (Diamond Merchant)
- 3rd owner: Mrs Hugh Maitland-Jones (Lord Buckingham)
- Tote win: £48.30 PL: £5.10 £1.80 £1.60 Ex: £344 CSF: £183.60
