Full Result 2.35 Down Royal (IRE) | 6 November 2004

James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase (Grade 1)

(5yo+) 3m Soft 16 fences

1st €85,400 2nd €26,600 3rd €12,600 4th €4,200 5th €2,100 6th €700

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Beef Or Salmon (IRE) EvensF Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan	Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan	8	1110	171	–	165	–
ch g Cajetano (USA) - Farinella (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd from 5 out, close 2nd and challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on well (op Evens tchd 11/10)

2 3½	7. Kicking King (IRE) 3/1 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	6	1110	153	–	161	–
b g Old Vic - Fairy Blaze (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Tracked leaders in 4th, jumped well, improved into 2nd 4 out, disputed lead 3 out, slight advantage next, headed last, no extra run-in (op 11/4)

3 3 [6½]	3. Cloudy Bays (IRE) 12/1 Davy Russell C Byrnes	Davy Russell C Byrnes	7	1110 p	150	–	158	–
ch g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Bellteen (Beau Charmeur)
Led, joined 3 out, soon ridden, headed and dropped to 3rd 2 out, kept on run-in

4 ½ [7]	6. Harbour Pilot (IRE) 4/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	9	1110	166	–	158	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Las-Cancellas (IRE) (Monksfield)
Prominent, 2nd after 5 out, dropped to 4th and pushed along next, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on from last

5 dist [37]	4. Colca Canyon (IRE) 12/1 D J Casey Mrs John Harrington	D J Casey Mrs John Harrington	7	1110	147	–	–	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Golden Flats (Sonnen Gold)
Prominent, dropped to 5th halfway, weakened from 4 out, tailed off (op 10/1)

6 2 [39]	5. Glenelly Gale (IRE) 20/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	10	1110	143	–	–	–
bb g Strong Gale (IRE) - Smart Fashion (Carlburg)
Held up, 6th from halfway, no extra from 4 out, tailed off (op 16/1)

F	2. Byron Lamb 100/1 Mark Grant D M Christie	Mark Grant D M Christie	7	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Caroline Lamb (Hotfoot I)
Always towards rear, lost touch from 5 out, tailed off when fell 2 out

REF	8. Zurs (IRE) 100/1 John Cullen J J Lambe	John Cullen J J Lambe	11	1110 p	85	–	–	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Needy (High Top)
Always in rear, weakened 5 out, completely tailed off when refused 3 out

8 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 6m 33.40s (slow by 48.40s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: B J Craig (Beef Or Salmon) 1st breeder: John Murphy
2nd owner: Conor Clarkson (Kicking King)
3rd owner: Cloudy Bay Syndicate (Cloudy Bays)
CSF: €4.67

2:35 Down Royal (IRE) 6 Nov 2004

James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase (Grade 1)