Full Result 3.10 Leopardstown (IRE) | 27 December 2003

Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle

(0-135, 4yo+) 3m Soft 14 hurdles

1st €16,250 2nd €4,750 3rd €2,250 4th €750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Joseph Vernet (IRE) 5/1 John Cullen Paul Nolan	John Cullen Paul Nolan	6	107	112	–	119	–
gr g Owington - Pizziri (Artaius)
Always close up, led from 5th, headed 2 out, regained lead before last, stayed on well under pressure (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

2 2	8. Arellano (IRE) 5/1 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	5	99	101	–	105	–
ch g Erins Isle (IRE) - Volnost (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up, progress into 5th 3 out, 4th 2 out, kept on well under pressure (op 9/2)

3 6 [8]	3. G V A Ireland (IRE) 6/4F F J Flood F Flood	F J Flood F Flood	5	107	112	–	111	–
b g Beneficial - Dippers Daughter (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders in 4th, improved to lead 2 out, headed straight 3rd and beaten when mistake last (op 2/1)

4 4 [12]	2. I'Vehadit (IRE) 8/1 P W Flood ⁷ D T Hughes	P W Flood ⁷ D T Hughes	9	1011	123	–	118	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Had Enough (Hadeer)
Led, headed after 3rd, 2nd when mistake and lost place 4 out, 5th 2 out, kept on same pace (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

5 14 [26]	10. Coolaness (IRE) 33/1 P A Carberry Ms M Flynn	P A Carberry Ms M Flynn	10	97	99	–	79	–
bb g Satco (FR) - Bibs (Royal And Regal)
5th to halfway, lost place 5 out, last 3 out, kept on from 2 out

6 2 [28]	1. Commanche Court (IRE) 12/1 G T Hutchinson ³ T M Walsh	G T Hutchinson ³ T M Walsh	10	1111	132	–	112	–
ch h Commanche Run - Sorceress (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Held up, 9th 3 out, no impression from next (op 10/1)

7 ¾ [28¾]	7. Sigma Techs (IRE) 12/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	100	105	–	83	–
b g Beneficial - Eoin's Orchestra (IRE) (Orchestra)
Held up, 8th 3 out, no extra 2 out

8 1½ [30¼]	5. Al Towd (USA) 14/1 Adrian Lane ³ M Halford	Adrian Lane ³ M Halford	6	103	111	–	88	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Toujours Elle (USA) (Lyphard)
Prominent, led after 3rd, headed 5th, mistake 6th, 2nd 4 out, weakened before 2 out (op 12/1)

9 dist [60¼]	9. Permiya (IRE) 20/1 John Allen ⁷ Joseph Crowley	John Allen ⁷ Joseph Crowley	5	90	99	–	–	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Adjamiya (USA) (Shahrastani)
Held up in touch, 6th 4 out, weakened after next, completely tailed off

PU	6. Black Church Lad (IRE) 8/1 J R Barry Michael Hourigan	J R Barry Michael Hourigan	7	101	106	–	–	–
gr g Ashmolean (USA) - Petit Guest (Northern Guest)
Tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, 6th and no extra 2 out, pulled up before last (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 6m 18.90s (slow by 23.90s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Mrs V C Ward (Joseph Vernet) 1st breeder: Biddestone Stud
2nd owner: John P McManus (Arellano)
3rd owner: Donal O'Buachalla (G V A Ireland)
Tote win: €5.70 PL: €1.80 €1.80 €1.40 Ex: €21.60 CSF: €33.19 Tricast: €57.26

3:10 Leopardstown (IRE) 27 Dec 2003

Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle