Full Result 3.40 Leopardstown (IRE) | 8 February 2004

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1)

(5yo+) 3m Yielding To Soft 17 fences

1st €97,700 2nd €30,500 3rd €14,500 4th €4,900 5th €2,500 6th €900

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Florida Pearl (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson W P Mullins	Richard Johnson W P Mullins	12	1112	160	133	166	–
b g Florida Son - Ice Pearl (Flatbush)
Held up in touch, progress into 3rd 7 out, disputed lead from 4 out, left clear 2 out, hampered by loose horse last, kept on well under pressure

2 3	5. Le Coudray (FR) 15/8F Barry Geraghty C Roche	Barry Geraghty C Roche	10	1112 t	156	131	163	–
b g Phantom Breeze (IRE) - Mos Lie (FR) (Tip Moss)
Held up in touch, progress into 3rd 4 out, left 2nd 2 out, stayed on well under pressure (op 9/4 tchd 7/4)

3 6 [9]	6. Rince Ri (IRE) 4/1 R Walsh T M Walsh	R Walsh T M Walsh	11	1112	157	126	157	–
ch g Orchestra - Mildred's Ball (Blue Refrain)
Held up, 5th 3 out, left 3rd next, kept on under pressure (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

4 1½ [10½]	1. Alexander Banquet (IRE) 33/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	11	1112	153	124	156	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Black Nancy (Monksfield)
Behind, mistake 9th, trailing from next, tailed off 4 out, stayed on well from 2 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake, lost his place and stayed on past tired horses) (op 25/1)

5 dist [40½]	2. Cloudy Bays (IRE) 6/1 Ross Geraghty C Byrnes	Ross Geraghty C Byrnes	7	1112 p	152	98	–	–
ch g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Bellteen (Beau Charmeur)
Led, mistakes 5th and 6th, headed 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, tailed off

6 5 [45½]	7. Be My Belle (IRE) 40/1 Timmy Murphy S J Treacy	Timmy Murphy S J Treacy	8	117	138	88	–	–
b m Be My Native (USA) - Boreen Belle (Boreen)
2nd early, weakened 7 out, tailed off (op 33/1)

UR	4. Harbour Pilot (IRE) 7/2 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	9	1112 b	159	–	166	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Las-Cancellas (IRE) (Monksfield)
Prominent, 2nd from 7th, disputing lead from 4 out until blundered and unseated rider 2 out (op 3/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 6m 20.90s (slow by 38.90s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Florida Pearl) 1st breeder: P Mackean
2nd owner: John P McManus (Le Coudray)
3rd owner: F M Moriarty (Rince Ri)
Tote win: €5.20 PL: €2.40 €2 Ex: €11.90 CSF: €15.23

3:40 Leopardstown (IRE) 8 Feb 2004

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1)