Full Result 3.50 Punchestown (IRE) | 1 May 2003

IAWS Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo) 2m Good To Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €68,200 2nd €20,900 3rd €9,900 4th €3,300 5th €2,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Sporazene (IRE) 7/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	110	–	130	139	–
gr g Cozzene (USA) - Sporades (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Held up in touch, 8th halfway, headway on outer 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, led travelling well entering straight, soon ridden clear, kept on well under pressure from last

2 2	9. Spectroscope (IRE) 4/1 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	4	110	–	128	137	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Paloma Bay (IRE) (Alzao)
Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, 5th and ridden 3 out, improved into 2nd before last, stayed on well under pressure

3 4 [6]	2. Golden Cross (IRE) 7/2F Timmy Murphy M Halford	Timmy Murphy M Halford	4	110	–	124	133	–
b g Goldmark (USA) - Fordes Cross (Ya Zaman)
Held up, 10th halfway, progress into 6th after 2 out, kept on under pressure straight (op 4/1)

4 ¾ [6¾]	11. Starzaan (IRE) 10/1 Jim Culloty Hughie Morrison	Jim Culloty Hughie Morrison	4	110	–	123	132	–
b g Darshaan - Stellina (IRE) (Caerleon)
Close up, disputed lead 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, 3rd approaching last, no extra (op 8/1)

5 2 [8¾]	6. Mutineer (IRE) 8/1 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	4	110 b	–	121	130	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Miss Amy R (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Led, joined 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra

6 3½ [12¼]	1. Dashing Home (IRE) 5/1 Norman Williamson Noel Meade	Norman Williamson Noel Meade	4	110	–	117	127	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Dashing Rose (Mashhor Dancer)
Tracked leaders on inner, slight mistake 4 out, 6th 3 out, 5th and ridden next, soon no extra (op 9/2)

7 8 [20¼]	8. Party Airs (USA) 16/1 D T Evans D K Weld	D T Evans D K Weld	4	110	–	–	119	–
b g Geri (USA) - Elegant Champagne (USA) (Alleged)
Towards rear, kept on one pace under pressure from 3 out

8 2 [22¼]	5. Mirpour (IRE) 20/1 Tony Dobbin Eoin Griffin	Tony Dobbin Eoin Griffin	4	110 p	109	–	117	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Mirana (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Prominent, 3rd from 4th, disputed lead 3 out, ridden and weakened before next

9 13 [35¼]	7. Newlands Gold (IRE) 14/1 D J Casey M J P O'Brien	D J Casey M J P O'Brien	4	110 b	–	–	104	–
ch c Goldmark (USA) - Persian Polly (Persian Bold)
Held up in rear, kept on one pace from 2 out

10 1 [36¼]	4. Laoch Na Mara (USA) 40/1 Mr P J Casey T G McCourt	Mr P J Casey T G McCourt	4	110 b	106	–	103	–
b g Sea Hero (USA) - Ceirseach (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Never a factor

11 7 [43¼]	12. Nas Na Riogh I (IRE) 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	109	–	–	91	–
b f King's Theatre (IRE) - Abstraite (Groom Dancer)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, weakened from 3 out

12 dist [73¼]	3. Kenilworth (USA) 14/1 John Cullen Patrick O Brady	John Cullen Patrick O Brady	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Darshaan - Kerenza (Seattle Dancer)
Tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, weakened before 3 out, eased straight, tailed off (op 12/1)

12 ran Off time: 3:54:00 Winning time: 3m 48.30s (slow by 4.30s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Ged Mason & David Jackson (Sporazene) 1st breeder: Haras Du Mezeray
2nd owner: Mrs Gay Smith (Spectroscope)
3rd owner: Mrs H Johnson (Golden Cross)
Tote win: €8.60 PL: €2.70 €2.20 €1.60 Ex: €38.60 CSF: €38.50

3:50 Punchestown (IRE) 1 May 2003

IAWS Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)