Full Result 1.00 Thurles (IRE) | 22 December 2002

Horse And Jockey Hurdle

(5yo+) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €13,110 2nd €3,040 3rd €1,330 4th €760

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Brave Thought I (IRE) 9/1 Adrian Lane ⁵ Michael Purcell	Adrian Lane ⁵ Michael Purcell	7	1011	–	–	117	–
b g Commanche Run - Bristol Fairy (Smartset)
Tracked leaders, progress into 3rd travelling well 4 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed flat, veered left close home (op 7/1)

2 1	4. Cregg House (IRE) 4/1 R Walsh P Mullins	R Walsh P Mullins	7	112	117	–	116	–
ch g King Persian (IRE) - Loyal River (Over The River)
Always prominent, 2nd 4 out, 3rd approaching 2 out, 2nd and ridden last, kept on under pressure, hampered and checked close home (op 7/2)

3 ¾ [1¾]	7. Star Clipper 4/9F Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	112	126	–	115	–
b g Kris - Anne BonnyI (Ajdal)
Tracked leaders in 4th, bad mistake 4th, 5th approaching 3 out, 4th and ridden 2 out, 3rd and kept on from last (op 4/7)

4 1½ [3¼]	8. Your Almost There (IRE) 9/1 Barry Geraghty M J Phillips	Barry Geraghty M J Phillips	6	112	–	–	114	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Your Nearly There (Deep Run)
Led, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied under pressure approaching last, no impression flat (op 8/1)

5 6 [9¼]	6. Shoot The Pigeon (IRE) 100/1 Davy Russell P C O'Connor	Davy Russell P C O'Connor	7	112	–	–	108	–
b g Going Broke - Harpley Madam (Lucifer)
Behind, stayed on from 3 out

6 dist [39¼]	5. Ike (IRE) 33/1 M P Madden ³ James Barry	M P Madden ³ James Barry	7	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Ask The Madam (Strong Gale)
Always behind, lost touch from 4 out, tailed off

F	3. Conor's Pride (IRE) 100/1 Paul Moloney Michael Hourigan	Paul Moloney Michael Hourigan	5	112	–	–	88	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Surely Madam (Torenaga)
Prominent, 2nd from 3rd, 4th 4 out, in touch when fell 3 out

LFT	2. Canford (IRE) 9/1 David O'Leary ⁵ P J Rothwell	David O'Leary ⁵ P J Rothwell	5	1011	123	–	–	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - Veronica (Persian Bold)
Refused to race (op 7/1)

8 ran Off time: 1:02:00 Winning time: 3m 55.30s (slow by 8.30s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Mrs Seamus Purcell (Brave Thought I) 1st breeder: Michael Purcell
2nd owner: Mrs Kathleen Kennedy (Cregg House)
3rd owner: D P Sharkey (Star Clipper)
Tote win: €10.10 PL: €1.90 €1.50 €1.10 Ex: €79 CSF: €48.66

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

1:00 Thurles (IRE) 22 Dec 2002

Horse And Jockey Hurdle