2:10 Plumpton 1 Mar 2004
Birch Hotel Maiden Hurdle Class F (Div I)
(Class 4) (1m7f195yds) 2m Good 9 hurdles
1st
£3,115 2nd
£890 3rd
£445
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 112 | – | 105 | 120 | – | |||||
| b g Priolo (USA) - Sinntara (IRE) (Lashkari) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leader, led 4th, blundered 6th, shaken up after 3 out, hit 2 out, driven clear flat (op evens) | ||||||||||
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5 | 112 | – | 99 | 113 | – | ||||
| b g Sassanian (USA) - Bella Tennise (FR) (Rhapsodien) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, mistake 3 out, soon chased winner, ridden and close up before last, one pace flat (op 4-1 tchd 8-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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4 | 105 b | – | 76 | 97 | – | ||||
| b c Anabaa (USA) - Lady Moranbon (USA) (Trempolino) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, progress to track leaders 6th, ridden to chase leading pair after 3 out, hit 2 out, soon beaten (op 7-2) | ||||||||||
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5 | 112 | – | 81 | 99 | – | ||||
| b g Master Willie - Ivy Edith (Blakeney) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, chased winner 5th to after 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out (op 25-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1013 | – | 76 | 93 | – | ||||
| bb g Elbio - Fireheba (ITY) (Fire Of Life) | ||||||||||
| Not fluent, in touch, dropped to rear 5th and soon well behind, stayed on again before 3 out, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
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6 | 112 v | 92 | 75 | 93 | – | ||||
| ch g Definite Article - Astronomer Lady (IRE) (Montekin) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, close up 3 out, weakened before next (op 16-1 after 25-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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4 | 108 | – | 41 | 65 | – | ||||
| bb c Swain (IRE) - Asl (USA) (Caro) | ||||||||||
| Raced in midfield, effort to chase leaders 6th, well in touch when mistake 3 out, weakening when mistake next (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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6 | 112 | – | 46 | 70 | – | ||||
| b g Goldneyev (USA) - Shakna (FR) (Le Nain Jaune) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 1st, led to 4th, lost place rapidly under pressure after next, mistake 6th, behind after, broke blood vessel (jockey said gelding broke a blood vessel) (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1013 | – | 46 | 70 | – | ||||
| ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Justitia (Dunbeath) | ||||||||||
| Raced in midfield, outpaced after 5th, soon struggling (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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5 | 104 | – | 40 | 64 | – | ||||
| ch m Night Shift (USA) - Lower The Tone (IRE) (Phone Trick) | ||||||||||
| Raced in midfield, outpaced after 5th, soon struggling (tchd 150-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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4 | 912 | – | 32 | 57 | – | ||||
| b g Accordion (IRE) - Katie Baggage (IRE) (Brush Aside) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 1st, always in rear, struggling after 4th, well behind from 6th | ||||||||||
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8 | 1011 | – | 24 | 52 | – | ||||
| b m Petoski - Cascabel I (Matahawk) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 2nd, outpaced after 5th, weakened 3 out (tchd 66-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 t | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Distant View (USA) - Polish Socialite (USA) (Polish Navy) | ||||||||||
| Not jump well, took keen hold, always in rear, tailed off from 6th | ||||||||||
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5 | 112 t | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Simple Logic (Aragon) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, held up in rear, lost touch 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) | ||||||||||
- 14 ran Off time: 2:12:00 Winning time: 3m 55.95s (slow by 21.95s) Total SP: 123%
- Non-runners: Arctic Rainbow (unsuitable ground), Bansha Bru (unsuitable ground)
- 1st owner: Mrs Mary Burke (Sindapour) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
- 2nd owner: W J Brown (Lustral Du Seuil)
- 3rd owner: Platt Sanderson Partnership (Space Cowboy I)
- Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £1.90 £1.30 Ex: £8.90 CSF: £6.56
