Full Result 3.30 Stratford | 5 October 2004

John Smith's Bitter Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 14 fences

1st £7,956 2nd £2,448 3rd £1,224 4th £612

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Monte Cristo I (FR) 2/1F Richard Johnson Mrs L C Taylor	Richard Johnson Mrs L C Taylor	6	1111 v	119	102	129	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - El Quahirah (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up, headway after 7th, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, led flat, ran on (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

2 1¾	5. Dun An Doras I (IRE) 11/2 Jimmy McCarthy Jimmy Frost	Jimmy McCarthy Jimmy Frost	8	1013	107	88	113	–
br g Glacial Storm (USA) - Doorslammer (Avocat)
Jumped right, led until after 2nd, led 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed and no extra flat (tchd 5-1 and 6-1)

3 21 [22¾]	4. Ede'Iff 3/1 Paddy Brennan ³ Bill Turner	Paddy Brennan ³ Bill Turner	7	1011 t	108	68	95	–
b m Tragic Role (USA) - Flying Amy (Norwick)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, went 2nd 11th, mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 5-2)

4 5 [27¾]	3. Three Eagles (USA) 11/4 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	7	111	109	64	89	–
ch g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Tertiary I (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Reluctant to race, took keen hold, led after 2nd to 5th, led after 7th to 8th, weakened 11th (op 7-2)

PU	1. No Need For Alarm 11/1 James Davies ³ Richard Guest	James Davies ³ Richard Guest	9	119	120	–	–	–
ch m Romany Rye - Sunley Words (Sunley Builds)
Started slowly, pulled hard, soon prominent, led 5th until after 7th, weakened 8th, pulled up before 10th (op 9-1)