Full Result 2.15 Galway (IRE) | 3 August 2003

Tara Towers Hotel Beginners Chase

(5yo+) (2m2f54yds) 2m2f Yielding 12 fences

1st €12,765 2nd €2,960 3rd €1,295 4th €740

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Emperors Guest 10/1 K A Kelly P Mullins	K A Kelly P Mullins	5	116	–	–	118	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Intimate Guest (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders in 5th, headway 4 out, led 3 out, headed briefly approaching 2nd, regained lead last, clear straight (op 11/2)

2 5	9. Find The King (IRE) 7/4F Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	5	116 t	–	–	113	–
b h King's Theatre (IRE) - Undiscovered (Tap On Wood)
Tracked leaders in 4th, close up 5 out, led approaching 2 out, headed last, kept on one pace under pressure (op 6/4 tchd 2/1)

3 8 [13]	2. Heraclitean Fire (IRE) 16/1 R Walsh J J Lambe	R Walsh J J Lambe	6	1112	–	–	111	–
b g Norwich - Mazovia (FR) (Taufan)
Held up, 8th halfway, headway into 4th 2 out, 3rd and kept on from last (op 14/1)

4 11 [24]	6. The Mighty Sparrow (IRE) 10/1 Paul Carberry N F Glynn	Paul Carberry N F Glynn	10	1112	–	–	100	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Tamers Belle (Tamerlane)
Led, headed 5th, remained prominent, 3rd 2 out, no extra when slight mistake last (op 8/1)

5 shd [24]	1. Atomic (IRE) 25/1 Timmy Murphy S J Mahon	Timmy Murphy S J Mahon	9	1112	–	–	100	–
b g Satco (FR) - Aplomb (Ballymore)
Mid-division, 6th 6 out, 7th 3 out, kept on one pace (op 14/1)

6 25 [49]	7. Maria Pia (IRE) 10/1 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	6	117	96	–	70	–
b m Bob's Return (IRE) - Blackwater Mist (IRE) (King's Ride)
Close up, led from 5th, headed 3 out, soon ridden weakened 2 out (op 7/1)

7 2½ [51½]	11. Native Heights (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	5	116	–	–	66	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Shirley's Dream (IRE) (Mister Majestic)
Never a factor (op 7/1)

8 9 [60½]	3. Indalo Grey (IRE) 13/2 Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	7	1112 t	–	–	63	–
bb g Toca MaderaI (IRE) - Pollyfaster (Polyfoto)
Prominent, 3rd when pecked 4th, slight mistake 6 out, mistake next, ridden 3 out, weakened after mistake 2 out (op 7/2)

9 20 [80½]	5. Rippling Waves (IRE) 33/1 Ken Whelan I Madden	Ken Whelan I Madden	6	1112 b	–	–	43	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Orwell Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Always behind, tailed off

10 15 [95½]	4. Just Wondering I (IRE) 9/2 Davy Russell Liz Doyle	Davy Russell Liz Doyle	8	1112	–	–	28	–
bb g Bob Back (USA) - Idealist I (Busted)
Mid-division, bad mistake 2nd, weakened from 5 out, tailed off (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

11 dist [125½]	10. Kilpatrick River (IRE) 20/1 G Cotter Ms Caroline Hutchinson	G Cotter Ms Caroline Hutchinson	5	116	–	–	–	–
b g Petardia - Secret Sensation (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Never a factor, weakened halfway, completely tailed off (op 14/1)

11 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 39.00s (slow by 15.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Mrs Paul Duffin (Emperors Guest) 1st breeder: Fares Stables Ltd
2nd owner: J S Gutkin (Find The King)
3rd owner: Seamus O'Farrell (Heraclitean Fire)
Tote win: €14.50 PL: €3.60 €1.50 €5.20 Ex: €47.20 CSF: €29.55

2:15 Galway (IRE) 3 Aug 2003

Tara Towers Hotel Beginners Chase