Full Result 1.50 Limerick (IRE) | 28 December 2003

Woodlands House Hotel Handicap Chase

(0-109, 4yo+) 3m Soft To Heavy 16 fences

1st €13,000 2nd €3,800 3rd €1,800 4th €600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Ride The Storm I (IRE) 11/8F Mark Grant ³ E J O'Grady	Mark Grant ³ E J O'Grady	6	114	96	–	106	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Reach Down (IRE) (Cheval)
Tracked leaders, mainly 4th, 3rd 6 out, 2nd 4 out, led before straight, travelling best and went clear before 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably (op 11/8 tchd 11/10)

2 13	5. Berkley (IRE) 100/30 G T Hutchinson ³ Michael Cullen	G T Hutchinson ³ Michael Cullen	6	913 b	78	–	74	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Coach Road (Brave Invader)
Held up towards rear, last when mistake 5 out, ridden from next, moderate 5th into straight, kept on without threatening from 2 out (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

3 2 [15]	4. Mr Ventura (IRE) 8/1 T G M Ryan ⁷ D J Ryan	T G M Ryan ⁷ D J Ryan	9	911 b¹	80	–	74	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Roisin's Friend (IRE) (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders, mainly 3rd, ridden from 4 out, no extra under pressure before straight, kept on same pace (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

4 4½ [19½]	3. Gemmas Lady (IRE) 6/1 B M Cash F Oakes	B M Cash F Oakes	9	111	90	–	81	–
b m Buckskin (FR) - Cala Cone (Celtic Cone)
Held up towards rear, closer in 4th and ridden from 3 out, no impression before straight, kept on (op 5/1)

5 15 [34½]	8. Commanche Pride (IRE) 8/1 Andrew Leigh ⁷ E McNamara	Andrew Leigh ⁷ E McNamara	9	90	69	–	44	–
b g Commanche Run - Galla's Pride (Quayside I)
Chased leaders, 6th and ridden from 3 out, soon no danger (op 6/1)

6 11 [45½]	7. Ippos (FR) 10/1 P A Carberry P Hughes	P A Carberry P Hughes	7	911	73	–	48	–
b g Beyssac (FR) - Tyffanie (FR) (Champ Libre)
Led, headed before 4 out, soon weakened (op 8/1)

F	6. That's The Story (IRE) 7/1 Ken Whelan Donal Hassett	Ken Whelan Donal Hassett	8	102	78	–	–	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Strong Serenade (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 4 out, strongly pressed and headed before straight, no extra under pressure when fell 2 out (op 5/1)

7 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 6m 38.40s (slow by 49.40s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Curfew Tolls
1st owner: Nelius Hayes (Ride The Storm I) 1st breeder: Jimmy O'Brien
2nd owner: James Kent (Berkley)
3rd owner: West To East Syndicate (Mr Ventura)
Tote win: €1.90 PL: €1.50 €2.80 Ex: €7.80 CSF: €7.65 Tricast: €28.74

1:50 Limerick (IRE) 28 Dec 2003

Woodlands House Hotel Handicap Chase