2:45 Limerick (IRE) 3 Mar 2005
Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch Maiden Hurdle
2m Soft 8 hurdles
1st
€8,292 2nd
€1,932 3rd
€852 4th
€492
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 1110 | – | – | 115 | – | ||||
| br g Platini (GER) - Beautys Girl (GER) (Grauer Wicht) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, close 2nd from halfway, led 3 out, ridden clear before next, stayed on well (op 1/1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 115 | – | – | 103 | – | ||||
| b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Cool N Calm (Arctic Lord) | ||||||||||
| Mid-division early, improved into close 5th halfway, headway into 2nd after 3 out, ridden and outpaced before next, kept on (op 3/1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 110 | – | – | 90 | – | ||||
| ch m Un Desperado (FR) - Scorpio Girl (ScorpioI) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, 3rd 4 out, 2nd briefly next, 3rd under pressure 2 out, soon no extra (op 5/1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 119 | – | – | 94 | – | ||||
| b g Un Desperado (FR) - Strong Willed (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, 4th and ridden 4 out, no impression from next (op 5/1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | – | – | 87 | – | ||||
| b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - She's Tough (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Held up in mid-division, moderate 9th halfway, kept on from 3 out (jockey said gelding hung badly right from four out and he was unable to ride out properly) (op 14/1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1112 | 82 | – | 82 | – | ||||
| ch g Presenting - Twilight Sunset (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Led, headed 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding choked badly turning for home but ran on in the closing stages) (op 10/1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 117 | – | – | 65 | – | ||||
| b g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Etoile De Nuit (Troy) | ||||||||||
| Held up towards rear, kept on from 3 out | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | – | – | 64 | – | ||||
| bb g Bob Back (USA) - Rose Of Burnett (IRE) (Be My Native) | ||||||||||
| Held up, moderate 10th halfway, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | – | – | 60 | – | |||
| b g Lando (GER) - Alpha City (Unfuwain) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, no extra before 4 out | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1012 | – | – | 46 | – | ||||
| ch m Aahsaylad - Ballycanon Heights (IRE) (Mister Lord) | ||||||||||
| Held up in mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, no impression from before 4 out | ||||||||||
|
5 | 115 | – | – | 36 | – | ||||
| b m Norwich - Little Kate (IRE) (The Bart) | ||||||||||
| Never a factor | ||||||||||
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6 | 115 | – | – | 18 | – | ||||
| b g Toulon - Miss Ivy (IRE) (Le Bavard) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
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6 | 114 b1 | – | – | 2 | – | ||||
| ch m Bob Back (USA) - Sublime Polly (IRE) (Waajib) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
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6 | 110 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| br m Anshan - Buck Away (Buckskin) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
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6 | 110 t | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b m Doyoun - Desert Maiden (Green Desert) | ||||||||||
| Close up early, weakened quickly approaching 5th, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
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5 | 112 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| bb m Sharemono (USA) - Contera (Head For Heights) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
- 16 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 4m 10.80s (slow by 29.80s) Total SP: 153%
- Non-runners: Atlantic Gamble, Montomar, Rastaquouere
- 1st owner: John Joseph Kelly (Browny Boy) 1st breeder: Th Hodinius
- 2nd owner: Jolly Up Syndicate (Ponmeoath)
- 3rd owner: M Quilty (Maryannthedancer)
- Tote win: €2 PL: €1.30 €1.30 €1.20 Ex: €8.40 CSF: €7.69
