Full Result 2.15 Naas (IRE) | 23 November 2002

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(0-135, 4yo+) 2m Soft 8 hurdles

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. Glens Music (IRE) 7/2F Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	9	120	125	–	127	–
b m Orchestra - Glen's Pride (Furry Glen)
Held up in touch, progress into 5th 4 out, 4th approaching 2 out, 2nd approaching last, led flat, kept on well under pressure (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

2 nk	11. Pollster (IRE) 8/1 Paul Carberry P Hughes	Paul Carberry P Hughes	5	108	106	–	107	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Trojan Miss (Troy)
Held up, 9th after 3 out, 6th approaching last, ridden and ran on well, nearest at finish (op 6/1)

3 1 [1¼]	3. Columba (IRE) 9/2 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	6	1111	122	–	123	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Jackson Miss (Condorcet)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 3rd after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, soon led, headed after last, no extra close home (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

4 2 [3¼]	4. Decisive Action (USA) 10/1 W Slattery Andrew Slattery	W Slattery Andrew Slattery	7	117	118	–	117	–
br g Alleged (USA) - Maria Balastiere (USA) (Majestic Light)
Tracked leaders in 4th, close 2nd out, 3rd and ridden 2 out, kept on under pressure

5 1 [4¼]	5. Emperors Guest 8/1 R Walsh P Mullins	R Walsh P Mullins	4	116	117	–	115	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Intimate Guest (Be My Guest)
Held up in touch, 7th 3 out, 5th and ridden approaching last, one pace

6 ¾ [5]	9. The Dark Flasher (IRE) 13/2 Charlie Swan C F Swan	Charlie Swan C F Swan	5	112	114	–	110	–
b h Lucky Guest (IRE) - Perpignan (Rousillon)
Prominent, led after 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra from last (op 6/1)

7 1½ [6½]	13. Western Express I (IRE) 33/1 K T Hogan ⁷ Patrick Carey	K T Hogan ⁷ Patrick Carey	5	91 1	93	–	86	–
bb g Tidaro (USA) - Mrs Marcoss (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Prominent, close 2nd 4 out, 5th and ridden before 2 out, no impression (op 25/1)

8 1½ [8]	12. Knock Na Garm Lad (IRE) 25/1 G T Hutchinson ⁵ Francis Ennis	G T Hutchinson ⁵ Francis Ennis	5	92	92	–	84	–
b g Desse Zenny (USA) - Splendid Pleasure (Dunphy)
Towards rear, kept on one pace from 2 out (op 16/1)

9 1½ [9½]	10. Dangerousdanmagru (IRE) 15/2 K Hadnett ⁵ N F Glynn	K Hadnett ⁵ N F Glynn	6	106	109	–	100	–
b g Forest Wind (USA) - Blue Bell Girl (Blakeney)
In touch, 7th and ridden after 3 out, no extra after 2 out (op 10/1)

10 3½ [13]	8. Creux Noir (IRE) 10/1 D T Evans D K Weld	D T Evans D K Weld	6	113 b	115	–	103	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Sanndila (IRE) (Lashkari)
Always behind (op 8/1)

11 6 [19]	1. Canford (IRE) 14/1 David O'Leary ⁵ P J Rothwell	David O'Leary ⁵ P J Rothwell	5	119	125	–	108	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - Veronica (Persian Bold)
Prominent early, 7th when reminders 4th, behind from 3 out

12 20 [39]	6. Georgies Best (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty George McMahon	Barry Geraghty George McMahon	6	116	117	–	80	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Sangan Court (IRE) (Yashgan)
Led, slight mistake and headed 4 out, 3rd when mistake next, soon weakened

12 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 20.10s (slow by 41.10s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Burning Impulse
1st owner: Thomas P Murphy Jr (Glens Music) 1st breeder: Thomas P Murphy
2nd owner: Mrs Katharine McKey (Pollster)
3rd owner: Thomas Winters (Columba)
Tote win: €3.50 PL: €1.70 €4.40 €1.90 Ex: €44.90 CSF: €35.20 Tricast: €136.34

2:15 Naas (IRE) 23 Nov 2002

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