Full Result 5.30 Punchestown (IRE) | 1 May 2003

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(5yo+) 2m2f Good To Yielding 13 fences

1st €19,500 2nd €5,700 3rd €2,700 4th €900

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Beachcomber Bay I (IRE) 13/2 Ian Power ³ Noel Meade	Ian Power ³ Noel Meade	8	119	118	–	137	–
ch g Un Desperado (FR) - Beachcomber Lass (Day Is Done)
Mostly 3rd early, improved to lead 4 out, edged clear travelling well 2 out, stayed on well from last (op 6/1)

2 3½	5. Ground Ball (IRE) 6/4F D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	6	1112	–	–	131	–
bb g Bob's Return (IRE) - Bettyhill (Ardross)
Led and disputed, slow 4th, headed 5th, not fluent 6th, close 2nd 4 out, ridden from 2 out, no impression, kept on under pressure (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)

3 hd [3¾]	3. Eskimo Jack (IRE) 11/4 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	7	1112	133	–	131	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Covette (Master Owen)
Close up, mistake 3rd, led from 5th, headed 4 out, dropped to 4th and ridden next, 3rd and kept on from 2 out (op 5/2)

4 3½ [7¼]	4. Goldstreet (IRE) 7/1 R Walsh Ms F M Crowley	R Walsh Ms F M Crowley	6	1112 b	120	–	127	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Up To You (Sallust)
Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden 4 out, 3rd after 3 out, 4th and no impression from 2 out

5 20 [27¼]	1. Ansar (IRE) 4/1 Barry Geraghty D K Weld	Barry Geraghty D K Weld	7	1112	127	–	107	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Anaza (IRE) (Darshaan)
Always behind, trailing from 5 out, remote 5th from 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled well and made a noise in the back straight) (op 3/1)

6 13 [40¼]	7. Lord Edwards Army (IRE) 16/1 Robbie Power ⁵ P Mullins	Robbie Power ⁵ P Mullins	8	110	99	–	87	–
b g Warcraft I (USA) - Celtic Bombshell (Celtic Cone)
Held up, 5th and ridden 5 out, no extra from 3 out, eased from last, tailed off

PU	6. Billywill (IRE) 33/1 Sean McDermott ⁵ V Bowens	Sean McDermott ⁵ V Bowens	9	110	88	–	–	–
bb g Topanoora (IRE) - Sandy Maid (Sandy Creek)
Held up, 6th and ridden 5 out, no extra before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

7 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 4m 57.00s (slow by 31.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Lobby Syndicate (Beachcomber Bay I) 1st breeder: P Ward
2nd owner: John P McManus (Ground Ball)
3rd owner: Mrs B M McKinney (Eskimo Jack)
Tote win: €11.30 PL: €3.60 €1.70 Ex: €27.60 CSF: €18.95

5:30 Punchestown (IRE) 1 May 2003

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