Full Result 1.45 Punchestown (IRE) | 16 November 2003

Mongey Communications Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 2)

(4yo+) 2m Good To Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €30,550 2nd €8,930 3rd €4,230 4th €1,410

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Back In Front (IRE) 4/5F Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	6	1111	151	138	143	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Storm Front (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders in 5th, improved into 3rd 4 out, ridden next, not fluent 2 out, 4th and no impression early straight, headway last, stayed on well to lead close home (op 1/1)

2 1½	1. Sacundai (IRE) 12/1 Mark Grant E J O'Grady	Mark Grant E J O'Grady	6	120	160	139	145	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Shahdiza (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up in 6th, 5th and ridden 2 out, 4th at last, kept on under pressure (op 10/1)

3 1 [2½]	7. Solerina (IRE) 5/1 D J Casey James Bowe	D J Casey James Bowe	6	116	148	130	136	–
b m Toulon - Deep Peace (Deep Run)
Attempted to make all, ridden 2 out, clear early straight, strongly pressed flat, soon headed and no extra (op 4/1)

4 2 [4½]	5. Risky Reef 20/1 J R Barry Andrew Lee	J R Barry Andrew Lee	6	119	132	131	137	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Pas De Reef (Pas De Seul)
Held up, progress into 4th 3 out, ridden after next, 2nd and challenged last, no extra close home (op 16/1)

5 3½ [8]	8. Scarthy Lad (IRE) 14/1 Conor O'Dwyer Thomas Gerard O'Leary	Conor O'Dwyer Thomas Gerard O'Leary	5	113	126	121	127	–
ch g Magical Wonder (USA) - Grangeclare Rose (IRE) (Gianchi)
Tracked leader in 2nd, close up travelling well 3 out, effort after 2 out, 5th and no extra from last (jockey said, regarding the apparent tender ride, gelding was very keen early on in race and had given a heave, veering right, before turn into straight, after which he rode hands and heels; trainer added that gelding had sweated up on the way to races and tended to run free, but was a genuine animal) (op 12/1)

6 14 [22]	9. Hunters Bar (IRE) 66/1 Ian Power Timothy Doyle	Ian Power Timothy Doyle	7	1012 t	109	–	108	–
br m Treasure Hunter - Lock The Bar (Kambalda)
Held up in rear, progress into 7th 3 out, 6th and no extra from 2 out (op 33/1)

7 1½ [23½]	2. Scottish Memories (IRE) 7/2 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	7	120	147	–	123	–
ch g Houmayoun (FR) - Interj (Salmon Leap)
Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 4th approaching 4 out, weakened quickly before 3 out (vet said gelding was coughing after race) (op 3/1)

8 5 [28½]	4. Balapour (IRE) 25/1 John Cullen Patrick O Brady	John Cullen Patrick O Brady	5	119 t	130	–	113	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Balaniya (USA) (Diesis)
Held up, driven along halfway, no extra after 4 out

9 2 [30½]	6. Rostropovich I (IRE) 20/1 G Cotter M F Morris	G Cotter M F Morris	6	119 tb¹	140	–	111	–
gr g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Infamy (Shirley Heights)
Prominent, 3rd to halfway, ridden and outpaced 5 out, soon trailing (op 16/1)

9 ran Off time: 1:48:00 Winning time: 3m 50.40s (slow by 6.40s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: D Cox (Back In Front) 1st breeder: Miss Noreen Hayes
2nd owner: Malm Syndicate (Sacundai)
3rd owner: John P Bowe (Solerina)
Tote win: €1.70 PL: €1.10 €2.20 €1.70 Ex: €9.70 CSF: €12.84

1:45 Punchestown (IRE) 16 Nov 2003

Mongey Communications Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 2)