Full Result 4.00 Punchestown (IRE) | 1 February 2004

Event Power Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) 3m Heavy 13 hurdles

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	11. Shivermetimber (IRE) 7/2J A B Joyce ⁷ F Flood	A B Joyce ⁷ F Flood	6	91	104	66	118	–
b m Arctic Lord (IRE) - Cherry Dancer (Monksfield)
Held up, 7th and headway 4 out, 2nd travelling well after 2 out, led entering straight, quickened clear from last, easily (op 4/1)

2 11	10. King's Equerry (IRE) 7/2J D J Casey M F Morris	D J Casey M F Morris	8	103	112	65	114	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Tiny Tina (IRE) (Deep Run)
Mid-division, progress 5 out, led after 3 out, strongly pressed 2 out, headed entering straight, no extra from last (op 100/30)

3 shd [11]	2. Prince Of Tara (IRE) 10/1 Martin Mooney ³ Patrick O Brady	Martin Mooney ³ Patrick O Brady	7	112	128	81	130	–
b h Prince Of Birds (USA) - Fete Champetre (Welsh Pageant)
Always prominent, 4th 4 out, 5th after 3 out, kept on well straight (op 8/1)

4 2 [13]	12. Ceoil Agus Craic (IRE) 25/1 L A Hurley ³ Michael G Holden	L A Hurley ³ Michael G Holden	13	94	103	53	102	–
ch g Orchestra - Cracked Advice (CracksmanI)
Led, headed after 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, no extra before last

5 6 [19]	9. Hard Winter (IRE) 7/1 P W Flood ⁷ D T Hughes	P W Flood ⁷ D T Hughes	7	910	112	58	106	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Lucycello (Monksfield)
Mistake 1st, tracked leaders, 2nd 5 out, ridden 3 out, soon no extra

6 shd [19¼]	13. Willoughby Joe (IRE) 14/1 Miss E Doyle ⁵ Anthony John Black	Miss E Doyle ⁵ Anthony John Black	9	92 p	103	–	96	–
ch g Persian Mews (IRE) - Still Hoping (IRE) (Kambalda)
Mid-division, 6th and ridden 3 out, kept on same pace

7 dist [49¼]	6. Billy Bonnie (IRE) 6/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	7	1010	119	–	–	–
ch g Anshan - SinologyI (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, 9th 5 out, no extra next, tailed off

8 14 [63¼]	3. Takagi (IRE) 8/1 Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	9	114	127	–	–	–
b g Husyan (USA) - Ballyclough Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, dropped to rear halfway, tailed off

9 6 [69¼]	5. Joseph Vernet (IRE) 6/1 John Cullen Paul Nolan	John Cullen Paul Nolan	7	1011	120	–	–	–
gr g Owington - Pizziri (Artaius)
Tracked leaders in 2nd, dropped to 5th 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 11/2)

10 1½ [70¾]	8. Native Dara (IRE) 20/1 Jim Culloty Noel Meade	Jim Culloty Noel Meade	11	105	114	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Birchwood (Fordham)
Never a factor, tailed off

11 3 [73¾]	7. Megsie Here (IRE) 8/1 J R Barry P R Lenihan	J R Barry P R Lenihan	7	107	116	–	–	–
bb m Bob's Return (IRE) - Midnight Miss (NZ) (Princes Gate)
Held up, 8th 5 out, soon no extra, tailed off

12 1 [74¾]	1. Rostropovich I (IRE) 14/1 G Cotter M F Morris	G Cotter M F Morris	7	120 tp	136	–	–	–
gr g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Infamy (Shirley Heights)
Prominent, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened 5 out, tailed off (op 12/1)

12 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 6m 33.30s (slow by 57.30s) Total SP: 139%
Non-runners: Strong Project
1st owner: Abbey Rose Syndicate (Shivermetimber) 1st breeder: Declan Claxton & Kevin Gaffey
2nd owner: Sir Anthony O'Reilly (King's Equerry)
3rd owner: James J Swan (Prince Of Tara)
Tote win: €3.20 PL: €1.30 €2.60 €5.20 Ex: €18.30 CSF: €19.51 Tricast: €127.09

4:00 Punchestown (IRE) 1 Feb 2004

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