Full Result 12.45 Thurles (IRE) | 6 January 2004

Thurles Handicap Chase

(0-95, 5yo+) 2m Good To Yielding 12 fences

1st €8,625 2nd €2,000 3rd €875 4th €500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Castle Doret (IRE) 6/1 Mr Derek O'Connor ⁵ Gerard J O'Keeffe	Mr Derek O'Connor ⁵ Gerard J O'Keeffe	8	119 t	95	–	114	–
b g Executive Perk - Tree-By-Tu (Laurence O)
Held up in rear, steady headway on outer to go 4th after 4 out, 3rd 3 out, led travelling best entering straight, driven out after 2 out, stayed on well flat (op 4/1)

2 9	3. The Moyne Machine (IRE) 5/1 Ian Power ³ Timothy Doyle	Ian Power ³ Timothy Doyle	8	1111	95	–	101	–
b m Elbio - Victoria Hall (Hallgate)
Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd 6 out, 2nd 4 out, ridden before next, under pressure when slight mistake last, no extra flat (op 11/2)

3 4 [13]	2. Coolnahilla (IRE) 5/1 K Hadnett ³ W J Burke	K Hadnett ³ W J Burke	8	1111	95	–	97	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Reoss (King's Ride)
Mid-division, short of room before 6th, improved into 2nd 6 out, led next, driven along before 3 out, ridden and headed entering straight, 3rd at last, no extra flat (op 3/1)

4 2½ [15½]	6. Grandad (IRE) 20/1 Sean McDermott ³ W Fennin	Sean McDermott ³ W Fennin	7	106	77	–	76	–
b g Broken Hearted - Goodnight Irene I (IRE) (Crash Course)
Mid-division, improved into 4th 5 out, 5th and ridden 3 out, kept on under pressure straight

5 ½ [16]	7. Gallant Tipp (IRE) 10/1 A J Donoghue ⁵ P J Rothwell	A J Donoghue ⁵ P J Rothwell	9	101	74	–	72	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Iram (Proverb)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 6th 5 out, 5th 4 out, driven along from 3 out, kept on one pace straight (op 14/1)

6 9 [25]	5. Rattothetattat (IRE) 9/4F D J Casey John J Walsh	D J Casey John J Walsh	8	116 b	88	–	77	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Angie's Delight (London Gazette)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, improved to lead 6 out, headed before next, 4th and ridden 3 out, no extra from 2 out (jockey said gelding finished lame) (op 5/2 tchd 2/1)

7 11 [36]	8. Rory's Comet (IRE) 16/1 Mr John Ennis ⁷ Joseph Fox	Mr John Ennis ⁷ Joseph Fox	7	913	74	–	52	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Lady Isaac (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led 6th, headed before next, 3rd 4 out, 6th and ridden 3 out, no impression

PU	4. Killaloe (IRE) 6/1 J F Levins ⁷ Donal Hassett	J F Levins ⁷ Donal Hassett	10	111 b¹	90	–	–	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Inca Rose (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Soon led, driven along and headed before 6th, weakened quickly, pulled up before 5 out (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

PU	9. Silk Leader (IRE) 12/1 G T Hutchinson ³ David A Kiely	G T Hutchinson ³ David A Kiely	9	913 p	70	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Beecom Silk (English Prince)
Always behind, pulled up before 4 out

9 ran Off time: 12:47:00 Winning time: 4m 19.80s (slow by 19.80s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Gerard J O'Keeffe (Castle Doret) 1st breeder: Gerard O'Keeffe
2nd owner: Patrick J Cantwell (The Moyne Machine)
3rd owner: Roger Broderick (Coolnahilla)
Tote win: €8.10 PL: €3.50 €1.60 €1.80 Ex: €43.50 CSF: €38.18 Tricast: €164.71

12:45 Thurles (IRE) 6 Jan 2004

Thurles Handicap Chase