Full Result 2.15 Thurles (IRE) | 6 January 2004

Heineken Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase

(5yo+) 2m2f Good To Yielding 12 fences

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	4. Ground Ball (IRE) 9/10F D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	7	1110	132	–	136	–
bb g Bob's Return (IRE) - Bettyhill (Ardross)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led before 7th, disputed lead 4 out, regained clear lead entering straight, stayed on well from last (op 4/5 tchd Evens)

2 12	1. Jurado Express (IRE) 100/30 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	8	120	125	–	124	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Express Film (Ashmore)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd 6 out, disputed lead 4 out, 2nd and ridden entering straight, no extra before last (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

3 8 [20]	5. Strontium (IRE) 20/1 K Hadnett ³ John F Gleeson	K Hadnett ³ John F Gleeson	12	117	98	–	110	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Castle Hamshire (Green Shoon)
Towards rear, driven along from 4 out, moderate 5th 3 out, 4th out, kept on under pressure (op 14/1)

4 6 [26]	7. Ollar Rose 14/1 Robbie Colgan ⁵ James Devereux	Robbie Colgan ⁵ James Devereux	9	110	108	–	99	–
gr m Roselier (FR) - Shiona Anne (Royal Fountain)
Led, headed before 7th, soon driven along, 3rd 5 out, 4th and ridden 4 out, kept on under pressure straight (op 12/1)

5 6 [32]	3. Emperors Guest 5/1 Robbie Power ³ P Mullins	Robbie Power ³ P Mullins	6	117	118	–	98	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Intimate Guest (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders in 4th, moderate 3rd and driven along 4 out, ridden entering straight, weakened before last (op 3/1)

6 13 [45]	2. Vanilla Man (IRE) 10/1 R Walsh P Mullins	R Walsh P Mullins	11	120	114	–	89	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Ice Cream Girl (Laurence O)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 6th from 7th, weakened from 6 out, tailed off (op 10/1 tchd 14/1)

7 2 [47]	6. Barton Fink (IRE) 20/1 Ian Power ³ Timothy Doyle	Ian Power ³ Timothy Doyle	11	113	–	–	79	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Somelli (Candy Cane)
In rear, driven along from 5 out, ridden after 3 out, no impression straight, tailed off (op 14/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 37.60s (slow by 13.60s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: John P McManus (Ground Ball) 1st breeder: Miss A Gibson Fleming and Mrs E Cooper
2nd owner: Miss Susan Traynor (Jurado Express)
3rd owner: Patrick Davern (Strontium)
Tote win: €1.50 PL: €1.60 €2 Ex: €3.80 CSF: €4.79

2:15 Thurles (IRE) 6 Jan 2004

Heineken Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase