Full Result 2.25 Haydock | 24 January 2004

Willows Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m7f110yds) 2m7½f Heavy 12 hurdles

1st £12,058.20 2nd £4,573.80 3rd £2,286.90 4th £1,039.50 5th £519.75 6th £311.85

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Ballylusky (IRE) 4/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	7	100 2	122	91	135	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Blackbushe Place (IRE) (Buckskin)
Chased leader, led 2nd, mistake 8th, clear after, not fluent 2 out, easily (op 3-1)

2 19	3. His Nibs I (IRE) 100/30F B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	7	107	129	80	116	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Mrs Jennifer (IRE) (River Knight)
Held up, headway 5th, not fluent 7th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, no chance with winner (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

3 2½ [21½]	4. Springfield Scally 6/1 Tom Doyle Steve Gollings	Tom Doyle Steve Gollings	11	106	128	77	113	–
ch g Scallywag - Ledee (Le Bavard)
In touch, lost place 5th, niggled along after next, kept on one pace from 3 out, no danger (op 7-1)

4 26 [47½]	1. Freetown I (IRE) 25/1 Gary Berridge ⁷ L Lungo	Gary Berridge ⁷ L Lungo	8	115	148	73	107	–
b g Shirley Heights - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
In touch, lost place 6th, struggling after (tchd 33-1)

5 22 [69½]	7. Major Drive (IRE) 5/1 Stephen Craine ⁷ James Moffatt	Stephen Craine ⁷ James Moffatt	6	97 4	122	25	59	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Puck's Castle (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden after 6th, soon weakened (op 8-1)

6 23 [92½]	9. Alka International 50/1 Mattie Batchelor Prue Townsley	Mattie Batchelor Prue Townsley	12	100 10 b	122	3	36	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Cachucha (Gay Fandango)
Prominent until weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off

PU	5. Creon 13/2 Tommy Phelan ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	Tommy Phelan ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	9	99 1	122	–	–	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Creake (Derring-Do)
Held up in touch, weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 7-1 and 15-2 in places)

PU	2. Crazy Horse (IRE) 14/1 Bruce Gibson ³ L Lungo	Bruce Gibson ³ L Lungo	11	111	140	–	–	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Our Dorcet (Condorcet)
Held up, some headway 8th, no impression, behind when pulled up after 4 out (jockey said he felt something was amiss with gelding; on evening of race vet said gelding had blood in its nostril and in the trachea) (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

UR	8. Zero Risk (IRE) 7/1 Tom Malone ⁷ L Wells	Tom Malone ⁷ L Wells	8	97 7	122	–	–	–
ch g Insan (USA) - Serenade Run (Deep Run)
Led to 2nd, remained prominent, 2nd when slipped and unseated rider 8th (oop 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:25:00 Winning time: 6m 21.20s Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Black Sheep Racing (Ballylusky) 1st breeder: M J Berry
2nd owner: John Galvanoni (His Nibs I)
3rd owner: Mrs M A Hall (Springfield Scally)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.50 £1.50 £1.80 Ex: £14.20 CSF: £17.53 Tricast: £76.84

2:25 Haydock 24 Jan 2004

Willows Handicap Hurdle Class B