Full Result 5.00 Hereford | 22 March 2004

Grand National Day At Hereford Racecourse Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) 1m6f OMS Good To Soft

1st £1,988 2nd £568 3rd £284

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Flying Falcon 13/8F Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	5	118	–	–	115	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Lemon Balm (High Top)
Made all, driven clear from 3f out, unchallenged (op 100-30)

2 26	2. Dads Gift 50/1 R Biddlecombe ⁵ Reginald Brown	R Biddlecombe ⁵ Reginald Brown	6	1013	–	–	82	–
ch g Ajjaj - Lyricist I (Averof)
Chased leaders until outpaced over 5f out, stayed on again from over 3f out, took moderate 2nd final furlong

3 2½ [28½]	5. Lord Brock 11/2 Tony Evans ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	111	–	–	80	–
b g Alderbrook - Mariner's Air (Julio Mariner)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out, no chance with winner final 3f, lost moderate 2nd final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 6-1)

4 3 [31½]	9. Abraham Smith 14/1 Leighton Aspell Brian Eckley	Leighton Aspell Brian Eckley	4	1011	–	–	70	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Alice Smith (Alias Smith)
Mid-division, headway 6f out, stayed on one pace final 3f (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

5 6 [37½]	14. Shaamit The Vaamit (IRE) 25/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	4	1011	–	–	64	–
b g Shaamit (IRE) - Shocker (IRE) (Sabrehill)
Behind, good headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden 5f out, weakened 4f out

6 8 [45½]	15. Chita's Flight 66/1 Mark Bradburne Simon Burrough	Mark Bradburne Simon Burrough	4	106	–	–	51	–
gr f Busy Flight - Chita's Cone (Celtic Cone)
Behind, moderate headway final 3f

7 2½ [48]	13. My Pal Val (IRE) 5/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	4	1011	–	–	53	–
br g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Lessons Lass (IRE) (Doyoun)
Behind, headway to track leaders 6f out, weakened quickly over 3f out (op 5-2)

8 11 [59]	6. McMahon's Brook 66/1 Jodie Mogford Nikki Evans	Jodie Mogford Nikki Evans	5	114	–	–	49	–
br g Alderbrook - McMahon's River (Over The River)
Chased leaders over 1m

9 8 [67]	7. Cream Cracker 10/1 R P McNally Mrs Jeremy Young	R P McNally Mrs Jeremy Young	6	1013	–	–	36	–
b m Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Cream By Post (Torus)
In touch until weakened over 4f out (op 7-1)

10 shd [67]	12. Midnight Spirit 50/1 A Honeyball ⁵ Simon Burrough	A Honeyball ⁵ Simon Burrough	4	106	–	–	34	–
b g Midnight Legend - West-Hatch-Spirit (Forzando)
Always in rear (op 40-1)

11 5 [72]	11. Ivory Fort 66/1 Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	4	1011	–	–	29	–
ch g Bold Fort - Ivory Girl (IRE) (Sharp Victor)
Took keen hold, chased leaders 9f

12 16 [88]	8. Tuttons 66/1 James Davies ³ Nigel Hawke	James Davies ³ Nigel Hawke	6	1010	–	–	15	–
ch m Whittingham (IRE) - Avonmouthsecretary (Town And Country)
Chased winner 1m, weakened quickly 5f out

13 13 [101]	3. Dennis The Mennis (IRE) 25/1 Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	5	114	–	–	7	–
b g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Farm Approach (Tug Of War)
Prominent early, tailed off halfway (op 20-1)

14 2 [103]	4. Hired Gun (IRE) 7/1 Andrew Thornton Victor Dartnall	Andrew Thornton Victor Dartnall	5	114	–	–	5	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Monahullen Rose (IRE) (Fayruz)
Tracked leaders until weakened quickly after 1m (tchd 8-1 and 9-1 in a place)

14 ran Off time: 5:01:00 Winning time: 3m 16.10s Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Goss Hawk (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Peter Diamond (Flying Falcon) 1st breeder: Dandy's Farm
2nd owner: S R Brown (Dads Gift)
3rd owner: Aiden Murphy (Lord Brock)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.10 £10.30 £3.50 Ex: £74.10 CSF: £120.62

Fourth-last fence omitted

5:00 Hereford 22 Mar 2004

Grand National Day At Hereford Racecourse Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H