Full Result 2.00 Aintree | 1 April 2004

Martell Cognac Laurel Pub Company Liverpool Hurdle Class A (Registered As Long Distance Hdl) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Good 13 hurdles

1st £29,000 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,500 5th £1,250 6th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Iris's Gift 4/7F Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	7	1110	173	108	165	–
gr g Gunner B - Shirley's Gift (Scallywag)
Made virtually all, driven out (op 8-15 tchd 8-13 in places)

2 2½	6. Royal Rosa (FR) 11/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	116	142	102	157	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Crystalza (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Always prominent, chased winner 8th, every chance from 3 out, unable to quicken flat (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

3 5 [7½]	8. Aine Dubh (IRE) 80/1 Jimmy McCarthy Kevin F O'Donnell	Jimmy McCarthy Kevin F O'Donnell	7	1013 t	–	91	146	–
b m Bob Back (USA) - Deep Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up, mistake 4th, outpaced 8th, headway 3 out, not reach leaders (op 66-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

4 1 [8½]	1. Crystal D'Ainay (FR) 12/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	1110	160	101	155	–
b g Saint Preuil (FR) - Guendale (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next (op 9-1)

5 1 [9½]	7. Hasty Prince 25/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	6	112	150	92	146	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Sister Sophie (USA) (Effervescing)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened last (tchd 28-1 in places)

6 ½ [10]	3. Holy Orders (IRE) 25/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	1110 b	–	100	153	–
b h Unblest - Shadowglow (Shaadi)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, no impression (op 20-1)

7 11 [21]	5. Sh BoomI 5/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	6	1110	152	91	147	–
b g Alderbrook - Muznah (Royal And Regal)
Held up, hit 4th, headway 8th, pecked next, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 13-2)

8 27 [48]	2. Deano's Beeno 33/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	12	1110	152	68	115	–
b g Far North (CAN) - Sans Dot (Busted)
Soon pushed along, with leader, led after 4th until next, jumped slowly and lost place 8th, soon weakened (tchd 40-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 6m 13.10s (slow by 18.10s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Robert Lester (Iris's Gift) 1st breeder: Mrs R Crank
2nd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Royal Rosa)
3rd owner: Kevin O'Donnell (Aine Dubh)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £1.90 £7.30 Ex: £5.80 CSF: £6.39 Trifecta: £161.90 Pool of £2,098.64 - 9.20 winning units

2:00 Aintree 1 Apr 2004

Martell Cognac Laurel Pub Company Liverpool Hurdle Class A (Registered As Long Distance Hdl) Grade 2