2.15 Heineken Phil Sweeney Memorial Steeplechase of €20,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 2f.

Thurles Results Tue, 6th Jan, 2004

Going - Good to Yielding. Fine

Jackpot Pool - €2,009.00 Winning Units - 2 Dividend - €753.20. Placepot Pool - €117.50 Winning Units - 29 Dividend - €3.00. Tote Aggregate - €31422.00.

Heineken Phil Sweeney Memorial Steeplechase of €20,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 2f.

1st - €13,000.00, 2nd - €4,000.00, 3rd - €2,000.00, 4th - €800.00 7 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Ground Ball (IRE) 11-10 (John P McManus)
Rated 132
Bob's Return (IRE) - Bettyhill (GB)(Ardross)
Breeder - Ms A Gibson Fleming & Mrs E Cooper

SP 9/10fav

C F Swan

D J Casey

Tote Win €1.50 Place €1.60

tracked leader in 2nd, led before 7th, disputed lead 4 out, regained clear lead entering straight, stayed on well from last

1st Jan, 04 Tramore
fell Chs Rated 132 This
Race 18th Mar, 04 Cheltenham
2nd Hcp Chs

2nd

12L

Jurado Express (IRE) 12-0 (Miss Susan Traynor)
Rated 125
Jurado (USA) - Express Film(Ashmore (FR))
Breeder - Basil Brindley

SP 100/30

A L T Moore

C O'Dwyer

Place €2.00

tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd 6 out, disputed lead 4 out, 2nd and ridden entering straight, no extra before last

8th May, 03 Tipperary
4th Chs Rated 127 This
Race 15th Feb, 04 Navan
fell Hcp Chs Rated 125

3rd

Strontium (IRE) 11-7 (Patrick Davern)
Rated 98
Strong Gale - Castle Hamshire(Green Shoon)

SP 20/1

John F Gleeson

K Hadnett(3)

towards rear, driven along from 4 out, moderate 5th 3 out, 4th out, kept on under pressure

6th Dec, 01 Thurles
5th Chs Rated 101 This
Race 22nd Jan, 04 Gowran Park
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 102

4th

Ollar Rose (GB) 11-0 (James Devereux)
Rated 108
Roselier (FR) - Shiona Anne(Royal Fountain)

SP 14/1

James Devereux

R C Colgan(5)

led, headed before 7th, soon driven along, 3rd 5 out, 4th and ridden 4 out, kept on under pressure straight

1st Jan, 04 Tramore
4th Chs Rated 108 This
Race 22nd Jan, 04 Gowran Park
10th Hcp Chs Rated 106

5th

Emperors Guest (GB) 11-7 (Mrs Paul Duffin)
Rated 118
Emperor Jones (USA) - Intimate Guest(Be My Guest (USA))
Breeder - Fares Stables Ltd

SP 5/1

P Mullins

R M Power(3)

tracked leaders in 4th, moderate 3rd and driven along 4 out, ridden entering straight, weakened before last

20th Sep, 03 Listowel
2nd Chs Rated 118 This
Race 15th Feb, 04 Navan
4th Chs Rated 117

6th

13L

Vanilla Man (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs Paul Duffin)
Rated 114
Buckskin (FR) - Ice Cream Girl(Laurence O)

SP 10/1

P Mullins

R Walsh

tracked leaders in 5th, 6th from 7th, weakened from 6 out, tailed off

26th Dec, 03 Leopardstown
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 112 This
Race 25th Jan, 04 Leopardstown
13th Hcp Chs Rated 110

7th

Barton Fink (IRE) 11-3 (F X Doyle)

Miner's Lamp - Somelli(Candy Cane)

SP 20/1

Timothy Doyle

I J Power(3)

in rear, driven along from 5 out, ridden after 3 out, no impression straight, tailed off

31st Dec, 03 Tramore
7th Nov Chs This
Race

Off 2.15
Time 4m. 37.60 secs, which is 0.10 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €3.80.