2004 Cesarewitch

Contact Dancer (IRE) won the 2004 Cesarewitch at Newmarket on 16 October 2004, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench, at 16/1, beating Mr Ed (IRE) by ½ length.

Updated 2004-10-16

Quick answers

Who won the Cesarewitch in 2004? Contact Dancer (IRE) won the 2004 Cesarewitch at Newmarket on 16 October 2004, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench, at 16/1, beating Mr Ed (IRE) by ½ length.
Who came second in the 2004 Cesarewitch? Mr Ed (IRE) (10/1JF) finished second, and High Point I (IRE) (50/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2004 Cesarewitch? No. The 10/1 joint favourite Mr Ed (IRE) finished 2nd of 34.
What was the winning time of the 2004 Cesarewitch? Contact Dancer (IRE) won in 3m 58.52s over 2m2f on Soft going.
How much prize money did the 2004 Cesarewitch winner get? Contact Dancer (IRE) earned £75,400 for winning the 2004 Cesarewitch.
How many ran in the 2004 Cesarewitch? 34 ran in the 2004 Cesarewitch (average since 1990: 30.4).

Contact Dancer (IRE)Winner

16/1SP

34 ranRunners

3m 58.52sWinning time

£75,400Prize to winner

Mr Ed (IRE) (10/1JF): 2nd of 34; Distant Prospect (IRE) (10/1JF): 8th of 34Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ½	Contact Dancer (IRE)	16/1	5	8-2	Royston Ffrench	-	Mark Johnston	83	19	-	Michael H Watt	-	3m 58.52s	£75,400
2	½	Mr Ed (IRE)	10/1JF	6	7-13	Jimmy Quinn	-	Peter Bowen	80	25	p	Gwilym J Morris	½	-	£28,600
3	hd	High Point I (IRE)	50/1	6	7-12	Simon Whitworth	-	Gerry Enright	79	5	-	The Aedean Partnership	¾	-	£14,300
4	½	Quedex (GB)	33/1	8	7-5	Colin Haddon	7	Richard Price	79	18	-	Fox And Cub Partnership	1¼	-	£6,500
5	1	Escayola (IRE)	20/1	4	8-9	John Egan	-	William Haggas	90	2	v	Mrs M Findlay	2¼	-	£3,250
6	½	Land 'n Stars (GB)	33/1	4	8-2	Paul Doe	-	Jamie Poulton	83	17	-	Kenneth Wilkinson	2¾	-	£1,950
7	½	Mirjan (IRE)	14/1	8	8-12	Paul Hanagan	-	L Lungo	93	8	b	Mrs Barbara Lungo	3¼	-	-
8	nk	Distant Prospect (IRE)	10/1JF	7	8-11	Frankie Dettori	-	Andrew Balding	92	34	-	The Rae Smiths And Pauline Gale	3½	-	-
9	1	Trance I (IRE)	50/1	4	8-2	Phillip Makin	5	David Barron	88	21	-	Nigel Shields	4½	-	-
10	hd	Kristensen (GB)	33/1	5	7-10	Frankie McDonald	3	D Eddy	80	11	p	Equiname Ltd	4¾	-	-
11	1¼	The Last Cast (GB)	16/1	5	7-9	Francis Ferris	3	Hughie Morrison	79	30	-	D P Barrie	6	-	-
12	nk	Halland (GB)	66/1	6	7-12	Nicky Mackay	3	Nick Littmoden	82	27	-	The Headquarters Partnership Ltd	6¼	-	-
13	1¼	Theatre (USA)	66/1	5	7-12	Adrian McCarthy	-	Jamie Poulton	79	32	-	Lone Star Racing Partnership	7½	-	-
14	2	Dubai Seven Stars (GB)	66/1	6	7-7	Dominic Fox	5	M C Pipe	79	1	-	M C Pipe	9½	-	-
15	1¾	Historic Place (USA)	20/1	4	7-10	Richard Thomas	3	G B Balding	80	6	-	Miss G Bishop Bernard Keay	11¼	-	-
16	2½	Monolith (GB)	14/1	6	7-12	Nelson de Souza	5	L Lungo	84	4	-	Elite Racing Club	13¾	-	-
17	2½	Almizan (IRE)	33/1	4	8-1	Chris Catlin	-	Mick Channon	82	7	v	Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum	16¼	-	-
18	nk	No Refuge (IRE)	16/1	4	9-12	Seb Sanders	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	107	28	b	W E Sturt Osborne House III	16½	-	-
19	4	Laggan Bay (IRE)	100/1	4	7-5	Duran Fentiman	7	J. S. Moore	79	3	v	Mitchell Block	20½	-	-
20	2½	Penny Pictures (IRE)	16/1	5	8-6	Ryan Moore	-	M C Pipe	87	16	-	Terry Neill	23	-	-
21	5	Astyanax (IRE)	33/1	4	7-12	Jamie Mackay	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	79	24	-	Lady Katharine Watts	28	-	-
22	½	Nakwa (IRE)	100/1	6	8-1	Alan Daly	-	Eric Alston	82	26	-	Alan Dick	28½	-	-
23	1½	Midas Way (GB)	20/1	4	9-0	Johnny Murtagh	-	Patrick Chamings	95	33	-	Mrs Alexandra J Chandris	dist	-	-
24	14	King Eider (GB)	16/1	5	8-5	Ted Durcan	-	Brian Ellison	86	14	-	Angela Rix Partners	dist	-	-
25	16	It's Definite (IRE)	33/1	5	7-13	Franny Norton	-	Peter Bowen	80	13	p	Roddy Owen Paul Fullagar	dist	-	-
26	1¾	Stance (GB)	50/1	5	7-5	Jamie Jones	7	Gary Moore	79	35	p	N J Jones	dist	-	-
27	3	Mujalina (IRE)	40/1	6	7-13	David Kinsella	-	M C Pipe	80	15	-	Mr Mrs M Bovingdon C Langley	dist	-	-
28	nk	Tungsten Strike (USA)	14/1	3	8-1	Martin Dwyer	-	Amanda Perrett	93	23	-	John Connolly	dist	-	-
29	1¾	Glory Quest (USA)	100/1	7	7-11	Brian Reilly	3	Gay Kelleway	81	20	-	W R B Racing 40 Wrbracingcom	dist	-	-
30	10	Mana D'Argent (IRE)	50/1	7	8-7	Joe Fanning	-	Mark Johnston	88	31	-	Daniel A Couper	dist	-	-
31	11	Tempsford (USA)	20/1	4	8-5	Darryll Holland	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	86	10	-	Syndicate 2001	dist	-	-
32	7	It's The Limit (USA)	25/1	5	8-11	Mick Kinane	-	Amanda Perrett	92	29	-	John E Bodie	dist	-	-
33	dist	Kaluana Court (GB)	100/1	8	7-7	Natalia Gemelova	5	Richard Price	79	9	-	Derek & Cheryl Holder	dist	-	-
34	22	Pushkin (IRE)	50/1	6	9-10	Kevin Darley	-	Mark Johnston	105	12	-	Mitaab Abdullah	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Contact Dancer (IRE)	2004-11-06	Doncaster	Merlin "New Discovery 3" Handicap	3rd of 7	4/1
2	Mr Ed (IRE)	2004-10-30	Chepstow	totesport Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Class B	3rd of 14	15/2
3	High Point I (IRE)	2005-03-03	Lingfield (AW)	Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap	8th of 13	14/1
4	Quedex (GB)	2005-09-16	Nottingham	Stora Enso/Reel Paper Company Handicap	8th of 9	40/1
5	Escayola (IRE)	2005-04-15	Taunton	Get The Best Prices At gg-odds.com Novices' Hurdle Class E	Fell	5/4
6	Land 'n Stars (GB)	2004-10-29	Newmarket	Subscribe To Racing UK On 08700 860432 Handicap	5th of 11	9/2
7	Mirjan (IRE)	2005-05-11	York	theripleycollection.com Handicap	7th of 14	20/1
8	Distant Prospect (IRE)	2004-11-06	Doncaster	Enter The £1 Million totetentofollow November Stakes (Heritage Handicap)	2nd of 24	20/1
9	Trance I (IRE)	2004-11-06	Doncaster	Merlin "New Discovery 3" Handicap	5th of 7	14/1
10	Kristensen (GB)	2004-11-03	Musselburgh	totesport.com Stakes (Handicap)	3rd of 11	7/1
11	The Last Cast (GB)	2004-10-30	Chepstow	totesport Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Class B	4th of 14	11/1
12	Halland (GB)	2004-10-29	Uttoxeter	Mitsubishi Diamond Vision Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	2nd of 9	11/4F
13	Theatre (USA)	2004-11-27	Newbury	cantorodds.com Novices' Hurdle Class C	4th of 9	33/1
14	Dubai Seven Stars (GB)	2004-12-09	Taunton	Get Free Tips At ggbet.com Selling Hurdle Class G	Fell	5/2
15	Historic Place (USA)	2004-11-06	Doncaster	Merlin "New Discovery 3" Handicap	6th of 7	8/1
16	Monolith (GB)	2004-10-30	Wetherby	Tadcaster Handicap Hurdle Class C	3rd of 6	5/2
17	Almizan (IRE)	2004-11-03	Musselburgh	totesport.com Stakes (Handicap)	5th of 11	10/1
18	No Refuge (IRE)	2004-11-20	Aintree	betfair.com 0870 90 80 121 Novices' Hurdle Class B	Won	4/7F
19	Laggan Bay (IRE)	2004-10-29	Newmarket	Subscribe To Racing UK On 08700 860432 Handicap	2nd of 11	33/1
20	Penny Pictures (IRE)	2004-11-16	Newton Abbot	Newton Abbot Races Handicap Hurdle Class D	Won	13/8F
21	Astyanax (IRE)	2004-12-01	Plumpton	Cortaflex For Horses Novices' Hurdle Class D	7th of 14	4/1
22	Nakwa (IRE)	2005-04-09	Newcastle	Bet365 Call 08000 322 365 Handicap	8th of 14	20/1
23	Midas Way (GB)	2005-04-20	Epsom Downs	bet@bluesq.com Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap)	3rd of 13	14/1
24	King Eider (GB)	2004-11-09	Huntingdon	Racing UK Handicap Hurdle Class D	Won	100/30
25	It's Definite (IRE)	2004-11-03	Kempton	Sunley Handicap Hurdle Class D	8th of 10	7/1
26	Stance (GB)	2005-02-16	Lingfield (AW)	Littlewoods Pools Be Lucky Handicap	6th of 10	16/1
27	Mujalina (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
28	Tungsten Strike (USA)	2005-06-04	Epsom Downs	Vodafone Handicap	7th of 20	20/1
29	Glory Quest (USA)	2004-11-11	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bet Direct On At The Races Handicap	7th of 13	12/1
30	Mana D'Argent (IRE)	2004-11-27	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bet Direct Freephone On 0800 32 93 93 Claiming Stakes	10th of 12	2/1F
31	Tempsford (USA)	2004-10-23	Doncaster	Racing Post £1 Million totetentofollow Handicap	Won	10/1
32	It's The Limit (USA)	2005-05-14	Newbury	paddypower.com Stakes (Handicap)	3rd of 10	20/1
33	Kaluana Court (GB)	2004-10-29	Newmarket	TNT Express EBF Fillies' Handicap	7th of 7	25/1
34	Pushkin (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-

32 of 34 have run since; 4 won next time out.

Cesarewitch winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2025	Beylerbeyi (GB)	7/1	Ian Williams
2024	Alphonse Le Grande (IRE)	33/1	Mrs C O'Leary
2023	The Shunter (IRE)	14/1	Emmet Mullins
2022	Run For Oscar (IRE)	4/1	C Byrnes
2021	Buzz (FR)	8/1	Nicky Henderson
2020	Great White Shark (FR)	9/2F	Willie Mullins
2019	Stratum (GB)	25/1	Willie Mullins
2018	Low Sun (GB)	10/1	Willie Mullins
2017	Withhold (GB)	5/1F	Roger Charlton
2016	Sweet Selection (GB)	7/1	Hughie Morrison
2015	Grumeti (GB)	50/1	Alan King
2014	Big Easy (GER)	10/1	Philip Hobbs
2013	Scatter Dice (IRE)	66/1	Mark Johnston
2012	Aaim To Prosper (IRE)	66/1	Brian Meehan
2011	Never Can Tell I (IRE)	25/1	Jamie Osborne
2010	Aaim To Prosper (IRE)	16/1	Brian Meehan
2009	Darley Sun (IRE)	9/2F	David Simcock
2008	Caracciola (GER)	50/1	Nicky Henderson
2007	Leg Spinner (IRE)	14/1	A. J. Martin
2006	Detroit City I (USA)	9/2F	Philip Hobbs
2005	Sergeant Cecil (GB)	10/1	Rod Millman
2004	Contact Dancer (IRE)	16/1	Mark Johnston
2003	Landing Light (IRE)	12/1	Nicky Henderson
2002	Miss Fara (FR)	12/1	M C Pipe
2001	Distant Prospect (IRE)	14/1	I A Balding
2000	Heros Fatal (FR)	11/1	M C Pipe
1999	Top Cees (GB)	7/1	I A Balding
1998	Spirit Of Love (USA)	11/1	Mark Johnston
1997	Turnpole (IRE)	16/1	Mrs M Reveley
1996	Inchcailloch (IRE)	20/1	J S King
1995	Old Red (IRE)	11/1	Mrs M Reveley
1994	Captain's Guest (IRE)	25/1	G Harwood
1993	Aahsaylad (GB)	12/1	J White
1992	Vintage Crop (GB)	5/1F	D K Weld
1991	Go South (GB)	33/1	J. R. Jenkins
1990	Trainglot (GB)	13/2	J G Fitzgerald

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2004 Cesarewitch

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