29 Jan 2005 01:30 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £12,370); Distance: 4620; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Lacdoudal (FR) (Gelding, , 162) | / 23 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | |||
| jumped well, with leader, led 4th, made rest, in command well before last, drew clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Joes Edge (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Chemipetro Limited | |||
| settled in 4th, effort to chase winner 3 out, no impression before last but kept on to hold 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | NK | Cornish Rebel (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Halewood International… | |||
| settled last, pushed along from 4 out, challenging and not much room but ridden when blundered badly 2 out, not recover, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 5 L | I Hear Thunder (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 13 | B Hitchcott | R H Buckler Nick Elliott, Juliet… | |||
| led to 4th, chased winner to 11th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Ardashir (FR) (Gelding, , 140) | / 7 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Miss Caroline Wilson | |||
| in touch to 9th, in rear when mistake 13th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 13 L | Wrags To Riches (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 11 | C Honour | J D Frost No Illusions Partnership | |||
| tracked leaders, chased winner 11th until not fluent 3 out, weakened quickly, blundered last | ||||||||||
