11 Nov 2005 03:00 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £18,789); Distance: 6820; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Sporting Index Cross Country Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Spot Thedifference (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 32 | Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger John P McManus | |||
| always prominent, went 2nd 4 out, led last, kept on strongly flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Lord Jack (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 10 | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr Trevor Hemmings | |||
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 14th, led 21st, headed last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2 L | Oh My Lord (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | D F O'Regan | A J Martin A Shiels | |||
| held up, headway from 16th, chased leaders 4 out, one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | L'aventure (FR) (Mare, , 152) | / 11 | P J Brennan | P F Nicholls Mr C J Harriman | |||
| always in touch, challenged 25th, mistake 27th, stayed on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 11 L | Il De Boitron (FR) (Gelding, , 162) | / 7 | D N Russell | T O'Leary Clonakilty Racing… | |||
| chased leader, not fluent 9th, blundered at 11th, lost 2nd 14th, stayed prominent, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 3 L | Luzcadou (FR) (Gelding, , 162) | / 14 | A O'Keeffe | Ferdy Murphy Mr A G Chappell | |||
| held up, towards rear, headway 24th, weakened soon after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 15 L | Happy Hussar (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 15 | Dr P Pritchard | Dr P Pritchard Mrs T Pritchard | |||
| led until headed 21st, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 5 L | Wildfield Rufo (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | J Crowley | Mrs K Walton Mrs Carol Holroyd | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | NK | Historg (FR) (Gelding, , 150) | / 12 | T J Dreaper | Ferdy Murphy Mr Jim McCarthy | |||
| always behind, no chance when mistake 28th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 11 L | Native Ray (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 12 | D J Casey | Miss N Hayes Miss Noreen Hayes | |||
| mid-division, lost touch 10th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | Dist | Multi Talented (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 12 | Mr J Morgan | L Wells Mr David Cox | |||
| always behind, tailed off when mistake 13th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 12 L | Pardini (USA) (Gelding, , 156) | / 6 | S Stronge | M F Harris Warwick Racecourse… | |||
| chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden 25th, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Good Step (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 8 | Conor O'Dwyer | E Bolger E Bolger | ||||
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Grumpy Stumpy (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 12 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies The "Yes" - "No"… | ||||
| prominent, improving when unseated rider 18th fell | ||||||||||
