15 Mar 2006 02:35 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £79,828); Distance: 5390; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Star De Mohaison (FR) (Gelding, , 148) | / 24 | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls Sir Robert Ogden | |||
| always prominent, challenged 15th, led 4 out, left clear 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 6 L | Idle Talk (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 12 | J M Maguire | T R George Mr D A Malam | |||
| led, jumped right 1st, headed 4 out, ridden and lost second approaching 3 out, left chasing winner 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 11 L | Darkness (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 13 | P J Brennan | C R Egerton The Hon Mrs S Sherwood | |||
| mistakes, held up towards rear, hampered 3rd, stayed on after 2 out, went third closing stages, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 4 L | Lord Killeshanra (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mr G F Gingell | |||
| mid-division, headway 12th, 4 lengths fifth when blundered 4 out, struggling approaching 3 out, hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 4 L | Zabenz (NZ) (Gelding, , 158) | / 12 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Michael H Watt | |||
| with leader, bumped 1st, lost second approaching 12th, weakened approaching 14th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 6 L | Bewleys Berry (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | G Lee | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | |||
| chased leaders, reminder after 10th, disputing third when mistake and hampered 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 10 L | The Railway Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | D N Russell | A L T Moore Cathal M Ryan | |||
| held up, some headway 13th, mistake 14th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Our Ben (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Trevor J Hemmings | ||||
| held up in touch, blundered and unseated rider 3rd unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Lough Derg (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | T Scudamore | M C Pipe Mr W Frewen | ||||
| in touch, jumped right 2nd, pushed along intermittently after, weakening when blundered 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Commercial Flyer (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 10 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | ||||
| held up, mistake 3rd, headway after 11th, lost place quickly after 15th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, dismounted pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Chopneyev (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | A Dobbin | R T Phillips Mr F J Allen &… | ||||
| behind, hampered 9th, soon struggling, pulled up after 11th pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Bold Bishop (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 8 | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs G Smith | ||||
| held up, driven along from 4 out, headway after 3 out, fifth and staying on when hampered, swerved right and unseated rider 2 out unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Back In Front (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | P W Flood | E J O'Grady Nelius Hayes | ||||
| mid-division, mistake 6th, headway approaching 10th, every chance 3 out, 2 lengths down when stumbled badly and unseated rider 2 out unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Ardaghey (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies D J & S A Goodman | ||||
| held up, mistake 1st, blundered and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | The Listener (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 12 | A Thornton | R H Alner R W Humphreys | ||||
| mid-division, hit 1st, jumped slowly and lost place 7th, headway after 14th, outpaced approaching 3 out, beaten when fell | ||||||||||
