15 Mar 2006 05:20 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £22,808); Distance: 3630; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo to 6yo; Going: Good.
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Hairy Molly (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 25 | Paul Carberry | Joseph Crowley F T B Syndicate | |||
| held up in touch, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | HD | Pressgang (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 7 | T Doyle | P R Webber Mrs Anthony West | |||
| held up in touch, went 2nd just inside final 3f, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Kicks For Free (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | M A Fitzgerald | P F Nicholls Mr Trevor Hemmings | |||
| mid-division, good headway 4f out, disputed 2nd from over 2f out, soon ridden, not quicken well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Perce Rock (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 10 | A P McCoy | T Stack John P McManus | |||
| held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2 L | Dancing Hero (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | D N Russell | Thomas Foley J Brohan | |||
| mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1 L | Lord Over (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | B J Geraghty | P J Flynn Seamus O'Farrell | |||
| mid-division, pushed along 5f out, headway on outside well over 3f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Female (IRE) (Filly, , 152) | / 5 | Mr P Roche | C Roche Mrs Noeleen Roche | |||
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched left just inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 2 L | Wind Instrument (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | T J Murphy | T R George Mrs Elizabeth Pearce | |||
| mid-division, pushed along from 6f out, one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | HD | Pangbourne (FR) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | R Thornton | A King Newstead Priory… | |||
| prominent, ridden from 2f out, hung left 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Wichita Lineman (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 8 | Mr J P Magnier | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
| held up towards rear, headway 4f out, no progress final 3f | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Burnt Oak (UAE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 9 | F Keniry | C W Fairhurst Glasgow House Racing… | |||
| held up, headway 2f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 1 L | Equus Maximus (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 13 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Greenstar Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, headway 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 1 L | Ballytrim (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 12 | J Murtagh | W P Mullins W Drew | |||
| chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 2 L | Nightfly (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 7 | C Llewellyn | M Pitman Mr Malcolm C Denmark | |||
| mid-division, lost place after 4f out, well behind over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | NK | Albertas Run (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 12 | A Dobbin | J & A O'Neill Mr Trevor Hemmings | |||
| prominent, lost place 6f out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Freds Benefit (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | Ms K Walsh | W P Mullins M A Osborne & D… | |||
| held up, some headway over 3f out, no further progress | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Dark Corner (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 6 | Mr S Crawford | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 18th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Leading Contender (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 11 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Joanna Peppiatt | |||
| mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 0 |   | HD | Mumbles Head (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 13 | Christian Williams | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | |||
| held up in touch, weakened over 4f out | ||||||||||
| 20th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Shady Willow (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 6 | D J Casey | W P Mullins Thomas Gilligan | |||
| pushed along, carried head high over 3f out, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 21st | 0 |   | 7 L | Flowonlovelyriver (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | G Lee | P J Flynn The Full Monty… | |||
| led, ridden, headed over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Spartacus Bay (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 7 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams You Can Be Sure | |||
| chased leaders until ridden, weakened over 4f out | ||||||||||
| 23rd | 0 |   | Dist | First Author (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 7 | K J Manning | G O'Leary Dr Eithne A Murphy | |||
| mid-division, slightly hampered on inside 7f out, weakened 6f out, tailed off when virtually pulled up inside final furlong | ||||||||||
