17 Mar 2006 02:35 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £42,765); Distance: 5280; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Black Jack Ketchum (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 26 | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith | |||
| close up, tracked leaders from 4 out, led on bit 2 out, shaken up before last, ridden and drew clear flat, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 9 L | Powerstation (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 15 | D N Russell | C Byrnes Mrs A O'Connell | |||
| held up in rear, headway 8th, driven and stayed on between last 2, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3 L | Travino (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | B J Geraghty | Ms M Mullins Exors of the Late… | |||
| chased leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1 L | Back To Bid (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | D F O'Regan | N Meade Mr J A Danahar | |||
| held up in rear, headway 7th, chased leaders before 3 out, driven and weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Shouette (IRE) (Filly, , 154) | / 6 | A J McNamara | John Joseph Murphy O Finetto | |||
| held up in rear, headway before 9th, blundered next, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 3 L | Dream Alliance (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Alliance Partnership | |||
| in touch, mistakes 2nd and 5th, ridden before 8th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Karanja (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 12 | P J Brennan | V R A Dartnall Mr D G Staddon | |||
| prominent, ridden after 2 out, no impression when hit last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Zipalong Lad (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 7 | A Dobbin | P & M Bowen Mr A P Davies | |||
| in touch, ridden 8th, mistake next, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Oscar Park (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | T Doyle | C Tinkler Mr George Ward | |||
| held up in rear, ridden and beaten before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 9 L | Jeremy Cuddle Duck (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 5 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | |||
| mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 11 L | Five Colours (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 6 | R Thornton | A King Knightsbridge Bc… | |||
| mistake 2nd, mid-division, hit 4th and next, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 9 L | Mister Top Notch (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 13 | Conor O'Dwyer | D E Fitzgerald Mrs Marie Cronin | |||
| tracked leader, led before 5th, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Its A Dream (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 11 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mrs R Murdoch &… | |||
| in touch until weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Screenplay (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 7 | J Goldstein | Miss S West The Horse Players | |||
| in touch, ridden 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | Dist | It's The Limit (USA) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | L Stephens | W K Goldsworthy Mr K Goldsworthy | |||
| in rear, soon well behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 5 L | Ask The Gatherer (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 10 | Paul Moloney | M Pitman Mr Richard Pitman | |||
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | 7 L | Toofarback (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | Paul Carberry | N Meade Mrs M Cahill | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Smileafact (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 6 | B Hitchcott | Mrs Barbara Waring Williams Waggott… | ||||
| prominent until 4th, weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Super Lord (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 12 | J M Maguire | J A B Old The Wishful Partnership | ||||
| led to 5th, chased leader next, mistake 8th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
