17 Mar 2006 03:15 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £228,080); Distance: 5830; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | War Of Attrition (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 24 | Conor O'Dwyer | M F Morris Gigginstown House… | |||
| mid-division, headway 13th, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Hedgehunter (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Trevor J Hemmings | |||
| held up, headway 15th, ridden 2 out, not quicken flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 7 L | Forget The Past (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | B J Geraghty | M J P O'Brien Richard Pugh | |||
| in touch, hit 13th, led 15th, hit next, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | L'ami (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | M A Fitzgerald | F Doumen Mr John P McManus | |||
| held up, headway 13th, ridden and one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Take The Stand (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 14 | A Dobbin | P & M Bowen Mr F W Ridge | |||
| held up and mistakes, headway 18th, ridden after 3 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Monkerhostin (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 13 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr M G St Quinton | |||
| held up, blundered 5th, headway 15th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Sir Rembrandt (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | A Thornton | R H Alner Mr A Hordle | |||
| mid-division, lost place 7th, headway 17th, hard ridden 19th, one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 3 L | Royal Emperor (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | D Elsworth | J Parkinson & S Smith Widdop Wanderers | |||
| in touch, lost place and hit 13th, mistake 15th, kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | NK | Royal Auclair (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | Christian Williams | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith | |||
| prominent to 15th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 2 L | Kingscliff (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | R Walford | R H Alner Mr A J Sendell | |||
| mid-division, lost place 7th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Beef Or Salmon (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | Paul Carberry | M Hourigan Mr B J Craig | |||
| held up, hit 10th and 13th, ridden 16th, headway approaching 2 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 17 L | Tikram (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 13 | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr Rodger Sargent | |||
| towards rear, headway 13th, mistake 16th and 17th, ridden next, slightly hampered 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Joes Edge (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | K J Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Chemipetro Limited | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 7 L | Ballycassidy (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | G Lee | P & M Bowen R Owen & P Fullagar | |||
| in touch, ridden 19th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 5 L | Iznogoud (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 9 | T Scudamore | M C Pipe County Stores-Avalon… | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Cornish Rebel (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | J Tizzard | P F Nicholls Halewood International… | |||
| mid-division, mistake 1st and 11th, headway 13th, not much room approaching 17th, blundered badly 19th, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | 10 L | Ollie Magern (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 14 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Roger Nicholls | |||
| led to 8th, led again 13th to 15th, weakened 18th | ||||||||||
| 18th | 0 |   | 5 L | Lord Of Illusion (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 13 | J M Maguire | T R George Mr M A Watts | |||
| with leader, led 8th to 13th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Celestial Gold (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | ||||
| held up and keen, mistake and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Iris's Gift (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 9 | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr Robert Lester | ||||
| chased leaders, pushed along 13th, weakening when not fluent next, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Limerick Boy (GER) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Favourites Racing… | ||||
| always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | One Knight (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | P J Brennan | P Hobbs & J White Mr R Gibbs | ||||
| prominent, mistake 12th, weakened next, behind when blundered 16th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
