25 Mar 2006 02:55 NEWBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,506); Distance: 3740; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Sportsman Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Jacks Craic (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 26 | Antony Evans | J L Spearing BBB Computer Services | |||
| patiently ridden, held up and behind on outside, headway 9th, challenging when went left 3 out, led 2 out, ridden clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 8 L | Jurado Express (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 15 | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Miss Michelle Bentham | |||
| chased leaders, led 4 out, jumped left 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with winner when jumped left last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 5 L | Turgeonev (FR) (Gelding, , 165) | / 10 | G Lee | T D Easterby Mr D F Sills | |||
| prominent, joined leader 6th until 8th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on to go 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1 L | Roofing Spirit (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 12 | D A Jacob | D P Keane Mr F J Matthews | |||
| held up, jumped right 1st, mistake 2nd, headway after 9th, slightly hampered 4 out, went 4th approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Master Rex (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | A P McCoy | B De Haan Miss Louise Challis | |||
| made most to 5th, remained prominent, regained lead after 8th, headed 4 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | O'Toole (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 11 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs L R Lovell | |||
| mid-division, blundered 7th, soon in rear, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 19 L | Batswing (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | P Hide | G & J Moore Mr Ashley Carr | |||
| held up in touch, behind from 8th, no chance when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 7 L | One Cornetto (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | J Morgan | L Wells Mrs Carrie Zetter-Wells | |||
| held up in touch, ridden approaching 7th, weakening when jumped slowly 9th | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Neltina (GB) (Mare, , 155) | / 12 | L P Aspell | Mrs J E Scrase Mrs J E Scrase | ||||
| held up mistake 2nd and fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Log On Intersky (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 13 | R Hobson | J R Cornwall Mr J R Cornwall | ||||
| chased leaders, blundered 5th, soon lost place, well behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Spiritual Society (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 9 | T Scudamore | M Scudamore Mr L J Marsh &… | ||||
| took keen hold, prominent, led briefly after 2nd led 5th until after 8th, weakened approaching 2 out, eased and pulled up | ||||||||||
