27 May 2006 05:55 CARTMEL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 4840; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Miller Howe Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Optimistic Harry (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 26 | P Buchanan | R Ford Miss S A Drake | |||
| held up, headway 8th, soon chasing leaders, led last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 9 L | Thorn of The Rose (IRE) (Filly, , 146) | / 5 | N Mulholland | James Moffatt Mrs S C Huntley | |||
| mid-division, headway to join leader 8th, led approaching 2 out, headed last, one pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 7 L | True Temper (IRE) (Mare, , 142) | / 11 | D McGann | A M Crow Mr A M Crow | |||
| led, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 6 L | Miss Muscat (GB) (Mare, , 139) | / 9 | M Nicolls | S Lycett Red & Black Racing | |||
| in touch, headway approaching 4 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8 L | Verstone (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 7 | R McGrath | R F Fisher Carr Family Racing | |||
| held up mid-division, mistake 5th, headway 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 3 L | Lampion Du Bost (FR) (Gelding, , 151) | / 12 | P J McDonald | A Parker The Dodoz Partnership | |||
| in touch, lost place from 6th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 18 L | Fakima (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 12 | P Merrigan | John G Carr Mrs A M Thorpe | |||
| always behind, struggling from 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 5 L | Nowa Huta (FR) (Filly, , 150) | / 6 | Ben Orde-Powlett | Jedd O'Keeffe Lord Bolton | |||
| held up, reminders after 5th, headway next, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 30 L | Mary Macs Lad (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | James Davies | John G Carr Niall Lawless | |||
| chased leader, pushed along approaching 8th, weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Bobbing Cove (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 9 | D Flavin | Mrs L B Normile L B N Racing Club | |||
| chased leaders, weakened quickly from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Ewe Beauty (FR) (Filly, , 160) | / 6 | K J Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Mr & Mrs Neil Iveson | ||||
| held up when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Overnight (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 8 | P Kinsella | Mrs A C Hamilton Mr J P G Hamilton | ||||
| chased leaders, lost place and blundered 8th and pulled up | ||||||||||
