25 Nov 2006 02:40 NEWBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £85,530); Distance: 5830; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Soft.
Hennessy Cognac Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | State of Play (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 25 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… | |||
| raced on inside, in touch and travelling well, headway to track leader 4 out, led 3 out, in command 2 out, driven clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 4 L | Juveigneur (FR) (Gelding, , 155) | / 14 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Tomas Singleton | |||
| mid-division, headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on flat, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 9 L | Preacher Boy (GB) (Gelding, , 146) | / 12 | L P Aspell | R J Hodges Mr Richard Prince | |||
| prominent, went 2nd 6th, led approaching 17th, headed 3 out, no impression and lost 2nd 2 out, plugged on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Omni Cosmo Touch (USA) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | D O'Meara | J Parkinson & S Smith Alan Potts | |||
| mid-division, made on under pressure from 3 out, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 15 L | Parsons Legacy (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 12 | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr R A S Offer | |||
| led to 5th, made front rank until weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1 L | Idle Talk (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 12 | J M Maguire | T R George Mr D A Malam | |||
| prominent, under pressure approaching 17th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 26 L | Montgermont (FR) (Gelding, , 156) | / 10 | R Thornton | C R Egerton Mrs L C Taylor | |||
| behind, headway into mid-division 10th, chased leaders 4 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 10 L | Keltic Bard (GB) (Gelding, , 149) | / 8 | N D Fehily | C J Mann M Rowland, M Collins… | |||
| always behind, blundered 17th | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Presenting Express (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 10 | B Fenton | Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe | ||||
| prominent, led 5th to 4 out, weakened and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Napolitain (FR) (Gelding, , 145) | / 4 | P Merrigan | P F Nicholls Mrs J Stewart | ||||
| behind, under pressure 13th, mistake 16th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Bothar Na (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 10 | Conor O'Dwyer | W P Mullins Mrs Michael O'Dwyer | ||||
| behind, blundered 9th, tailed off 16th and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Ardaghey (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 9 | Mr D England | N & W Twiston-Davies D J & S A Goodman | ||||
| mistake 2nd, behind until saddle slipped and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Ross Comm (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 12 | R M Power | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Kevin G Treanor | ||||
| chased leaders until weakened 16th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Turpin Green (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | A Dobbin | N G Richards Mr Trevor Hemmings | ||||
| behind until pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Cornish Rebel (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Halewood International… | ||||
| mid-division, never going well from 12th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Vodka Bleu (FR) (Gelding, , 147) | / 9 | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | ||||
| raced wide, held up in rear, headway 12th, chased leaders 17th, weakened soon after 3 out and pulled up | ||||||||||
