Full Result 1.55 Cheltenham | 11 December 1999

Doubleprint Novices' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £9,940 2nd £3,010 3rd £1,470 4th £700

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Lady Cricket (FR) 8/11F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	115 b	–	155	155	–
ch m Cricket Ball (USA) - Lady Mariza (Dunbeath)
Always going well, held up and headway to track leader 7th to 9th, stayed close up until led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily (op 4-6 tchd 4-5 in places)

2 dist	2. Skycab (IRE) 4/1 Mick Fitzgerald J T Gifford	Mick Fitzgerald J T Gifford	7	117	111	–	122	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Sams Money (Pry)
Led, hit 4 out, headed next, soon led again, headed approaching 2 out,soon outpaced but kept on (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

3 dist [60]	5. Augusta Brook (IRE) 66/1 Richard Johnson Dr P Pritchard	Richard Johnson Dr P Pritchard	6	1012	–	–	–	–
b m Over The River (FR) - Augusta Victoria (Callernish)
Keen hold, chased leader and challenged 4th to 5th,dropped back to 4th 7th, hit next, soon lost touch, tailed off, left 3rd 2 out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

4 5 [65]	4. Ballygobackwards (IRE) 66/1 T Dascombe Charles Pogson	T Dascombe Charles Pogson	7	113	–	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Bargy Fancy (Crash Course)
Always well behind, tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

F	1. Cenkos (FR) 5/2 D J Casey Oliver Sherwood	D J Casey Oliver Sherwood	5	117	127	–	119	–
ch g Nikos - Vincenza (Grundy)
Tracked leaders,hit 7th,went 2nd 9th, challenged from 12th until led 3 out, soon headed, ridden and weakened rapidly, 3rd and no chance when fell 2 out (op 9-4 tchd 11-4 in places)