Full Result 4.30 Cheltenham | 25 October 2005

Winning Post At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (For Amateur Riders) Class E

(Class 4) (0-125, 5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £5,127.20 2nd £1,944.80 3rd £972.40 4th £442 5th £221 6th £132.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Darby Wall (IRE) 7/1 Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	7	1112	118	114	125	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Nikkis Pet (Le Moss)
Held up in rear, hit 9th, steady headway 4 out, driven to lead last, headed close home, rallied to lead again last strides (tchd 8-1)

2 nk	6. Penthouse Minstrel 25/1 Mr J Snowden ³ Ron Hodges	Mr J Snowden ³ Ron Hodges	11	1010 v	105	101	112	–
bb g Seven Hearts - Pentameron (Heres)
Tracked leaders challenged from 13th until led 15th, narrowly headed last, rallied gamely to lead again close home, caught last strides

3 1½ [1¾]	4. Luneray I (FR) 4/1 Mr C J Sweeney Paul Nicholls	Mr C J Sweeney Paul Nicholls	6	115 tb	111	105	120	–
b m Poplar Bluff - Casandre (FR) (Montorselli)
Held up in touch, headway to track leaders 4 out, disputing close 2nd and going well when stumbled badly 2 out, kept on again run-in but not recover (op 11-2)

4 2 [3¾]	3. Totheroadyouvgone 12/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁵ Alan Jones	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁵ Alan Jones	11	111 p	112	105	117	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Wild Rosie (Warpath)
Held up in rear, hit 8th, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when bumped 3 out, stayed on same pace after next

5 1¾ [5½]	9. Happy Hussar (IRE) 33/1 Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	12	100	92	83	96	–
b g Balinger - Merry Mirth (Menelek)
Led 2nd to 4th, stayed pressing leader until dropped in rear 4 out, plenty to do 2 out, rallied and ran on strongly again run-in

6 4 [9½]	7. Scotch Corner I (IRE) 3/1F Gerard Tumelty ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Gerard Tumelty ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	102	101	89	100	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Quennie Mo Ghra (IRE) (Mandalus)
Led to 2nd, led again 11th to 15th, driven to challenge 2 out, weakened soon after (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

7 9 [18½]	5. Koumba (FR) 6/1 Mr Nick Williams Evan Williams	Mr Nick Williams Evan Williams	7	113	109	89	98	–
b g Luchiroverte (IRE) - Agenore (FR) (Le Riverain)
Chased leaders hit 6th, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakened after next (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

8 12 [30½]	8. Hazeljack 12/1 Mr D Greenway ⁷ Arthur Whiting	Mr D Greenway ⁷ Arthur Whiting	10	100	99	69	76	–
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
Led 4th to 11th, weakened 15th (op 14-1)

PU	2. Mr Splodge 4/1 Mr J E Tudor ⁵ Lawney Hill	Mr J E Tudor ⁵ Lawney Hill	11	111	112	–	–	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Ethels Course (Crash Course)
Behind, headway 8th, challenged 10th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding finished lame) (op 3-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:31:00 Winning time: 6m 24.60s (slow by 21.60s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Matthew Cahill (Darby Wall) 1st breeder: M Cahill
2nd owner: P D J Litston (Penthouse Minstrel)
3rd owner: Sandicroft Stud (Luneray I)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £2.60 £3 £1.80 Ex: £148.40 CSF: £137.27 Tricast: £790.67

4:30 Cheltenham 25 Oct 2005

Winning Post At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (For Amateur Riders) Class E