Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 17 March 2006

Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good 21 fences 1 omitted

1st £24,008 2nd £7,500 3rd £3,748 4th £1,876 5th £936 6th £472

Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup, 3m2½f - Good, Class 2 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	24. Whyso Mayo (IRE) 20/1 Mr D Murphy Raymond Hurley	Mr D Murphy Raymond Hurley	9	120	–	117	126	–
b g Kasmayo - Why Cry (IRE) (Pry)
Tracked leaders on outer, not fluent 9th, blundered next, joined issue 5 out, led next, jumped right 3 out, hard pressed last, stayed on well flat

2 1	11. First Down Jets (IRE) 66/1 Mr C J Sweeney W J Burke	Mr C J Sweeney W J Burke	9	120	–	117	126	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Kentish Town (Camden Town)
Mistake and hampered 1st, held up well in rear, plenty to do when mistake 5 out, good progress after 3 out, ran on to press winner flat, always held (op 50-1)

3 1¼ [2¼]	16. Joe Blake (IRE) 14/1 Mr M J O'Hare I R Ferguson	Mr M J O'Hare I R Ferguson	11	120	–	116	125	–
b g Jurado (USA) - I've No Idea (Nishapour)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, upsides going well when mistake and hampered 3 out, rallied to challenge 2 out, not quicken, stayed on flat

4 3½ [5¾]	4. Bothar Na (IRE) 14/1 Mr K E Power W P Mullins	Mr K E Power W P Mullins	7	120	–	113	120	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Country Course (IRE) (Crash Course)
Settled towards rear, steady progress from 13th, tracked leaders 4 out, effort to challenge going well 2 out, weakened last

5 ¾ [6½]	20. Savati (FR) 25/1 Mr W G Rankin R T J Wilson	Mr W G Rankin R T J Wilson	6	120	–	113	120	–
b g Subotica (FR) - Tipsa (FR) (Tip Moss)
Held up well in rear, plenty to do at back of main group 3 out, good progress next, bumped along before last, kept on, no chance

6 ½ [7]	22. Telemoss (IRE) 14/1 Mrs R Dobbin Nicky Richards	Mrs R Dobbin Nicky Richards	12	120	–	112	121	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Shan's Moss (Le Moss)
Settled well in rear, still at back of huge main group 3 out, not much room bend after, stayed on from 2 out, never reached leaders (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7 ½ [7½]	19. Raregem 14/1 Mr William Biddick M Biddick	Mr William Biddick M Biddick	8	120	–	112	120	–
b g Syrtos - Ruby's Vision (Balinger)
Took keen hold, pressed leaders, mistake 11th, still pressing 4 out, urged along and one pace from 2 out (op 16-1)

8 ½ [8]	13. Gatsby (IRE) 50/1 Mr J M Pritchard John Groucott	Mr J M Pritchard John Groucott	10	120	–	111	120	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Burren Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Progress to press leader 7th, led 12th, mistake 5 out, headed next, outpaced 2 out, stayed on flat (op 40-1)

9 2½ [10½]	10. Drombeag (IRE) 11/2 Mr J T McNamara Jonjo O'Neill	Mr J T McNamara Jonjo O'Neill	8	120 b¹	114	109	119	–
b g Presenting - Bula Beag (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Badly hampered 1st, steady progress and prominent 10th, mistake 5 out and 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 5-1)

10 1¼ [11¾]	3. Bosham Mill 20/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	8	120	–	109	115	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Mill On The Floss (Mill Reef)
Pressed leaders, mistake 4 out, still challenging when mistake 3 out, weakened next

11 nk [12]	1. Bedtime Boys 33/1 Mr J Docker Miss H Campbell	Mr J Docker Miss H Campbell	9	120	–	108	114	–
gr g Gran Alba (USA) - Path's Sister (Warpath)
Held up in midfield, mistake 11th, well in touch 4 out, soon ridden, weakened and mistake 3 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

12 5 [17]	7. Cobreces I 11/1 Mr J Snowden Mrs L Borradaile	Mr J Snowden Mrs L Borradaile	8	120	116	104	111	–
b g Environment Friend - Oleada (IRE) (Tirol)
Hampered 1st in rear, steady progress and prominent when mistake 9th, losing place when mistake 4 out, no danger after next (tchd 12-1 in places)

13 1¼ [18¼]	18. No Retreat (NZ) 40/1 Mr W Hill John Groucott	Mr W Hill John Groucott	12	120	109	104	108	–
b g Exattic (USA) - Lerwick (NZ) (Thoreau)
Never beyond midfield, lost touch with main group from 4 out

14 2 [20¼]	17. Kestick 80/1 Miss T Cave Mrs R Kennen	Miss T Cave Mrs R Kennen	11	120	–	102	106	–
b g Roscoe Blake - Hop The Twig (Full Of Hope)
Well placed, still close up 4 out, ridden and one pace after next, weakened 2 out (op 66-1)

15 hd [20½]	12. Foly Pleasant (FR) 8/1 Mr R Burton Mrs K Waldron	Mr R Burton Mrs K Waldron	12	120 t	132	102	106	–
ch g Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Jeffologie (FR) (Jefferson I)
Not always fluent, settled well in rear, still at back of main group 4 out, effort on outer before 2 out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

16 ¾ [21¼]	23. Vinnie Boy (IRE) 100/1 Miss P Gundry Mrs O Bush	Miss P Gundry Mrs O Bush	9	120	–	101	105	–
bb g Detroit Sam (FR) - Castle Ita (Midland Gayle)
Always well in rear, lost touch with main group 16th, well behind 3 out, plugged on (op 66-1)

17 ½ [21¾]	15. Irilut (FR) 80/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Robert Waley-Cohen	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Robert Waley-Cohen	10	120 p	–	101	104	–
br g Lute Antique (FR) - Patchourie (FR) (Taj Dewan)
Settled in midfield, effort 4 out, ridden and still in touch at rear of main group before 2 out, weakened (op 50-1)

18 6 [27¾]	5. Camden Carrig (IRE) 100/1 Mr Nick Phillips Simon Bloss	Mr Nick Phillips Simon Bloss	11	120	–	96	98	–
bb g Camden Town - Tinnecarrig Grove (Boreen)
Not always fluent, led to 12th, weakened from 16th (op 66-1)

19 5 [32¾]	6. Caught At Dawn (IRE) 40/1 Mr T Weston Martin Weston	Mr T Weston Martin Weston	12	120	120	92	93	–
b g Supreme Leader - Pharisee (IRE) (Phardante)
Never out of rear group, lost touch from 16th, steadily weakened 2 out (op 33-1)

F	2. Boneyarrow (IRE) 25/1 Mr J J Codd Eoin Griffin	Mr J J Codd Eoin Griffin	10	120	–	–	–	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Apicat (Buckskin)
Fell 1st (op 20-1)

PU	14. Harbour Pilot (IRE) 11/4F Ms N Carberry Noel Meade	Ms N Carberry Noel Meade	11	120 b	–	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Las-Cancellas (IRE) (Monksfield)
Pressed leaders, terrible mistake 7th and great recovery by rider, mistakes from 12th and soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding bled from the nose) (op 3-1 tchd 10-3, 7-2 in places)

PU	21. Swincombe (IRE) 80/1 Mr A Hickman Mrs S J Hickman	Mr A Hickman Mrs S J Hickman	11	120	91	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Gladtogetit (Green Shoon)
Set off in detached last, never remotely involved, weakened 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 66-1)

PU	8. Cracking Dawn (IRE) 25/1 Mr M G Miller Mrs S Alner	Mr M G Miller Mrs S Alner	11	120 v¹	112	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Rare Coin (Kemal)
Blundered 2nd, always in rear, last and tailing off when terrible mistake 15th, pulled up before next

PU	9. Double Ange (FR) 150/1 Mr R H Fowler Mrs Katie Baimbridge	Mr R H Fowler Mrs Katie Baimbridge	8	120	–	–	–	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - La Mesange (FR) (Olmeto)
Never on terms with leaders, mistake 10th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 100-1 tchd 200-1)

24 ran Off time: 4:03:00 Winning time: 6m 42.70s (fast by 3.30s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Mrs Kathleen O'Driscoll (Whyso Mayo) 1st breeder: Edward O'Driscoll
2nd owner: J B O'Mahoney (First Down Jets)
3rd owner: R A Bartlett (Joe Blake)
Tote win: £31.10 PL: £6.90 £21.30 £5.20 Ex: £1,227.20 CSF: £931.20 Tricast: £17,397.40 Trifecta: £3,841.80 Pool: £5,952.12 - 1.10 winning units

The first fence in the home straight on the final circuit was omitted - injured jockey.

left 4:00 right Cheltenham 17 Mar 2006

Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup

4:00 Cheltenham 17 Mar 2006