Full Result 3.15 Chepstow | 25 February 2006

Earth Summit "National Hero" Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (3m2f54yds) 3m2f Soft 22 fences

1st £6,349.75 2nd £1,936.75 3rd £1,011.75 4th £549.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Fox In The Box 13/2 Daryl Jacob ⁵ R H Alner	Daryl Jacob ⁵ R H Alner	9	1011 v	112	126	131	–
u g Supreme Leader - Charlotte Gray (Rolfe)
Always prominent, led 4 out, soon clear, easily (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

2 12	8. Finzi (IRE) 4/1 John Kington ⁷ M Scudamore	John Kington ⁷ M Scudamore	8	98	97	102	102	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Sporting Talent (IRE) (Seymour Hicks)
Prominent, slightly outpaced 16th, rallied after 17th, ridden and weakening when left 3rd 4 out, took 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner (op 7-2 tchd 10-3 and 9-2)

3 14 [26]	4. Kausse De Thaix (FR) 11/2 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	8	112	112	105	107	–
ch g Iris Noir (FR) - Etoile De Thaix (FR) (Lute Antique)
Chased leader, led 5th, reminders 7th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 7-1)

4 25 [51]	7. Lord Broadway (IRE) 12/1 Tommy Phelan ³ N M Babbage	Tommy Phelan ³ N M Babbage	10	912	97	69	63	–
b g Shardari - Country Course (IRE) (Crash Course)
Hit 12th, always behind (jockey said gelding was unsuited by track) (op 8-1)

F	6. Cherry Gold 6/1 Tom O'Brien ⁷ Evan Williams	Tom O'Brien ⁷ Evan Williams	12	913	102	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Merry Cherry (Deep Run)
Led to 5th, chased leader, mistake 12th, not fluent 13th, 3 lengths 3rd when fell 4 out, dead (op 8-1)

PU	5. Kittenkat 9/1 Sean Curran Richard Mitchell	Sean Curran Richard Mitchell	12	109	105	–	–	–
b m Riverwise (USA) - Cut Above The Rest (IndiaroI)
Prominent, lost place 8th, hit 11th, soon struggling, pulled up before 12th (tchd 10-1)

PU	1. Cowboyboots (IRE) 10/1 Justin Morgan ⁷ L Wells	Justin Morgan ⁷ L Wells	8	115	122	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Little Welly (Little Buskins)
Held up, hit 8th, short-lived effort 11th, behind when pulled up before 15th (op 13-2 tchd 12-1)

PU	2. Earl's Kitchen 7/2F Richard Young ³ Colin Tizzard	Richard Young ³ Colin Tizzard	9	110 t	113	–	–	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Rempstone (Coronash)
Always behind, hit 6th, mistake 14th, pulled up before 16th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

8 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 7m 14.20s (slow by 42.20s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Peter Bonner (Fox In The Box) 1st breeder: S Hadley
2nd owner: The Meld Partnership (Finzi)
3rd owner: Andrew L Cohen (Kausse De Thaix)
Tote win: £8.30 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £3.20 Ex: £33.20 CSF: £31.98 Tricast: £150.76

3:15 Chepstow 25 Feb 2006

Earth Summit "National Hero" Handicap Chase