Full Result 3.40 Newcastle | 9 January 2006

Weatherbys Insurance Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-90, 5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Soft 12 fences

1st £2,740.80 2nd £798.80 3rd £399.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Bob's Buster 5/1 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	10	1112	90	84	99	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Saltina (Bustino)
Raced wide, held up, smooth headway to lead 2 out, ridden out (tchd 11-2)

2 3	2. Glenfarclas Boy (IRE) 5/1 Peter Buchanan ³ Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan ³ Lucinda Russell	10	117 p	88	78	92	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Fairy Blaze (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 4th, rallied 3 out, chased winner run-in, kept on (op 9-2)

3 1½ [4½]	5. Gaucho I 40/1 Miss T Jackson ⁷ Tina Jackson	Miss T Jackson ⁷ Tina Jackson	9	107 p	78	66	81	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Sioux Be It (Warpath)
Chased leaders, led 4 out to 2 out, one pace last

4 1¾ [6¼]	6. Ideal Du Bois Beury (FR) 9/2J David Da Silva ¹⁰ P Monteith	David Da Silva ¹⁰ P Monteith	10	103	77	62	79	–
bb g Useful (FR) - Pampa Star (FR) (Pampabird)
Behind until kept on from 2 out, never dangerous (op 5-1 tchd 4-1)

5 4 [10¼]	9. Pornic (FR) 14/1 T J Dreaper ⁵ Andrew Crook	T J Dreaper ⁵ Andrew Crook	12	102 b¹	71	51	67	–
b g Shining Steel - Marie De Geneve (FR) (Nishapour)
Tracked leaders until outpaced from 3 out (tchd 12-1)

6 nk [10½]	7. Named At Dinner 11/1 Dougie Costello ⁵ Lucinda Russell	Dougie Costello ⁵ Lucinda Russell	5	106 v	84	55	70	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Salanka (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Prominent, outpaced before 4 out, no danger after

7 6 [16½]	4. Arctic Cherry (IRE) 9/2J Richie McGrath Richard Ford	Richie McGrath Richard Ford	8	111	79	51	70	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Cherry Avenue (King's Ride)
Led 3rd to 4 out, mistake next and soon beaten (op 4-1)

8 dist [46½]	3. Mikasa (IRE) 5/1 Keith Mercer Roger Fisher	Keith Mercer Roger Fisher	6	111	79	–	–	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Resiusa (ITY) (Niniski)
Not fluent, held up, ridden when mistake 5 out, never on terms (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 and 9-2)

PU	8. Lion Guest (IRE) 10/1 Tom Messenger ⁷ Sue Bradburne	Tom Messenger ⁷ Sue Bradburne	9	102	73	–	–	–
ch g Lion Cavern (USA) - Decrescendo (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Led to 3rd, chased leaders until weakened 8th, pulled up before 4 out (tchd 9-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 4m 29.30s (slow by 29.30s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs Geraldine Jones (Bob's Buster) 1st breeder: Miss H K Monteith
2nd owner: Mrs Ishbel Grant (Glenfarclas Boy)
3rd owner: H L Thompson (Gaucho I)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.70 £2.30 £8 Ex: £27.40 CSF: £30.03 Tricast: £883.61
Placepot: £21.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £33,906.95. 1,129.00 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £8.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,098.00. 280.20 winning tickets.

3:40 Newcastle 9 Jan 2006

Weatherbys Insurance Handicap Chase