Full Result 2.30 Carlisle | 15 April 2006

News & Star Novices' Chase

(Class 3) (5yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f Soft 18 fences

1st £6,506 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

News & Star Novices' Chase, 3m½f - Soft, Class 3 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Pass Me By I 3/1 Mr J P Flavin ¹⁰ Richard Guest	Mr J P Flavin ¹⁰ Richard Guest	7	112 e/s	120	84	130	–
b g Balnibarbi - Errol Emerald (Dom Racine)
Chased leaders, effort and led 3 out, kept on strongly (op 4-1)

2 5	7. Russian Sky 8/1 Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Harriet Graham	Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Harriet Graham	7	1011	–	70	112	–
gr g Endoli (USA) - Anzarna (Zambrano)
Led, jumped left 1st, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on same pace next (tchd 9-1)

3 dist [35]	5. Chopneyev (FR) 5/1 Tony Dobbin Richard Phillips	Tony Dobbin Richard Phillips	8	112	122	–	76	–
b g Goldneyev (USA) - Pierre De Soleil (FR) (Jefferson II)
Prominent, outpaced 12th, no danger after (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

4 1¾ [36¾]	9. Drumintine (IRE) 33/1 Neil Mulholland Liam Lennon	Neil Mulholland Liam Lennon	5	100	–	–	74	–
b m Mister Mat (FR) - Ballytrustan Maid (IRE) (Orchestra)
Close up, blundered 13th, hit and weakened 4 out (op 25-1 tchd 40-1)

5 dist [66¾]	8. Rainha 40/1 Brian Harding Alistair Whillans	Brian Harding Alistair Whillans	9	109	–	–	–	–
b m Alflora (IRE) - Political Prospect (Politico)
Soon behind, no chance from halfway (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

PU	6. Delaware Trail 100/1 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	7	112	–	–	–	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Dilwara (IRE) (Lashkari)
Always well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (op 66-1)

PU	3. Julius Caesar 5/2F Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	118	130	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Stiletta (Dancing Brave)
Jumped left, held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened from 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

PU	1. Lord Olympia (IRE) 4/1 Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	7	1112	126	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Mooreshill (IRE) (Le Moss)
Prominent, lost place when pulled up after 4th, dead (op 3-1)

PU	4. Banbrook Hill (IRE) 25/1 John Allen ³ C A McBratney	John Allen ³ C A McBratney	7	1013 p	–	–	–	–
b g Sharp Charter - Crook Lady (Croghan Hill)
Soon towards rear, tailed off halfway, pulled up before last (op 33-1)