Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 17 March 2006

totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Grade 1

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

1st £228,080 2nd £85,560 3rd £42,840 4th £21,360 5th £10,720 6th £5,360

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	24. War Of Attrition (IRE) 15/2 Conor O'Dwyer M F Morris	Conor O'Dwyer M F Morris	7	1110	–	153	173	–
br g Presenting - Una Juna (IRE) (Good Thyne)
In touch and raced on outside, tracked leader 18th, led at bypassed 3rd last, ridden next, stayed on strongly run-in (op 7-1)

2 2½	7. Hedgehunter (IRE) 16/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	10	1110	–	151	170	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Aberedw (IRE) (Caerwent)
Held up in rear, headway 16th, chased leaders and bypassed 3rd last, chased winner 2 out, kept on run-in but no impression near finish (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

3 7 [9½]	6. Forget The Past 9/1 Barry Geraghty M J P O'Brien	Barry Geraghty M J P O'Brien	8	1110	–	146	165	–
b g Past Glories - Worth Matravers I (National Trust I)
In touch, headway 9th, hit 13th, led 15th, hit 16th and 4 out, headed at bypassed 3rd last, one pace when hit 2 out and last (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 and 11-1 in places)

4 ¾ [10¼]	12. L'Ami (FR) 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald F Doumen	Mick Fitzgerald F Doumen	7	1110	–	146	163	–
ch g Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR) (Brezzo)
Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, outpaced at bypassed 3rd last, kept on again run-in but not a danger (op 9-1)

5 ½ [10¾]	21. Take The Stand (IRE) 20/1 Tony Dobbin Peter Bowen	Tony Dobbin Peter Bowen	10	1110	156	145	165	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Denys Daughter (IRE) (Crash Course)
In rear, mistake 2nd, hit next, blundered 13th, headway 16th, staying on when hit 2 out, kept on again run-in (op 16-1)

6 ½ [11¼]	15. Monkerhostin (FR) 13/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	1110	166	145	164	–
b g Shining Steel - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
In rear when blundered badly 5th, hit next, ridden and headway 16th, hard driven and kept on from bypassed 3rd last, ran on run-in, not reach leaders (tchd 7-1, 15-2 in places)

7 1½ [12¾]	20. Sir Rembrandt (IRE) 25/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	1110	144	144	161	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Sue's A Lady (Le Moss)
In touch, mistake 14th, lost place and dropped in rear 18th, kept on again from 2 out, finished well

8 3 [15¾]	19. Royal Emperor (IRE) 40/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	10	1110	135	142	161	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Boreen Bro (Boreen)
Chased leaders, blundered 13th and in rear, blundered 15th, plenty to do at bypassed 3rd last, kept on well from 2 out, going on near finish (op 50-1)

9 nk [16]	18. Royal Auclair (FR) 20/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	9	1110 t	160	141	157	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
Chased leaders until lost place 14th, kept on again from bypassed 3rd last, kept on run-in but never a danger

10 2 [18]	11. Kingscliff (IRE) 12/1 Robert Walford R H Alner	Robert Walford R H Alner	9	1110 v¹	169	140	156	–
b g Toulon - Pixies Glen (Furry Glen)
In touch, blundered 13th and in rear, hit 17th, kept on from bypassed 3rd last but never in contention (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 14-1 in places)

11 ¾ [18¾]	3. Beef Or Salmon (IRE) 4/1F Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan	Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan	10	1110	–	139	155	–
ch g Cajetano (USA) - Farinella (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Not fluent 2nd, behind, hit 10th, some headway 13th, ridden and no impression on leaders from 18th, soon beaten (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

12 17 [35¾]	22. Tikram 100/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	9	1110 b	146	127	137	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Hit 1st, mid-division, headway and in touch 13th, ridden after 18th, soon weakened

13 1½ [37¼]	10. Joes Edge (IRE) 100/1 Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy	Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy	9	1110	140	125	135	–
bb g Supreme Leader - Right Dark (Buckskin)
Behind from 7th

14 7 [44¼]	2. Ballycassidy (IRE) 100/1 Graham Lee Peter Bowen	Graham Lee Peter Bowen	10	1110	139	120	128	–
br g Insan (USA) - Bitofabreeze (IRE) (Callernish)
In rear and hit 13th, ridden next, never in contention

15 5 [49¼]	9. Iznogoud (FR) 200/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	10	1110	138	116	123	–
bb g Shafoun (FR) - Vancia (FR) (Top Dancer I)
Behind most of way

16 ½ [49¾]	5. Cornish Rebel (IRE) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	9	1110 b¹	153	116	143	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - Katday (FR) (Miller's Mate)
Blundered 1st, hit 11th, in touch, chased leaders 15th, still well there when blundered 3 out

17 10 [59¾]	16. Ollie Magern 33/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1110	151	108	113	–
b g Alderbrook - Outfield (Monksfield)
Led to 8th, led again 13th to 15th, blundered and weakened 18th

18 5 [64¾]	14. Lord Of Illusion (IRE) 33/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	9	1110	141	104	118	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Jellaride (IRE) (King's Ride)
Chased leader, led 8th to 13th, weakened 16th

PU	17. One Knight (IRE) 20/1 Paddy Brennan Philip Hobbs	Paddy Brennan Philip Hobbs	10	1110	153	–	–	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Midnights Daughter (IRE) (Long Pond)
In touch, hit 10th, blundered 12th, blundered and weakened 16th, mistake 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding lost its action)

PU	13. Limerick Boy (GER) 150/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	8	1110	143	–	–	–
b g Alwuhush (USA) - Limoges (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Always behind, hit 5th, blundered 11th and 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 200-1)

PU	8. Iris's Gift 16/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	9	1110	147	–	–	–
gr g Gunner B - Shirley's Gift (Scallywag)
Chased leaders, hit 2nd and 4th, weakened 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th

UR	4. Celestial Gold (IRE) 16/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	8	1110	160	–	–	–
br g Persian Mews (IRE) - What A Queen (IRE) (King's Ride)
Held up in rear until blundered and unseated rider 10th (tchd 20-1)

22 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 6m 31.70s (fast by 14.30s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Astonville (vet's certificate), Turnium (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Gigginstown House Stud (War Of Attrition) 1st breeder: Miss B A Murphy
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Hedgehunter)
3rd owner: S Mulryan (Forget The Past)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.80 £4 £2.70 Ex: £218.10 CSF: £107.31 Tricast: £1,120.37 Trifecta: £869.90 Pool: £19,971.74 - 16.30 winning units

The third last fence on the final circuit was omitted - injured jockey.

3:15 Cheltenham 17 Mar 2006

totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Grade 1