Full Result 4.05 Cheltenham | 19 April 2006

MITIE Group Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m5f103yds) 2m5½f New Good 10 hurdles

1st £12,212.85 2nd £3,607.50 3rd £1,803.75 4th £902.85 5th £450.45 6th £226.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Darrias (GER) 100/30F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	1010 t	135	72	141	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Dark Lady (GER) (Lagunas)
In rear, blundered 5th, steady headway after 2 out to chase leader last, hard driven and one pace run-in, stayed on to lead close home as leader weakened (op 7-2 tchd 3-1 and 4-1 in a place)

2 ½	9. Arrayou (FR) 8/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	5	100 v	125	61	130	–
b g Valanjou I (FR) - Cavatine (FR) (Spud)
Held up in rear, steady headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, led soon after, ridden last, 2 lengths clear run-in, weakened under pressure and headed close home (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

3 8 [8½]	4. Penny Pictures (IRE) 11/2 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	7	1011	136	65	134	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Copper Creek (Habitat)
Chased leaders, blundered 5th, stayed front rank, ridden 2 out, outpaced approaching last (op 6-1)

4 ¾ [9¼]	7. Howle Hill (IRE) 6/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	6	1010	135	63	130	–
b g Ali-Royal (IRE) - Grandeur And Grace (USA) (Septieme Ciel)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, outpaced approaching last (tchd 13-2)

5 ¾ [10]	1. Westender (FR) 12/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	10	1112 p	151	79	145	–
b g In The Wings - Trude (GER) (Windwurf)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out until approaching 2 out, soon outpaced under pressure (tchd 14-1)

6 10 [20]	8. Flying Enterprise (IRE) 16/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	6	105 b	130	49	114	–
b g Darshaan - Flying Kiss I (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led until headed soon after 2 out, weakened quickly soon after

7 6 [26]	6. Spectrometer 8/1 P C O'Neill ³ Ian Williams	P C O'Neill ³ Ian Williams	9	107	135	48	113	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Selection Board (Welsh Pageant)
Mid-division, ridden and effort 3 out, never going pace to trouble leaders, weakened next (op 11-1)

8 3 [29]	2. Penzance I 9/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	119	148	58	123	–
ch g Pennekamp (USA) - Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, stayed prominent until weakened after 2 out (op 4-1)

9 1¼ [30¼]	3. Hasty Prince 6/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	110 t	139	48	113	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Sister Sophie (USA) (Effervescing)
Mid-division, hit 5th and 6th, chased leaders and ridden after 3 out, not fluent next and soon weakened (op 13-2)

10 11 [41¼]	10. Amid The Chaos (IRE) 50/1 Mr Kevin Tobin ¹⁰ Charlie Mann	Mr Kevin Tobin ¹⁰ Charlie Mann	6	94 15	125	24	88	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Celebrity Style (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Ridden 4 out, always behind (op 66-1)

11 1 [42¼]	11. Jug Of Punch (IRE) 150/1 Mark Nicolls ⁵ Simon Lewis	Mark Nicolls ⁵ Simon Lewis	7	912 3 36	128	26	90	–
ch g In The Wings - Mysistra (FR) (Machiavellian)
Chased leader to 4 out, weakened quickly

11 ran Off time: 4:06:00 Winning time: 5m 18.50s (slow by 10.50s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Peter Hart (Darrias) 1st breeder: Gestut Rottgen
2nd owner: J P Ledwidge (Arrayou)
3rd owner: Terry Neill (Penny Pictures)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £2 £3 £2.30 Ex: £52.50 CSF: £29.96 Tricast: £142.70 Trifecta: £328.30 Pool: £739.96 - 1.60 winning tickets.

4:05 Cheltenham 19 Apr 2006

MITIE Group Handicap Hurdle