Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 24 October 2006

34 Festival Winners Commercial First Hurdle (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good 10 hurdles

1st £9,394.50 2nd £2,775 3rd £1,387.50 4th £694.50 5th £346.50 6th £174

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Monolith 20/1 Keith Mercer L Lungo	Keith Mercer L Lungo	8	112	130	130	138	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Ancara (Dancing Brave)
Behind, headway 6th, tracking leaders when not much room and lost position after 2 out, rallied last, led final 50yds, driven out (op 22-1)

2 ½	11. Emotional Article (IRE) 5/1F Niall P Madden T J Taaffe	Niall P Madden T J Taaffe	6	109	123	123	127	–
ch g Definite Article - Cairo Lady (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden and stayed on after 2 out, led soon after last, headed and one pace final 50yds (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

3 2½ [3]	1. Fair Along (GER) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	1112	140	138	143	–
b g Alkalde (GER) - Fairy Tango (FR) (Acatenango)
Led, 5 lengths clear after 3 out, ridden before last, headed soon after, weakened near finish (op 6-1)

4 ½ [3½]	17. Silver Charmer 20/1 Timmy Murphy Stuart Howe	Timmy Murphy Stuart Howe	7	101	115	112	117	–
b m Charmer (IRE) - Sea Dart (Air Trooper I)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 3 out, chased leaders and ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in

5 6 [9½]	4. Valley Ride (IRE) 14/1 Tom Scudamore Colin Tinkler	Tom Scudamore Colin Tinkler	6	118	136	128	132	–
bb g Glacial Storm (USA) - Royal Lucy (IRE) (King's Ride)
Held up in rear, steady headway 3 out, soon tracking leaders, ridden and weakened last (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

6 1¾ [11¼]	16. Lyes Green 10/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	5	106	120	110	113	–
gr g Bien Bien (USA) - Dissolve (Sharrood)
Mid-division, pushed along and headway 4 out, chased leaders and ridden 2 out, soon one pace (op 12-1)

7 shd [11¼]	10. Campaign TrailI (IRE) 25/1 Mr A J Berry ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Mr A J Berry ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	8	102	123	113	116	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Campestral (USA) (Alleged)
Mid-division, hit 3rd, lost place and dropped to rear 4 out, kept on again approaching last, not reach leaders (op 33-1 tchd 40-1)

8 1¼ [12½]	15. Ostfanni (IRE) 14/1 Dominic Elsworth Martin Todhunter	Dominic Elsworth Martin Todhunter	6	106	120	109	112	–
b m Spectrum (IRE) - Ostwahl (IRE) (Waajib)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened soon after (op 12-1)

9 3 [15½]	9. Kilty Storm (IRE) 7/1 A P McCoy David Pipe	A P McCoy David Pipe	7	1010 t	124	110	113	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Hogan's Cherry (General Ironside)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leader 3 out, no impression next, soon weakened (op 13-2)

10 1 [16½]	12. Malay 50/1 Willie McCarthy ⁷ Norma Twomey	Willie McCarthy ⁷ Norma Twomey	9	913	120	105	108	–
b m Karinga Bay - Malaia (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Behind, still plenty to do after 2 out, stayed on approaching last but never in contention

11 12 [28½]	3. Cornish Sett (IRE) 10/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	119 b	137	110	113	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Hue 'N' Cry (IRE) (Denel)
Soon behind, never better than mid-division (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

12 shd [28¾]	18. Spring Breeze 25/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	5	100 b	114	87	90	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Trading Aces (Be My Chief)
Chased leaders to 3 out, weakened from next

13 11 [39¾]	13. Harrycone Lewis 50/1 Warren Marston Pam Sly	Warren Marston Pam Sly	8	106	120	83	85	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Rosie Cone (Celtic Cone)
Chased leaders, ridden and mistake 4 out, soon behind

14 2 [41¾]	2. Quazar (IRE) 40/1 Johnny Farrelly ¹⁰ Jonjo O'Neill	Johnny Farrelly ¹⁰ Jonjo O'Neill	8	112 tv	140	101	103	–
b g Inzar (USA) - Evictress (IRE) (Sharp Victor)
In touch to 4 out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

15 7 [48¾]	14. Champagne Harry 20/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	106	120	74	76	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Sparkling Cinders (Netherkelly)
Chased leaders, hit 4 out, soon weakened

16 29 [77¾]	19. Milligan (FR) 100/1 Jodie Mogford Dr P Pritchard	Jodie Mogford Dr P Pritchard	11	100 4	114	39	41	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Madigan Mill (Mill Reef)
Chased leaders, weakened 6th

17 28 [105¾]	6. Cardenas (GER) 16/1 Seamus Durack Jonathan Geake	Seamus Durack Jonathan Geake	7	111	129	25	28	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Cocorna (Night Shift)
Hit 4th, behind most of way

F	7. Rushneeyriver (IRE) 13/2 Tom O'Brien Alison Thorpe	Tom O'Brien Alison Thorpe	8	1012 p	126	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Liffey Travel (Le Bavard)
Hit 1st and 2nd, behind, some progress but plenty to do when fell 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

PU	8. Harrycat (IRE) 50/1 Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock	Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock	5	1010 p	124	–	–	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Quiver Tree (Lion Cavern)
Chased leaders to 6th, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted before last (op 40-1)

19 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 5m 10.60s (slow by 8.60s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Elite Racing Club (Monolith) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: T W Walsh (Emotional Article)
3rd owner: Alan Peterson (Fair Along)
Tote win: £26.30 PL: £3.10 £1.70 £2.50 Ex: £96.30 CSF: £109.57 Tricast: £798.41 Trifecta: £572.80 Pool £1,210.22 - 1.50 winning units

3:20 Cheltenham 24 Oct 2006

34 Festival Winners Commercial First Hurdle (Handicap)