Full Result 1.30 Cheltenham | 11 November 2006

Jim Brown Memorial Novices' Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £12,526 2nd £3,700 3rd £1,850 4th £926 5th £462 6th £232

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Denman (IRE) 4/6F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	114	–	137	161	–
ch g Presenting - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Made most, blundered 4th, hard ridden to draw 3 lengths clear after 2 out, pressed last, veered left 100yds out, stayed on well (op 8-11 tchd 4-5 tchd 5-6 in a place)

2 ¾	2. Don't Push It (IRE) 100/30 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	114	–	137	159	–
b g Old Vic - She's No Laugh Ben (USA) (Alleged)
Settled in touch, effort and closing when slithered on landing 3 out, went 2nd after next, great jump to challenge last, stayed on but always held (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 in places)

3 17 [17¾]	3. Il Duce (IRE) 10/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	114	–	120	141	–
br g Anshan - Glory-Glory (IRE) (Buckskin)
Settled in touch, effort to dispute 2nd at 11th, ridden before 3 out, soon lost touch with leaders (op 11-1)

4 ¾ [18½]	6. Snakebite (IRE) 10/1 Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	6	1013	–	114	135	–
gr g Taipan (IRE) - Bee In The Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Pressed winner, ridden 3 out, mistake next and lost 2nd, soon weakened (op 12-1)

5 29 [47½]	7. Wogan 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	1013	–	84	119	–
b g Presenting - Fall About (Comedy Star)
Took keen hold, not always fluent, pressed leading pair to 10th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

6 11 [58½]	5. Predicament 200/1 Tommy Phelan Dr P Pritchard	Tommy Phelan Dr P Pritchard	7	1013	101	73	94	–
br g Machiavellian (USA) - Quandary (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Soon well detached in last pair, tailed off from 8th, spirited dash after last (op 150-1)

PU	4. Clearly Oscar (IRE) 200/1 James O'Farrell Seamus O'Farrell	James O'Farrell Seamus O'Farrell	7	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Clear Bid (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Soon detached in last pair, blundered 6th, mistake next and well tailed off, pulled up before 8th (op 150-1)

7 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 5m 15.30s (slow by 12.80s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs M Findlay & P K Barber (Denman) 1st breeder: Colman O'Flynn
2nd owner: John P McManus (Don't Push It)
3rd owner: Mrs Peter Prowting (Il Duce)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.20 £1.80 Ex: £2.90 CSF: £3.32

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

1:30 Cheltenham 11 Nov 2006

Jim Brown Memorial Novices' Chase