Full Result 2.25 Chepstow | 8 October 2005

Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (4yo) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £20,300 2nd £7,700 3rd £3,850 4th £1,750 5th £875 6th £525

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Admiral (IRE) 16/1 P C O'Neill ⁵ Richard Guest	P C O'Neill ⁵ Richard Guest	4	117	134	111	148	–
b c Alhaarth (IRE) - Coast Is Clear (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Made all, ridden 2 out, stayed on well (op 12-1)

2 4	9. Zalda 9/1 Tom O'Brien ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien ⁷ Philip Hobbs	4	101	116	88	125	–
ch f Zilzal (USA) - Gold Luck I (USA) (Slew O'Gold)
Held up towards rear, headway after 4th, chased winner before 2 out, no impression flat (op 11-1)

3 10 [14]	10. Nanga Parbat I (FR) 5/2F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	102 t	110	70	109	–
b g True Brave (USA) - Celeste I (FR) (Amen)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace from next (op 3-1)

4 shd [14]	2. Darrias (GER) 14/1 Liam Heard ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ⁷ Paul Nicholls	4	113 t	132	92	131	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Dark Lady (GER) (Lagunas)
Towards rear but in touch, ridden 5th, soon no chance with leaders, stayed on approaching last

5 3 [17]	8. Ursis (FR) 11/2 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	4	109	117	73	113	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Bold Virgin (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in midfield, ridden 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

6 6 [23]	11. Double Dizzy 66/1 William Kennedy ⁵ Bob Buckler	William Kennedy ⁵ Bob Buckler	4	99 5	108	57	98	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Miss Diskin (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
Prominent, ridden 4 out, not fluent next, soon weakened (op 50-1)

7 ½ [23½]	5. Noble Request (FR) 20/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	110	122	71	112	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Restless Mixa (IRE) (Linamix)
Chased winner until after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before last

8 12 [35½]	12. Moon Catcher 100/1 Keiran Burke ⁷ David Brace	Keiran Burke ⁷ David Brace	4	97 8	108	42	85	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Moonlight Saunter (USA) (Woodman)
Always in rear, ridden along 4th, soon lost touch (op 66-1)

9 hd [35¾]	7. Regal Setting (IRE) 7/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	4	1010	118	52	95	–
br g King's Theatre (IRE) - Cartier Bijoux (Ahonoora)
Ridden 2nd, behind from 4th (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 15-2)

10 8 [43¾]	4. Arrayou (FR) 20/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	4	112 b	124	48	93	–
b g Valanjou I (FR) - Cavatine (FR) (Spud)
Always in rear, lost touch 4 out, tailed off (op 14-1)

PU	3. Fire Dragon (IRE) 5/1 Jamie Moore Jonjo O'Neill	Jamie Moore Jonjo O'Neill	4	114	126	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)
Midfield when slipped badly on landing 2nd and soon pulled up (op 6-1)

PU	6. Etendard Indien (FR) 10/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	4	1012	120	–	–	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Danseuse Indienne (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in mid-division, some headway 5th, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 9-1 and 12-1)

12 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 4m 2.10s (slow by 16.10s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Willie McKay (Admiral) 1st breeder: R Lee
2nd owner: Mrs Lesley Field (Zalda)
3rd owner: Mrs Kathy Stuart (Nanga Parbat I)
Tote win: £15.30 PL: £3.40 £3.70 £1.60 Ex: £241.40 CSF: £144.49 Tricast: £487.31 Trifecta: £191.30 Part won. Pool: £269.56 - 0.10 winning units.

2:25 Chepstow 8 Oct 2005

Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class B