Full Result 2.50 Huntingdon | 21 February 2008

Bet With BetChronicle.com At The Festival Novices' Chase

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 11 fences

1st £6,506 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Modicum (USA) 2/1F Mrs R Dobbin ⁵ Nicky Richards	Mrs R Dobbin ⁵ Nicky Richards	6	107	–	135	142	–
b g Chester House (USA) - Wandesta (Nashwan)
Chased leaders, led 5th, not fluent 8th, mistake 3 out, edged left flat, ridden out (tchd 9-4)

2 3	1. Desert QuestI (IRE) 11/4 Liam Heard ³ Jeremy Gask	Liam Heard ³ Jeremy Gask	8	115	–	141	145	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Jumilla (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Held up, headway 8th, chased winner 2 out, ridden and hung left flat, not run on (op 7-2)

3 20 [23]	3. Wee Forbees (IRE) 9/4 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	6	114	–	113	129	–
b g Shernazar - Gender Gap (USA) (Shecky Greene)
Chased leader, mistake 2nd, left in lead after 4th, mistake and headed next, not fluent 9th, weakened approaching last (op 5-2 tchd 11-4)

4 10 [33]	4. Caraman (IRE) 16/1 Dougie Costello John Quinn	Dougie Costello John Quinn	10	1012	–	95	105	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Caraiyma (IRE) (Shahrastani)
Held up in touch, weakened after 9th (op 12-1 tchd 11-1)

PU	2. Royals Darling (GER) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	118 b	136	–	–	–
ch g Kallisto (GER) - Royal Rivalry (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led, blundered 4th, soon headed and dropped to rear, ridden 7th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 4-1)