Full Result 12.50 Newbury | 13 December 2006

Axminster Carpets Novices' Chase Limited Handicap

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m7f86yds) 2m7½f Soft 18 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	7. Irish Raptor (IRE) 6/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	109	110	124	138	–
bb g Zaffaran (USA) - Brownskin (IRE) (Buckskin)
Led after 1st, came clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly (op 7-1)

2 8	4. Heltornic (IRE) 11/2 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	6	111	116	123	137	–
ch m Zaffaran (USA) - Majestic Run (Deep Run)
Led until after 1st, chased winner remainder, screwed 5th, hit 12th and 14th, outpaced from 3 out but stayed on well for clear 2nd (op 8-1)

3 10 [18]	1. Hot 'N' Holy 2/1F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	1110	125	123	135	–
b g Supreme Leader - Clonmello (Le Bavard)
Held up in rear, headway to track leaders 14th, soon reminders, never going pace to challenge, weakened and mistake 3 out (tchd 7-4, 85-40 in a place)

4 23 [41]	3. From Dawn To Dusk 4/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	114	119	97	104	–
b g Afzal (IRE) - Herald The Dawn (Dubassoff)
In rear but in touch, headway 10th, hit 12th, weakened 14th, mistake 3 out (tchd 7-2 and 9-2 in a place)

5 3 [44]	2. Reach For The Top (IRE) 7/2 Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	5	115	120	96	108	–
br g Topanoora (IRE) - Burren Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, hit 10th, blundered 13th and soon weakened (tchd 4-1)

PU	5. Hashid (IRE) 40/1 Andrew Thornton P C Ritchens	Andrew Thornton P C Ritchens	6	110	115	–	–	–
b g Darshaan - Alkaffeyeh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Hit 4th, behiund and pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 33-1)

PU	6. Inaro (IRE) 20/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	110 t	115	–	–	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Doo Han (IRE) (Doulab)
Held up in rear, hit 3rd, headway 8th, chased leaders 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 12-1)

7 ran Off time: 12:50:00 Winning time: 6m 10.60s (slow by 22.60s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie (Irish Raptor) 1st breeder: Noel James
2nd owner: Stephen W Molloy (Heltornic)
3rd owner: C G Roach & Paul K Barber (Hot 'N' Holy)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2.20 £3.20 Ex: £30.80 CSF: £36.82

12:50 Newbury 13 Dec 2006

Axminster Carpets Novices' Chase Limited Handicap