Full Result 3.50 Newton Abbot | 17 July 2006

Best In The West Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (3m1f170yds) 3m2f Good To Firm 20 fences

1st £7,605.60 2nd £2,246.40 3rd £1,123.20 4th £561.60 5th £280.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Bosham Mill 7/4F Tom O'Brien ³ Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien ³ Philip Hobbs	8	105	114	87	125	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Mill On The Floss (Mill Reef)
Held up, headway on inside 11th, led 14th, clear 3 out, stayed on well (op 5-4)

2 11	3. Comanche War Paint (IRE) 10/1 Liam Heard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	9	112	127	92	128	–
b g Commanche Run - Galeshula (Strong Gale)
Held up in touch, slightly outpaced 16th, chased winner from 3 out, no impression when hit last

3 20 [31]	6. Bengal Bullet 4/1 Miss T Cave ⁷ C F Blank	Miss T Cave ⁷ C F Blank	9	98	107	57	87	–
b g Infantry I - Indian Cruise (Cruise Missile)
Held up, hit 1st, not fluent 10th, headway when hit 13th, with winner 14th, not fluent 3 out (water), soon weakened (op 5-1)

4 8 [39]	2. Whispered Secret (GER) 20/1 Rodi Greene David Pipe	Rodi Greene David Pipe	7	1110	130	74	102	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Wells Whisper (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, led 12th to 14th, weakened approaching 16th (op 33-1)

5 34 [73]	4. Tribal Venture (FR) 7/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	1012 tb	118	36	56	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Babacha (FR) (Latnahc)
Held up, ridden 7th, headway when not fluent 8th, soon struggling, behind from 12th, tailed off (op 4-1)

PU	8. Mcsnappy 100/1 Keiran Burke ⁷ Nigel Hawke	Keiran Burke ⁷ Nigel Hawke	9	97 32	106	–	–	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Nannie Annie (Persian Bold)
With leader, led 4th to 12th, weakened after 14th, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted before 2 out, lame (jockey said gelding was lame)

PU	1. The Last Cast 16/1 Christian Williams Evan Williams	Christian Williams Evan Williams	7	1112	132	–	–	–
ch g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Atan's Gem (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Always in rear, tailed off from 15th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	7. Another Club Royal 7/1 Stephen Craine ³ Donald McCain	Stephen Craine ³ Donald McCain	7	911 tb	106	–	–	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Miss Club Royal (Avocat)
Led to 4th, weakened after 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (tchd 13-2 and 15-2)

8 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 6m 31.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: The Windy Millers (Bosham Mill) 1st breeder: Cliveden Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Tony Fear & Tim Hawkins (Comanche War Paint)
3rd owner: C Blank (Bengal Bullet)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.20 £2.60 £2.10 Ex: £17.60 CSF: £18.52 Tricast: £60.26

3:50 Newton Abbot 17 Jul 2006

Best In The West Handicap Chase