Full Result 2.50 Sandown | 26 December 2005

Stan James Feltham Novices' Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 20 fences 2 omitted

1st £39,914 2nd £14,973 3rd £7,497 4th £3,738 5th £1,876

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Darkness 13/8F A P McCoy Charles Egerton	A P McCoy Charles Egerton	6	117	154	109	150	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Winnowing (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Several minor errors and never looked to be going well, mostly 4th, driven and in trouble after 3 out, rallied from next, ran on to lead last 150yds (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 in places)

2 3	6. Zabenz (NZ) 8/1 R Walsh Philip Hobbs	R Walsh Philip Hobbs	8	117 b	–	107	145	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - In The Country (NZ) (In The Purple)
Pressed leader, not fluent 5th, effort to lead 3 out, pecked 2 out, soon hard ridden, headed and outpaced last 150yds (op 14-1)

3 hd [3¼]	1. Bewleys Berry (IRE) 7/2 Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	7	117	–	107	145	–
ch g Shernazar - Approach The Dawn I (IRE) (Orchestra)
Led, headed and not quicken 3 out, rallied next, driven to challenge last, one pace flat (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

4 25 [28¼]	2. Crozan (FR) 2/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	117	–	86	134	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - La Guyonniere (FR) (Silver Rainbow)
Not always fluent in 3rd, mistake 13th, effort after 3 out, close 3rd when mistake 2 out, beaten when mistake last, weakened and eased (op 6-4)

5 dist [58¼]	5. State Of Play 20/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	5	117	128	–	–	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Kaprice (GER) (Windwurf)
Not fluent, mostly in last, still in touch after 3 out, soon weakened, no chance when stumbled badly 2 out, tailed off (op 20-1)

The third last fence (pond fence) was omitted on each circuit due to low sun.