12.45 DECEMBER NOVICES´ CHASE of £15,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 1f. 110yds.

Cheltenham Results Fri, 9th Dec, 2005

Going - Good to Soft.

1st - £10,099.00, 2nd - £3,473.00, 3rd - £1,699.00, 4th - £731.00 5 Ran

1st

Darkness (GB) 11-8 (Lady Lloyd-Webber)
(0:39.25 8.02 secs faster on today's going )
Accordion - Winnowing (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 13/8fav

C Egerton

A P McCoy

held up, took closer order 12th, mistake 13th, tracked leader from next, led 2 out, soon ridden clear

2nd

Zabenz (NZ) 11-5 (Mr Michael H Watt)

Zabeel (NZ) - In The Country (NZ)(In The Purple (FR))

SP 11/4

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

led, hit 11th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened

3rd

18L

Billyvoddan (IRE) 11-8 (Mr Trevor Hemmings)

Accordion - Derryclare(Pollerton)

SP 7/2

H D Daly

R Thornton

tracked leaders, hit 2nd, not fluent 14th, driven 4 out, weakening when mistake 3 out

4th

0.75L

Back Nine (IRE) 11-0 (Old Moss Farm)

Bob Back (USA) - Sylvia Fox(Deep Run)

SP 5/1

R H Alner

A Thornton

held up, ridden 5 out, well behind from 3 out

5th

35+L

Goblet Of Fire (USA) 11-8 (Mrs Angela Tincknell)

Green Desert (USA) - Laurentine (USA)(Private Account (USA))

SP 20/1

Paul Nicholls

Christian Williams

tracked leader, pecked 11th, lost place next, weakened 14th, tailed off from 16th

Off 12.45
Time 6m. 32.50 secs, which is 8.02 secs faster than the course average on today's going