2.00 ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE NOVICES´ HURDLE (GRADE 1) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 5f.

Cheltenham Results Wed, 15th Mar, 2006

Going - Good-Good to Soft in places.

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE NOVICES´ HURDLE (GRADE 1) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 5f.

1st - £57,020.00, 2nd - £22,651.00, 3rd - £11,216.00, 4th - £4,978.00 17 Ran

1st

Nicanor (FR) 11-7 (D P Sharkey)
(0:30.10 9.66 secs faster on today's going )
Garde Royale - Uthane (FR)(Baly Rockette)
Breeder - M. Pierre Hayeau

SP 17/2

Noel Meade

P Carberry

held up, headway approaching 8th, ridden to lead last, ran on

29th Jan, 06 Leopardstown
1st Hdl This
Race 28th Apr, 06 Punchestown
1st Hdl

2nd

2.5L

Denman (IRE) 11-7 (Mr Paul K Barber & Mrs M Findlay)

Presenting (GB) - Polly Puttens(Pollerton)
Breeder - Colman O'Flynn

SP 11/10fav

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

chased leaders, stumbled approaching 7th, hit 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, not quicken flat

10th Feb, 06 Bangor-on-Dee
1st Hdl This
Race 31st Oct, 06 Exeter
1st Nov Chs

3rd

Refinement (IRE) 11-0 (Mr M Tabor)

Oscar (IRE) - Maneree(Mandalus)
Breeder - M Tabor

SP 11/2

Jonjo O'Neill

A P McCoy

held up, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, stayed on flat

23rd Feb, 06 Huntingdon
1st Hdl This
Race 8th Apr, 06 Aintree
1st Hcp Hdl

4th

2.5L

Mr Nosie (IRE) 11-7 (Mrs P Sloan)

Alphabatim (USA) - Cromogue Lady(Golden Love)
Breeder - Miss Josephine O'Flynn

SP 9/1

Noel Meade

Denis O'Regan

led, hit 5th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat

12th Feb, 06 Leopardstown
1st Hdl Rated 134 This
Race 29th Jan, 11 Fairyhouse
6th Nov Chs

5th

0.75L

Mr Pointment (IRE) 11-7 (Stockton Heath Racing)

Old Vic - Bettyhill (GB)(Ardross)

SP 50/1

C Egerton

P J Brennan

chased leaders, every chance 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat

14th Dec, 05 Newbury
4th Hdl This
Race 8th Nov, 06 Bangor-on-Dee
1st Nov Chs

6th

Rimsky (IRE) 11-7 (D J & S A Goodman)

Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Mistinguett (IRE)(Doyoun)

SP 66/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

C Llewellyn

behind, headway after 7th, outpaced, not fluent 3 out, stayed on flat

4th Feb, 06 Wetherby
2nd Hdl This
Race 8th Apr, 06 Aintree
6th Hcp Hdl

7th

Glasker Mill (IRE) 11-7 (Mr Trevor Hemmings)

Old Vic - Lucey Allen(Strong Gale)

SP 40/1

Miss H C Knight

T J Murphy

mid-division, lost place 4th, headway 8th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat

21st Jan, 06 Haydock
1st Hdl This
Race 7th Apr, 06 Aintree
6th Hdl

8th

3.5L

Letterman (IRE) 11-7 (S P Tindall)

Presenting (GB) - Papoose (IRE)(Little Bighorn)
Breeder - Mrs S L Jackson

SP 100/1

E J O'Grady

P W Flood

mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out

8th Feb, 06 Down Royal
1st Hdl This
Race 16th Apr, 06 Fairyhouse
4th Hdl Rated 128

9th

Zaiyad (IRE) 11-7 (Mr S Mulryan)

Sadler's Wells (USA) - Zaila (IRE)

SP 6/1

A Chaille-Chaille

B J Geraghty

mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

13th Nov, 05 Auteuil
2nd Hdl This
Race 25th Nov, 06 Newbury
5th Hdl

10th

18L

Legally Fast (USA) 10-12 (Mrs Tania Stepney)

Deputy Minister (CAN) - Earthly Angel (USA)(Crafty Prospector (USA))

SP 250/1

S Burrough

A Thornton

always behind

16th Feb, 06 Huntingdon
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 30th Mar, 06 Wincanton
p.u. Hcp Hdl

11th

10L

Heltornic (IRE) 11-0 (Mr Stephen W Molloy)

Zaffaran (USA) - Majestic Run(Deep Run)

SP 150/1

M J Scudamore

T Scudamore

with leader to approaching 8th, soon behind

8th Feb, 06 Ludlow
6th Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Mar, 06 Newbury
6th Hcp Hdl

12th

0.5L

The Mick Weston (GB) 11-7 (Mr Mick Weston)

North Col - Zalina(Tyrnavos)

SP 50/1

R Phillips

R Thornton

mid-division, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened next

1st Jan, 06 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race

13th

She's Our Native (IRE) 11-0 (Mr Ian Brice)

Be My Native (USA) - More Dash (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 66/1

E Williams

Christian Williams

always behind

8th Feb, 06 Ludlow
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 13th Apr, 06 Ludlow
3rd Hcp Chs

14th

35+L

Le Comte Est Bon (USA) 11-7 (Mr J C Seroul)

King Of Kings (IRE) - Navratilovna (USA)(Nureyev (USA))

SP 33/1

F Doumen

M A Fitzgerald

in touch, ridden after 8th, weakened quickly

This
Race

15th

35+L

Something Gold (FR) 11-7 (Mr J Macleod)

Baby Turk - Exiled (USA)

SP 150/1

M Bradstock

M Batchelor

chased leaders to 8th, soon weakened

23rd Feb, 06 Huntingdon
4th Hdl This
Race 5th May, 06 Bangor-on-Dee
4th Hdl

16th

35+L

Investment Wings (IRE) 10-12 (Swanvista Limited)

In The Wings - Superb Investment (IRE)(Hatim (USA))

SP 200/1

M C Pipe

R Greene

in touch until weakened 5th

24th Feb, 06 Warwick
4th Hdl This
Race 7th Dec, 06 Taunton
10th Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Turnstile (GB) 11-7 (Andrea & Graham Wylie)

Linamix (FR) - Kissing Gate (USA)(Easy Goer (USA))

SP 40/1

J Howard Johnson

G Lee

mid-division, mistake 5th, weakened quickly after 7th, tailed off when

1st Jan, 06 Catterick
1st Hdl This
Race 29th Apr, 06 Market Rasen
p.u. Hdl

Off
Time 5m. 1.00 secs, which is 9.66 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runner Eamon An Chnoic ( )
2005 No Refuge 5 11-7 G Lee 17/2 (J H Johnson)
2004 Fundamentalist 6 11-7 C Llewellyn 12/1 (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
2003 Hardy Eustace 6 11-7 K A Kelly 6/1 (D T Hughes)
2002 Galileo 6 11-7 J M Maguire 12/1 (Tom George)
2001 Abandoned
2000 Monsignor 6 11-7 N Williamson 5/4Fav (M Pitman)