THE 2006 FESTIVAL RUNNING ORDER & RESULTS
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Tuesday, Wednesday ,Thursday and Friday, March 14 to 19, 2006

First Day - Tuesday, March 14 (Old Course)

Time Race Distance Total Prize Fund

2.00 Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 110yds £100,000

1st (10) Noland 6-1
2nd (16) Straw Bear 11-1
3rd (2) Buena Vista 14-1
20 ran
Also: 5-2 Fav Sweet Wake, 16-1 Sublimity 4th
NR: Zaiyad

2.35 Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) 2m £140,000

1st (14) Voy Por Ustedes 15-2
2nd (7) Monet's Garden 8-1
3rd (5) Foreman 5-1
14 ran
Also: 9-2 Fav Racing Demon, 20-1 Wild Passion 4th

3.15 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) 2m 110yds £340,000

1st (5) Brave Inca 7-4 Fav
2nd (13) Macs Joy 13-2
3rd (9) Hardy Eustace 11-2
18 ran
Also: 8-1 Al Eile 4th

4.00 William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 3m 110yds £80,000

1st (12) Dun Doire 7-1
2nd (4) Juveigneur 16-1
3rd (1) Irish Hussar 66-1
4th (8) Model Son 14-1
21 ran
Also: 10-3 Fav Moulin Riche
NR: Little Big Horse

4.40 Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase 3m 7f £40,000

1st (8) Native Jack 7-2 Jt Fav
2nd (1) Spot Thedifference 12-1
3rd (16) Buailtes And Fadas 6-1
4th (10) Il de Boitron 100-1
16 ran
Also: 7-2 Jt Fav Good Step

5.20 Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) 2m 110yds £75,000

1st (9) Shamayoun 40-1
2nd (18) Artist's Muse 12-1
3rd (10) Patman du Charmil 40-1
4th (11) Gardasee 33-1
24 ran
Also: 9-2 Fav Royals Darling

Second Day - Wednesday, March 15 (Old Course)

Time Race Distance Total Prize Fund

2.00 Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f £100,000

1st (8) Nicanor 17-2
2nd (1) Denman 11-10 Fav
3rd (15) Refinement 11-2
17 ran
Also: 9-1 Mr Nosie 4th
NR: Eamon An Chnoic

2.35 Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) 3m 110yds £140,000

1st (15) Star de Mohaison 14-1
2nd (8) Idle Talk 33-1
3rd (7) Darkness 11-2
15 ran
Also: 9-2 Fav Commercial Flyer, 66-1 Lord Killeshanra 4th

3.15 Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 2m £290,000

1st (9) Newmill 16-1
2nd (4) Fota Island 4-1
3rd (7) Mister McGoldrick 50-1
12 ran
Also: 2-1 Fav Kauto Star, 7-1 Central House 4th
NR: Accordion Etoile

4.00 Coral Cup (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) 2m 5f £75,000

1st (2) Sky's The Limit 11-1
2nd (9) Strangely Brown 25-1
3rd (1) Dom d'Orgeval 20-1
4th (11) Phar Bleu 10-1
30 ran
Also: 5-1 Fav No Where To Hyde

4.40 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase 3m 110yds £50,000

1st (16) You're Special 33-1
2nd (17) Mon Mome 11-1
3rd (21) Undeniable 16-1
4th (19) Bee An Bee 25-1
21 ran
Also: 7-1 Jt Fav Liberthine, Parsons Legacy
NR: Native Jack, No Half Session, Better Days
No 10 Better Days (16-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4does not apply.

5.20 Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) 2m 110yds £40,000

1st (8) Hairy Molly 33-1
2nd (22) Pressgang 20-1
3rd (9) Kicks For Free 5-1
23 ran
Also: 5-2 Fav Equus Maximus, 12-1 Perce Rock 4th
NR: Sword Of Damascu

Third Day - Thursday, March 16 (New Course)

Time Race Distance Total Prize Fund

2.00 Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed Race) 2m 5f £80,000

1st (14) Reveillez 9-2 Fav
2nd (10) Copsale Lad 8-1
3rd (9) Tumbling Dice 14-1
4th (19) Direct Flight 25-1
18 ran
NR: Bold Bishop, Black Apalachi

2.35 Ryanair Chase (Grade 2) 2m 5f £150,000

1st (9) Fondmort 10-3 Jt Fav
2nd (11) Lacdoudal 20-1
3rd (3) Impek 10-3 Jt Fav
11 ran
Also: 14-1 My Will 4th

3.15 Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m £230,000

1st (15) My Way de Solzen 8-1
2nd (9) Golden Cross 5-1
3rd (12) Mighty Man 4-1 Fav
20 ran
Also: 33-1 Fire Dragon 4th
NR: Royal Paradise, Asian Maze

4.00 The Racing Post Plate (Grade 3) 2m 5f £75,000

1st (9) Non So 14-1
2nd (13) Kelrev 50-1
3rd (5) Graphic Approach 11-1
4th (17) Roman Ark 33-1
24 ran
Also: 5-1 Fav Ross River

4.40 Letheby & Christopher National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup 4m 1f £50,000

1st (7) Hot Weld 33-1
2nd (14) Beantown 40-1
3rd (6) Far From Trouble 7-2 Fav
22 ran
Also: 10-1 Wolf Creek 4th
NR: Deltic Arrow

5.20 Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed Race) 3m £60,000

1st (2) Kadoun 50-1
2nd (23) Hordago 10-1
3rd (7) Oodachee 10-1
4th (21) Liberman 20-1
24 ran
Also: 4-1 Fav Oulart

Fourth Day – Friday, March 17 (New Course)

Time Race Distance Total Prize Fund

2.00 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 1f £100,000

1st (4) Detroit City 7-2 Fav
2nd (5) Fair Along 25-1
3rd (2) Blazing Bailey 14-1
4th (14) Pace Shot 100-1
17 ran

2.35 Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) 3m £75,000

1st (3) Black Jack Ketchum Evens Fav
2nd (12) Powerstation 9-1
3rd (17) Travino 6-1
19 ran
Also: 33-1 Back To Bid 4th
NR: Alderbrook Girl

3.15 totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 110yds £400,000

1st (24) War of Attrition 15-2
2nd (7) Hedgehunter 16-1
3rd (6) Forget The Past 9-1
22 ran
Also: 4-1 Fav Beef Or Salmon, 10-1 L'Ami 4th
NR: Astonville, Turnium

4.00 Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup 3m 2f 110yds £40,000

1st (24) Whyso Mayo 20-1
2nd (11) First Down Jets 66-1
3rd (16) Joe Blake 14-1
24 ran
Also: 11-4 Fav Harbour Pilot, 14-1 Bothar Na 4th

4.40 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3) 2m 110yds £75,000

1st (15) Greenhope 20-1
2nd (13) Tiger Cry 6-1
3rd (24) Madison du Berlais 11-1
4th (10) Nyrche 20-1
23 ran
Also: 4-1 Fav Andreas
NR: Le Volfoni

5.20 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 1f £65,000

1st (15) Desert Quest 4-1 Jt Fav
2nd (13) Noble Request 25-1
3rd (9) Adamant Approach 50-1
4th (30) Pirate Flagship 10-1
29 ran
Also: 4-1 Jt Fav Studmaster
NR: Goldbrook