| Course: HAYDOCK | Race date:18/02/06 | Race time:2:15 | Runners:5 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Heavy | Winners time:4m 3.10s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlut | D Gallagher | F-M Cottin | 11-8 | 4 | 135 | 0 | 5/1 | 7 | 5.95 | 2.96 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Bold Fire | Christian Williams | P F Nicholls | 11-1 | 4 | 123 | 134 | EvensF | 2.3 | 2.11 | 1.62 | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Onnix | A Duchene | F Doumen | 11-4 | 4 | 118 | 0 | 11/4 | 7.6 | 4.11 | 3.65 | 3.4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Ortega | P J Brennan | P J Hobbs | 10-12 | 4 | 98 | 0 | 12/1 | 34 | 17.67 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Astronomical | G Lee | Miss S J Wilton | 11-4 | 4 | 99 | 115 | 12/1 | 50 | 17.02 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 20 |
The winner, proven on testing ground, took no prisoners from the outset and although his rivals were close enough if good enough on the home turn, he gradually beat them all off, with the exception of Bold Fire, who continued to prove a threat until she was out-pointed from the final flight. The winner showed a tendency to jump to his left in the straight, but he proved more than resolute under pressure.
Onnix, who was patiently ridden, was unable to do anything quickly enough when the race began in earnest and could never get in a blow at the two principals.
Ortega found this too tough, while Astronomical, off the course for 11 weeks since making a winning debut, finished well adrift and may have found these conditions too testing.
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