| R3 GB - CHELTENHAM | 15 March 2006 |
| Champion Chase G1 CHSE ($380,320), 3219m 3:51.40 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | NEWMILL (IRE) 8yo Gelding | JOHN JOSEPH MURPHY ANDREW J MCNAMARA | 74.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| NORWICH (GB) - LADY KAS (GB) | ||||||||||
| MRS MARY T HAYES | 2nd | FOTA ISLAND (IRE) 10yo Gelding | M F MORRIS A P MCCOY | 74.5 $5.00 | ||||||
| SUPREME LEADER (GB) - MARY KATE FINN (GB) | ||||||||||
| MR JOHN P MCMANUS | 3rd | MISTER MCGOLDRICK (GB) 9yo Gelding | MS SUE SMITH DOMINIC ELSWORTH | 74.5 $51.00 | ||||||
| SABREHILL (USA) - ANCHOR INN (GB) | ||||||||||
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| 4th | CENTRAL HOUSE (GB) 9yo Gelding | D T HUGHES MR R LOUGHRAN | 74.5 $8.00 | |||||||
| 5th | MOSCOW FLYER (IRE) 12yo Gelding | MRS J HARRINGTON B J GERAGHTY | 74.5 $6.00 | |||||||
| 6th | WATSON LAKE (IRE) 8yo Gelding | JOHN E KIELY P A CARBERRY | 74.5 $19.00 | |||||||
| 98th | RIVER CITY (IRE) 9yo Gelding | NOEL T CHANCE T DOYLE | 74.5 $34.00 | |||||||
| 98th | DEMPSEY (IRE) 8yo Gelding | M PITMAN ANDREW TINKLER | 74.5 $15.00 | |||||||
| 98th | ONEWAY (IRE) 9yo Gelding | M G RIMELL GRAHAM LEE | 74.5 $41.00 | |||||||
| 98th | KAUTO STAR (FR) 6yo Gelding | P F NICHOLLS R WALSH | 74.5 $3.00 | |||||||
| 98th | FUNDAMENTALIST (IRE) 8yo Gelding | N A TWISTON-DAVIES C LLEWELLYN | 74.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 98th | KARIO DE SORMAIN (FR) 8yo Mare | JEAN-PAUL GALLORINI T MAJORCRYK | 71.0 $21.00 | |||||||
The 2006 edition of the Champion Chase was a chaotic renewal, with the well-fancied Kauto Star exiting early in proceedings. But that did not detract from an impressive front-running performance from Newmill, who jumped well throughout, putting the jumping of his rivals under pressure from the outset.
