14 Mar 2006 03:15 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £202,683); Distance: 3630; Class: 1; Eligibility: 6yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Brave Inca (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 23 |
A P McCoy | Colm Murphy Novices Syndicate |
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| chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, narrow lead 2 out, hard pressed last, hard driven and stayed on gamely flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 1 L |
Macs Joy (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington Mac's J Racing… |
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| held up, headway to chase leaders 3 out, stayed on between last 2, mistake last, switched left and chased winner flat, kept on but no impression | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Hardy Eustace (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 13 |
Conor O'Dwyer | D T Hughes Laurence Byrne |
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| chased leaders, led 4th, ridden and narrowly headed 2 out, stayed challenging under pressure, driven last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Al Eile (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
T J Murphy | John Queally Mr M A Ryan |
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| in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, no extra when hit last 2 | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Arcalis (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
G Lee | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
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| held up in rear, hit 5th, headway from 3 out, staying on one pace when hit last | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 9 L |
Briareus (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
Mr T Greenall | A M Balding Miss E J Lambourne |
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| in touch until mistake and weakened 5th | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| SHD |
Kawagino (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
J E Moore | J W Mullins Mrs M Rayner /… |
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| held up in rear, headway from 5th, one pace and no chance when hampered last | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Faasel (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 12 |
A Dobbin | N G Richards Mr J Heard |
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| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and beaten next | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| SHD |
The French Furze (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 14 |
Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr Jim Ennis |
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| reluctant to line up, behind, never dangerous | ||||||||||
10th |
0 |
| 8 L |
Royal Shakespeare (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
T Scudamore | S Gollings Mr J B Webb |
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| always behind, hampered 4th | ||||||||||
11th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Intersky Falcon (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 9 |
M A Fitzgerald | Jonjo & A O'Neill Interskyracing… |
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| held up in mid-division, hampered 4th, weakened next | ||||||||||
12th |
0 |
| 15 L |
Admiral (IRE) (Colt, , 164) |
/ 8 |
P C O'Neill | R C Guest Highclere Thoroughbred… |
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| chased leader to 5th, weakened rapidly before next | ||||||||||
13th |
0 |
| Dist |
Astonville (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 14 |
B Hitchcott | P Cottin Mrs Carol Morgan |
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| always behind, hit 2nd | ||||||||||
14th |
0 |
| Dist |
Fiepes Shuffle (GER) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 8 |
Paul Carberry | C Von Der Recke Stall Jenny |
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| led at fast pace, headed 4th, weakened rapidly next, tailed off | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Leo's Luckyman (USA) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 8 |
J P McNamara | R S Brookhouse Mrs S J Brookhouse |
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| behind, hampered 4th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Penzance (GB) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 7 |
R Thornton | A King Elite Racing Club |
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| in touch, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 6th and well beaten when fell | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Turnium (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 13 |
James Davies | P Cottin Mrs A M O'Shea |
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| soon driven along in rear, mistake 3rd, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Asian Maze (IRE) (Mare, , 157) |
/ 6 |
Ruby Walsh | Thomas Mullins Mrs C A Moore |
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| close up when fell | ||||||||||