10 Mar 2009 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £370,000 (Penalty: £210,937); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
17 |
| - |
Punjabi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
231-1F3 / 22 |
Flat (285), Jump (24) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Raymond Tooth |
22/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 5th, went close 2nd after 3 out, narrow lead last, driven out, held on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| NK |
Celestial Halo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 10) |
1212-21 / 10 |
Flat (542), Jump (38) |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
17/2 | |
| always prominent, narrow lead before 3 out, ridden and pressed after 2 out, headed last, ran on towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| HD |
Binocular (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10) |
1121-11 / 9 |
Flat (611), Jump (80) |
A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
6/4 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 5th, chased leading pair before 2 out, not fluent last, ridden flat, ran on towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Crack Away Jack (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
311-125 / 11 |
Flat (855), Jump (80) |
N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle GDM Partnership |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady progress into mid-division 3 out, not much room after 2 out, went 4th last, closed on leaders flat, no impression near finish | ||||||||||
5th |
14 |
| 2¾ L |
Muirhead (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
110-542 / 12 |
Jump (44) | D J Condon | N Meade Mrs Pat Sloan |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, jumped left 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat | ||||||||||
6th |
13 |
| NK |
Katchit (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
211-234 / 8 |
Flat (920), Jump (80) |
R Thornton | A King D S J P Syndicate |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 4th, outpaced after next, stayed on approaching last, drifted left and kept on flat | ||||||||||
7th |
21 |
| 8 L |
Snap Tie (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
223-123 / 11 |
Jump (52) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley |
40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 5th, beaten when not much room after 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
8th |
12 |
| 3¼ L |
Jered (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
5111-13 / 9 |
Jump (114) | D J Casey | N Meade John P McManus |
33/1 | |
| towards rear, mistakes 1st and 2nd, slightly hampered 3 out, ran on flat, never in contention | ||||||||||
9th |
11 |
| ½ L |
Hardy Eustace (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
20-1385 / 13 |
Flat (506), Jump (44) |
P W Flood | D T Hughes Laurence Byrne |
100/1 | |
| prominent, led after 5th, narrowly headed before 3 out, bumped 2 out, weakening when hampered soon after | ||||||||||
10th |
23 |
| 3 L |
Won In The Dark (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1231-42 / 10 |
Flat (128), Jump (71) |
D N Russell | Miss S J Harty Gerard V Crehan |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, progress on inside after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
11th |
15 |
| ¾ L |
Osana (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2/2122-2 / 12 |
Flat (915), Jump (38) |
A J McNamara | D Pipe John P McManus |
13/2 | |
| led, headed after 5th, soon driven, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
24 |
| 3¼ L |
Whiteoak (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 3) |
12112-2 / 7 |
Jump (24) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr Brendan Richardson |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, ridden and some headway before 3 out, no further progress | ||||||||||
13th |
4 |
| 3¼ L |
Blue Bajan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
62-1333 / 11 |
Flat (591), Jump (74) |
G Lee | Andrew Turnell Dr John Hollowood |
80/1 | |
| sweating, held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, struggling approaching 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
14th |
19 |
| 5 L |
Sentry Duty (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10) |
4/100-11 / 11 |
Flat (307), Jump (80) |
Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mr Peter Spiller |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 1st, ridden and struggling when hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
15th |
22 |
| 14 L |
Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
442-214 / 11 |
Flat (1371), Jump (44) |
P A Carberry | R A Hennessy W Hennessy |
20/1 | |
| sweating, held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, no further progress | ||||||||||
16th |
1 |
| 7 L |
Alph (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
02-9344 / 13 |
Flat (1662), Jump (38) |
C Bolger | R A Teal Mr Andy Chard |
250/1 | |
| taken to post early, mid-division, ridden 5th, soon struggling | ||||||||||
17th |
10 |
| ¾ L |
Harchibald (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
5/1204-1 / 10 |
Flat (151), Jump (74) |
Paul Carberry | N Meade D P Sharkey |
33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
18th |
5 |
| 3¼ L |
Brave Inca (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
226/231 / 11 |
Jump (44) | D Elsworth | Colm Murphy Novices Syndicate |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders to 4th, well behind 3 out | ||||||||||
19th |
2 |
| 2½ L |
Ashkazar (FR) (Colt, bay, 11 10) |
4112-01 / 9 |
Flat (605), Jump (24) |
T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, pushed along next, weakened 5th, well behind when went sharply left 2 out | ||||||||||
20th |
9 |
| 2¾ L |
Ebaziyan (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 10) |
5003-21 / 9 |
Flat (1381), Jump (9) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Peter Garvey |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, mistakes 1st and 2nd, struggling when hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
21st |
18 |
| 10 L |
River Liane (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
210-173 / 8 |
Jump (44) | N P Madden | T Cooper Mrs Valerie Courtney |
125/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and behind 4th | ||||||||||
FE |
16 |
| - |
Othermix (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
1424-15 / 9 |
Jump (261) | P J Brennan | T R George Mlle A rosa |
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20 |
| - |
Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
F110-25 / 13 |
Jump (71) | D F O'Regan | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… |
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PU |
8 |
| - |
Cybergenic (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
035/511- / 13 |
Flat (886), Jump (627) |
K Mercer | Paul Murphy Mr K M Parry |
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