13 Mar 2009 16:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £24,008); Distance: 3m 2f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
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1st |
7 |
| - |
Cappa Bleu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
F21-111 / 13 |
Jump (26) | Mr R Burton | Mrs S Crow Mr & Mrs William… |
11/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, prominent from 13th, took narrow lead approaching 2 out, edged left soon after last, stayed on well to draw clear final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
23 |
| 12 L |
Turthen (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
P28-111 / 10 |
Jump (27) | Miss C Tizzard | C St V Fox Mr C St V Fox |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 12th, challenging 3 out, every chance last, no extra and edged right flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| ½ L |
Baby Run (FR) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1213/21 / 13 |
Jump (23) | Mr S Twiston-davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
14/1 | |
| with leader, hit 11th, led 13th, headed narrowly before 2 out, still close 3rd last, stayed on one pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 8 L |
Amicelli (GER) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1111-1F / 13 |
Flat (2000), Jump (20) |
Mr O Greenall | Mrs C Coward Mrs C A Coward |
9/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 12th and lost place, ridden 16th, closed 18th, outpaced by leaders from 3 out | ||||||||||
5th |
20 |
| 3¾ L |
Robbers Glen (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
11-115B / 11 |
Jump (22) | Mrs V Jackson | Mrs V Jackson Mrs V Jackson |
18/1 | |
| in rear and wide, some headway before 18th, not in contention, stayed on approaching 2 out, never a danger | ||||||||||
6th |
22 |
| 1½ L |
Southwestern (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 12 0) |
15F-421 / 13 |
Jump (13) | Mr N Harris | Mrs C C Scott The Exmoor Partners |
14/1 | |
| held up, hampered 7th, headway approaching 13th, soon prominent, challenging 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 6 L |
Chilling Place (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
2/225-11 / 10 |
Jump (20) | Mr B J Tuckey | M J Tuckey Mr M J Tuckey |
33/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 6th, ridden before 17th, hit 4 out, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
17 |
| 1¼ L |
Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
5P/12-11 / 14 |
Jump (27) | Ms N Carberry | Noel T Chance Miss Eimear Chance |
11/1 | |
| held up, hampered 7th, jumped right 13th, headway 16th, 5th and in touch when blundered 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
15 |
| 3½ L |
Limerick Boy (GER) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
P/68-F11 / 11 |
Flat (1771), Jump (14) |
Mr William Biddick | Miss V Williams Favourites Racing… |
12/1 | |
| mid-divison, hit 15th, blundered 16th, struggling from 4 out | ||||||||||
10th |
14 |
| 10 L |
Kingscliff (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
2/5P-131 / 12 |
Jump (27) | Mr I Chanin | Miss M J McGuinness Mr A J Sendell |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered and lost place 7th, reminders 9th, struggled on from 16th | ||||||||||
11th |
1 |
| 3½ L |
Always Right (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
111-11F / 12 |
Jump (22) | Mr C Dawson | J Wade Mr John Wade |
25/1 | |
| held up, progress into mid-division 13th, closing when mistake 17th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
13 |
| 7 L |
Juveigneur (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
6P4-111 / 14 |
Jump (19) | Mr J T McNamara | E M O'Sullivan Tomas Singleton |
7/2 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, hit 16th, mistake next, mistake and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
13th |
24 |
| 3½ L |
You Do The Math (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1121-31 / 11 |
Jump (22) | Mr J S Horton | C E Longsdon Mr Charles Horton |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 12th, in rear after | ||||||||||
14th |
8 |
| 18 L |
Chief Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
F-81111 / 9 |
Jump (16) | Mr J D Moore | B R Hamilton R W Donaldson |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, in touch 11th, weakening when mistake 15th, mistake 17th | ||||||||||
15th |
5 |
| 3¼ L |
Border Fusion (GB) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
11-2123 / 11 |
Jump (27) | Mr M J O'Connor | G Hanmer Mr Steve Edkins |
28/1 | |
| jumped right several fences, in rear, behind 10th | ||||||||||
16th |
11 |
| 21 L |
Dublin Hunter (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 12 0) |
142381 / 13 |
Jump (20) | Mr J M Earls | G Elliott Woodlawn Racing… |
100/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 5th, lost place 14th, soon in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Back Nine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
212-161 / 13 |
Jump (24) | Mr S Allwood | Miss Western Miss Jane Western |
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FE |
21 |
| - |
Royal Auclair (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
352-P11 / 12 |
Jump (19) | Ian Popham | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith |
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PU |
6 |
| - |
Buckby Lane (GB) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
121F-33 / 14 |
Jump (21) | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Miss J V Starkey Mrs P Starkey |
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FE |
19 |
| - |
Proud Andees (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
4/31-111 / 11 |
Jump (19) | Mr A Wintle | G Hanmer Miss Sarah M Thomas |
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PU |
18 |
| - |
Ofarel D'airy (FR) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
00-2111 / 8 |
Flat (1182), Jump (21) |
Mr T Greenall | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend |
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FE |
16 |
| - |
Marblehead (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 12 0) |
121-2P4 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Mr M Wall | F O'Brien Mr J C Collett |
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PU |
10 |
| - |
Christy Beamish (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1F115-1 / 13 |
Jump (19) | Miss C Allen | Miss S M Taylor Mr M Mann |
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PU |
12 |
| - |
Gaelsbob (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
43111-1 / 12 |
Jump (48) | Mr W L Morgan | Mrs E Bishop Mrs J K Powell |
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