16 Mar 2010 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £370,000 (Penalty: £210,937); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs).
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Binocular (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10) |
113-531 / 20 |
Flat (982), Jump (38) |
A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| held up, improved into 5th approaching 4th, went 2nd after 3 out, led going well soon after next, ran on strongly flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3½ L |
Khyber Kim (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
500-511 / 11 |
Flat (1264), Jump (94) |
P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Mould |
7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, switched left and chased winner approaching last, ran on, no impression | ||||||||||
3rd |
12 |
| 6 L |
Zaynar (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
111-112 / 8 |
Flat (631), Jump (26) |
Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Men In Our Position |
15/2 | |
| chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, lost 2nd 2 out, beaten when jumped left last, one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 2½ L |
Celestial Halo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 10) |
120-124 / 10 |
Flat (913), Jump (51) |
Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
7/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed after 2 out, relegated to 4th and beaten before last | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| NS |
Starluck (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
143-122 / 10 |
Flat (13), Jump (80) |
T J Murphy | A Fleming Mr A T A Wates |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, headway to go 5th approaching last, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 6 L |
Solwhit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1-11311 / 9 |
Flat (499), Jump (51) |
D N Russell | C Byrnes Top Of The Hill… |
6/1 | |
| held up, went 5th after 2nd, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, soon in rear, no impression after | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| ¾ L |
Medermit (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
125-331 / 11 |
Jump (52) | R Thornton | A King The Dunkley & Reilly… |
11/1 | |
| held up, went 4th after 2nd, closed approaching 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 4½ L |
Jumbo Rio (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
211232 / 6 |
Flat (499), Jump (31) |
A J McNamara | E J O'Grady Patrick Wilmott |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Punjabi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
31-2421 / 10 |
Flat (656), Jump (17) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Raymond Tooth |
15/2 | |
| chased leaders, closed after 3rd, not fluent next, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
3 |
| HD |
Go Native (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 10) |
1-41211 / 9 |
Jump (80) | Paul Carberry | N Meade Docado Syndicate |
11/4 | |
| held up in rear on inside, jumped right 1st, blundered next, headway to go 5th after 2 out, soon weakened, eased flat | ||||||||||
11th |
8 |
| NK |
Raise Your Heart (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
310-010 / 7 |
Flat (12), Jump (121) |
J Cullen | Ms J Morgan Gaeltacht Gang… |
100/1 | |
| held up in rear, still going well enough when not much room briefly before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
12th |
11 |
| 19 L |
Won In The Dark (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
746511 / 10 |
Flat (222), Jump (16) |
G Lee | Miss S J Harty Gerard V Crehan |
40/1 | |
| raced in 4th until 2nd, weakened approaching 4th, soon well behind, hit 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||