Horse Alert

06 Nov 2010 14:25 Down Royal

Winner: €140,000 (Penalty: €84,000); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding to Soft in places).

JNwine.com Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Kauto Star (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	U11/11F- / 24	Jump (232)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith	4/7
		tracked leader in 2nd, close up 5 out, pushed along in 2nd approaching 3 out, led 3 out, ridden before next, kept on strongly from last
2^nd	6	4 L	Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	11113-2 / 13	Jump (23)	A E Lynch	H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts…	5/1
		slow 1st and 2nd, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway in 3rd travelling well 4 out, ridden 3 out, no impression on leader in 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, just held 2nd run-in
3^rd	1	NK	China Rock (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	5442-11 / 9	Jump (23)	B J Geraghty	M F Morris Michael O'Flynn	5/1
		chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute 9th, led before 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, under pressure in 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, just held for 2nd
4^th	2	Dist	Coolcashin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	P6P1-P2 / 10	Flat (422), Jump (35)	D J Condon	M J Bowe John P Bowe	20/1
		held up towards rear, ridden in 6th and no impression 5 out, kept on one pace straight
5^th	4	9 L	Killyglen (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	2PP2P-2 / 10	Jump (16)	Paul Carberry	S R B Crawford Mr D L McCammon	16/1
		led, disputed from 9th, ridden and headed before 4 out, soon weakened
6^th	5	14 L	Mossbank (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	P11223/ / 11	Jump (927)	D N Russell	M Hourigan Gigginstown House…	33/1
		held up towards rear, 5th 6 out, ridden and no impression before 4 out where bad mistake, weakened
PU	7	-	Trafford Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	11234/3- / 10	Jump (371)	T J Doyle	Laurence Butler Butler Family Syndicate