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Cheltenham Result
11 Mar 2008

« 3:15 » Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1

  • (Class 1) (4yo+) (2m110y) 2m½f Good To Soft 8 hdles
  • £205,272.00, £77,004.00, £38,556.00, £19,224.00, £9,648.00, £4,824.00
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Katchit (IRE) 10/1 5 11-10  A King 159 * * »
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Miracle (Ezzoud) Robert Thornton
 
Soon well there, went 2nd 4 out, ridden to take narrow lead 2 out, stayed on under pressure when strongly challenged last, edged left final 50yds, all out
 
 
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1 Osana (FR) 9/2 6 11-10  D E Pipe 163 * * »
b g Video Rock (FR) - Voilette (FR) (Brezzo) Tom Scudamore
 
Led, 5 lengths clear 4th, ridden after 4 out, narrowly headed but upsides 2 out, still challenging last, one pace under pressure when carried left final 50yds (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in a place)
  
 
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3

5 Punjabi 25/1 5 11-10  N J Henderson 156 * * »
b g Komaite (USA) - Competa (Hernando) B J Geraghty
 
Held up in rear, still plenty to do when headway 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out and kept on run-in to take 3rd but never going pace to reach leading duo (tchd 33-1 in a place)
  
 
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4

1 Sublimity (FR) 7/1 8 11-10 t John G Carr 166 * * »
b g Selkirk (USA) - Fig Tree Drive (USA) (Miswaki) P A Carberry
 
In touch, headway and not fluent 4 out, pressed leaders 2 out, driven to challenge when not fluent on landing last, beaten soon after (tchd 6-1 in a place)
  
 
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5

8 Straw Bear (USA) 20/1 7 11-10  N J Gifford 163 * * »
ch g Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE) (Scottish Reel) A P McCoy
 
Held up in rear, headway from 4 out to get in touch 3 out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression from 2 out
 
 
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6

2¼ Catch Me (GER) 10/1 6 11-10  E J O'Grady 153 * * »
b g Law Society (USA) - Calcida (GER) (Konigsstuhl) R Walsh
 
In touch, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden and mistake next, never dangerous after (op 9-1)
  
 
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7

½ Afsoun (FR) 16/1 6 11-10  N J Henderson 163 * * »
b g Kahyasi - Afragha (IRE) (Darshaan) Mick Fitzgerald
 
Chased leader to 4 out, ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out, stayed on from well off pace approaching last and finished strongly run-in (op 20-1)
  
 
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8

1¼ Farmer Brown (IRE) 50/1 7 11-10  P Hughes 155 * *
b g Bob Back (USA) - Magic Moonbeam (IRE) (Decent Fellow) D N Russell
 
Held up in rear, headway from 4 out, never going pace to press leaders, no chance when blundered last (op 40-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)
  
 
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7 Kawagino (IRE) 200/1 8 11-10  J W Mullins 152 * * »
b g Perugino (USA) - Sharakawa (IRE) (Darshaan) Wayne Kavanagh
 
Prominent early, behind from 4th, kept on again approaching last
 
 
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7 Harchibald (FR) 13/2 9 11-10 t Noel Meade 162 * * »
b g Perugino (USA) - Dame D'Harvard (USA) (Quest For Fame) P Carberry
 
Held up in rear, token effort and shaken up approaching 3 out, never remotely in contention (tchd 7-1 in places and 8-1 in places)
  
 
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2½ Blythe Knight (IRE) 50/1 8 11-10  J J Quinn 152 * * »
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Blushing Barada (USA) (Blushing Groom) Dougie Costello
 
Chased leaders to 4 out, weakened next (op 40-1)
  
 
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¾ Ebaziyan (IRE) 33/1 7 11-10  W P Mullins 155 * * »
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Ebadiyla (IRE) (Sadler's Wells) D J Condon
 
Hit 3rd, towards rear most of way
 
 
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39 Contraband 250/1 10 11-10  Paul Murphy 130 * * »
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Shortfall (Last Tycoon) T J Dreaper
 
Well behind from 3rd, tailed off
 
 
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14

26 Sizing Europe (IRE) 2/1F 6 11-10  Henry De Bromhead 167 * * »
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE) (Mandalus) Andrew J McNamara
 
Chased leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, weakened quickly before last, virtually pulled up run-in (op 9-4 tchd 5-2, 11-4 in a place)
  
 
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Bobs Pride (IRE) 66/1 6 11-10  D K Weld 140 * * »
b g Marju (IRE) - Vyatka (Lion Cavern) Denis O'Regan
 
Soon behind, tailed off, pulled up before last
 
 
15 ran TIME 4m 8.10s (slow by 16.10s) Total SP 119%
NON RUNNERS: Kalderon (GER), Salford City (IRE)
1st OWNER: D S J P Syndicate BRED: Whitley Stud TRAINER: A King
2nd OWNER: Thomas Barr
3rd OWNER: Raymond Tooth
TOTE WIN £8.80 PL £2.50, £2.60, £5.40; Ex £42.60; CSF £52.10 TRIFECTA £757.80 Pool: £16,118.68 - 15.10 winning units.
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