Full Result 3.30 Cheltenham | 10 March 2020

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Soft 8 hurdles

1st £264,609.67 2nd £99,692.99 3rd £49,893.53 4th £24,923.25 5th £12,508.65 6th £6,254.33 7th £3,103.65 8th £1,598.85

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	17. Epatante (FR) 2/1F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	113	159	155	162	–
b m No Risk At All (FR) - Kadjara (FR) (Silver Rainbow)
Looked well; in touch, not fluent 3 out, tracked leaders going well before 2 out, led last, asserted and ran on well final 100yds

2 3	14. Sharjah (FR) 16/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	7	1110 t	163	158	165	–
b g Doctor Dino (FR) - Saaryeh (Royal Academy)
Held up in rear, headway going well 2 out, ridden to chase winner run-in, no impression (op 14/1)

3 3¾ [6¾]	7. Darver Star (IRE) 17/2 Jonathan Moore Gavin Cromwell	Jonathan Moore Gavin Cromwell	8	1110 t	158	154	161	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Maggies Oscar (IRE) (Oscar)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, ridden to lead between last 2, headed last, lost 2nd run-in, kept on same pace final 100yds (op 10/1)

4 2¾ [9½]	3. Cilaos Emery (FR) 7/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	8	1110 h	159	151	159	–
b g Califet (FR) - Queissa (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Held up, headway before 3 out, ridden to chase leaders and close up approaching last, kept on under pressure run-in, edged left final 75yds, one pace after (tchd 13/2)

5 2 [11½]	13. Petit Mouchoir (FR) 25/1 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	9	1110 p	158	148	158	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Arnette (FR) (Denham Red)
Led after 1st, ridden and headed between last 2, hung right run-in, no extra

6 ½ [12]	15. Silver Streak (IRE) 20/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	7	1110	158	147	156	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Happy Talk (IRE) (Hamas)
Midfield, mistake 3rd, ridden before last, kept on run-in, never able to trouble leaders (op 25/1)

7 2½ [14½]	16. Supasundae 9/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	10	1110 t	160	144	154	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Distinctive Look (IRE) (Danehill)
Sweating, midfield, headway after 4 out, effort to chase leaders 2 out, unable to quicken under pressure approaching last, weakened run-in (op 10/1)

8 1½ [16]	1. Ballyandy 20/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1110	155	142	151	–
b g Kayf Tara - Megalex (Karinga Bay)
Looked well; led, headed after 1st, in touch, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no impression after

9 3 [19]	12. Pentland Hills (IRE) 9/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	5	1110	157	139	149	–
b g Motivator - Elle Galante (GER) (Galileo)
Held up, not fluent 4th, pushed along and some headway before last, never involved (op 8/1)

10 1 [20]	6. Darasso (FR) 40/1 Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7	1110	156	137	147	–
br g Konig Turf (GER) - Nassora (FR) (Assessor)
Held up, ridden after 4 out, plugged on approaching last, never a threat

11 6 [26]	8. Fusil Raffles (FR) 20/1 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson	Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson	5	1110	150	130	142	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Tali Des Obeaux (FR) (Panoramic I)
Midfield, lost place after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, no danger after (op 33/1)

12 2¾ [28¾]	9. Gumball (FR) 100/1 Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs	Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs	6	1110 h	152	127	139	–
gr g No Risk At All (FR) - Good Time Girl (FR) (Slickly)
Midfield early, tracked leaders after 2nd, mistake 4 out, lost place 3 out, not fluent under pressure 2 out, soon weakened

13 1¼ [30]	2. Call Me Lord (FR) 10/1 James Bowen Nicky Henderson	James Bowen Nicky Henderson	7	1110	157	125	138	–
bb g Slickly (FR) - Sosa (GER) (Cape Cross)
Held up, not fluent 4th, ridden after 2 out, never a threat (op 14/1)

14 1¼ [31¼]	10. Le Patriote (FR) 100/1 Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland	Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland	8	1110 b¹	150	123	137	–
b g Poliglote - Sentosa (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Held up, mistake 4 out, headway approaching 3 out, soon chasing leaders, well there 2 out, ridden and weakened before last (op 125/1)

15 24 [55¼]	4. Coeur Sublime (IRE) 12/1 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	5	1110 t¹	155	92	112	–
b g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Love Knot (IRE) (Lomitas)
Looked well; in touch, mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 16/1)

PU	11. Not So Sleepy 33/1 Jonathan Burke Hughie Morrison	Jonathan Burke Hughie Morrison	8	1110 t	143	–	–	–
ch g Beat Hollow - Papillon De Bronze (IRE) (Marju)
Raced keenly, headway to track leaders after 1st, weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before last (tchd 28/1)

PU	5. Cornerstone Lad 33/1 Henry Brooke Micky Hammond	Henry Brooke Micky Hammond	6	1110	159	–	–	–
b g Delegator - Chapel Corner (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Chased leader to 4 out, ridden and weakened soon after, behind when pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance other than the jockey said the gelding ran flat) (op 25/1)

17 ran Off time: 3:32:04 Winning time: 4m 7.03s (slow by 18.03s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: John P McManus (Epatante) 1st breeder: Francois-Xavier & Anne Doulce Lefeuvre
2nd owner: Mrs S Ricci (Sharjah)
3rd owner: SSP Number Twentytwo Syndicate (Darver Star)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.90 £5.30 £2.70 Ex: £47.40 CSF: £34.05 Tricast: £245.93 Trifecta: £433.90

3:30 Cheltenham 10 Mar 2020

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)