Full Result 2.50 Cheltenham | 14 March 1989

Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Championship Race

(1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £34,166.96 2nd £12,742.64 3rd £6,196.32 4th £2,625.60 5th £1,137.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Waterloo Boy 20/1 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	6	118	–	–	144	–
ch g Deep Run - Sapphire Red (Red Alert I)
Led 3rd to 4th, led 3 out until next, led approaching last, all out

2 ½	0. Southern Minstrel 9/1 C Grant W A Stephenson	C Grant W A Stephenson	6	118	–	–	143	–
ch g Black Minstrel - Jadida (FR) (Yelapa)
Always prominent, every chance flat, ridden and ran on well

3 1 [1½]	0. Sabin Du Loir (FR) 5/4F Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	10	118	–	–	142	–
b g Go Marching (USA) - Star Light I (FR) (Val De Loir)
Led to 3rd, led 4th to 3 out, led 2 out, soon headed, rallied under pressure flat

4 10 [11½]	0. Brookmount 20/1 Peter Hobbs J T Gifford	Peter Hobbs J T Gifford	7	118	–	–	132	–
ch g Bonne Noel - Neater (Double Jump I)
Behind, some headway from 3 out, never nearer

5 5 [16½]	0. Nohalmdun 16/1 R Marley M H Easterby	R Marley M H Easterby	8	118	–	–	127	–
b g Dragonara Palace (USA) - Damsel (Danzero)
Headway 8th, every chance 3 out, weakened next

6 15 [31½]	0. Feroda 20/1 T J Taaffe A L T Moore	T J Taaffe A L T Moore	8	118	–	–	112	–
b g Ashmore (FR) - Dedham Vale (Dike)
Headway 7th, 4th and every chance when blundered badly 3 out, not recover

7 5 [36½]	0. Impertain 500/1 L Cusack T W Cunningham	L Cusack T W Cunningham	9	118	–	–	107	–
br g Ascertain I (USA) - Swift Imp (Swift Flight II)
Chased leaders until weakened 9th

8 nk [36¾]	0. Yale 100/1 Conor O'Dwyer G A Hubbard	Conor O'Dwyer G A Hubbard	7	118	–	–	106	–
ch g Orchestra - Treasure Boat (Hook Money)
Prominent until 8th, soon weakened

9 [36¾]	0. Juven Light (FR) 8/1 Steve Smith-Eccles R Akehurst	Steve Smith-Eccles R Akehurst	8	118	–	–	–	–
b g Lightning (FR) - Juvenescence (Golden Horus)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened 8th

10 [36¾]	0. Grey Tornado I 500/1 B Powell Snr C L Popham	B Powell Snr C L Popham	8	118	–	–	–	–
b g Rugantino - Tornadora (Typhoon)
Always behind, tailed off

11 [36¾]	0. Hill's Pageant 50/1 K Mooney F Walwyn	K Mooney F Walwyn	10	118	–	–	–	–
b g Welsh Pageant (FR) - Reita (Gilles De Retz)
Always behind, tailed off

F	0. Nos Na Gaoithe 8/1 Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	6	118 b	–	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Abroad I (Takawalk)
Fell 3rd

PU	0. Phoenix Gold 5/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	9	118	–	–	–	–
ch g Precipice Wood - Valeria I (Vulgan)
Prominent until mistake and weakened 9th, pulled up before next

PU	0. The Dragon Master 66/1 G Mernagh Robert Waley-Cohen	G Mernagh Robert Waley-Cohen	7	118	–	–	–	–
br g Pollerton (IRE) - Glen Rambler (Wrekin Rambler)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

14 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 1.10s (slow by 9.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: M R Deeley (Waterloo Boy) 1st breeder: M And T O'Brien And D Magnier
2nd owner: Hathaway Roofing Ltd (Southern Minstrel)
3rd owner: B A Kilpatrick (Sabin Du Loir)

2:50 Cheltenham 14 Mar 1989

Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Championship Race