Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 12 March 2002

Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £72,500 2nd £27,500 3rd £13,750 4th £6,250 5th £3,125 6th £1,875

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Moscow Flyer (IRE) 11/2 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	8	118	–	140	167	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Meelick Lady (IRE) (Duky)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders 4 out, went close 2nd 3 out, led next, driven clear run-in, readily (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

2 4	7. Seebald (GER) 5/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	118	152	136	160	–
b g Mulberry (FR) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
Behind, pushed along 6th, headway 8th, stayed on well to press leaders 3 out, chased winner after next, kept on but no impression run-in (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

3 13 [17]	10. Armaturk (FR) 8/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	5	113	–	118	144	–
ch g Baby Turk - Armalita (FR) (Goodland I)
Tracked leader, challenged 5th, led next, narrowly headed and blundered 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure (tchd 9-1 in places)

4 ¾ [17¾]	8. Truckers Tavern (IRE) 11/1 John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	7	118	–	122	146	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Sweet Tulip (Beau Chapeau)
Dropped in rear 3rd, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied under pressure from 2 out, kept on run-in but not a danger (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5 5 [22¾]	4. Fondmort (FR) 4/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	118	143	117	142	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Hansie (FR) (Sukawa)
In touch, chased leaders from 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out, finished lame (jockey said gelding finished lame) (tchd 9-2)

6 2 [24¾]	1. Assessed (IRE) 25/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	8	118	–	115	142	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Tax Code (Workboy I)
Behind, blundered 5th and 7th, some headway from 3 out, staying but not a danger when mistake last, kept on again close home (op 20-1)

7 9 [33¾]	2. Barton 9/2 Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	9	118	–	106	133	–
ch g Port Etienne I (FR) - Peanuts (FR) (Mistigri)
In touch, chased leaders from 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakened next (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

8 2½ [36¼]	12. Kadarann (IRE) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	5	113	134	98	123	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Kadassa (IRE) (Shardari)
Chased leaders, hit 4th, went 2nd 8th, ridden 4 out,soon weakened (op 14-1)

9 18 [54¼]	3. Ei Ei 100/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	7	118	120	85	110	–
b g North Briton - Branitska (Mummy's Pet)
Chased leaders, challenged 3rd, stayed prominent until weakened 8th (op 66-1)

10 ½ [54¾]	9. Youlneverwalkalone (IRE) 10/1 Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	8	118	–	84	130	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - In My Time (Levmoss)
Held up in rear, hampered bend after 8th, ridden next and soon weakened (tchd 11-1 in places)

F	11. Jardin De Beaulieu (FR) 100/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	5	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Rough Magic (FR) - Emblem (FR) (Siberian Express)
Hit 2nd, behind when blundered 7th, tailed off when fell 2 out (op 66-1 after 200-1 in a place)

PU	5. Il'Athou (FR) 20/1 Henry Oliver Simon Sherwood	Henry Oliver Simon Sherwood	6	118	133	–	–	–
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Va Thou Line (FR) (El Badr)
Led to 6th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 25-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 3m 50.50s (fast by 1.50s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Brian Kearney (Moscow Flyer) 1st breeder: Edward Joyce
2nd owner: The Macca & Growler Partnership (Seebald)
3rd owner: B C Marshall (Armaturk)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £1.80 £1.70 £2.20 Ex: £24.30 CSF: £21.55 Tricast: £117.09 Trifecta: £285.90 Pool £6,122.50 - 15.20 winning units.

2:35 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2002

Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Class A Grade 1