Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 12 March 2003

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1

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

1st £145,000 2nd £55,000 3rd £27,500 4th £12,500 5th £6,250 6th £3,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Moscow Flyer (IRE) 7/4F Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	9	120	–	162	174	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Meelick Lady (IRE) (Duky)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders from 5th, hit 4 out, challenging and going well when left clear 2 out, driven clear run-in (op 9-4 after 5-2 in places, tchd 13-8)

2 7	9. Native Upmanship (IRE) 12/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	10	120	–	155	165	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Hi' Upham (Deep Run)
Behind, pushed along from 8th, headway and going well 3 out, chasing leaders and hampered when left 2nd 2 out, kept on but no impression on winner (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

3 3 [10]	1. Cenkos (FR) 7/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	120	169	152	164	–
ch g Nikos - Vincenza (Grundy)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, left 3rd and hampered 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 6-1)

4 5 [15]	5. Geos (FR) 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	120	153	147	159	–
bb g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Kaprika (FR) (Cadoudal)
Behind, pushed along 4th, hit 8th, never going pace to reach leaders, no chance when hampered and left 4th 2 out (tchd 33-1 in places)

5 5 [20]	3. Flagship Uberalles (IRE) 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	120 b	169	142	151	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Fourth Degree (Oats)
Behind, headway 5th, chased leaders and ridden 4 out, weakened next (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

6 2½ [22½]	2. Edredon Bleu (FR) 12/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	11	120 t	171	139	148	–
b g Grand Tresor (FR) - Nuit Bleue III (FR) (Le Pontet)
Led until narrowly headed 8th, stayed pressing for lead until weakened 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

7 1¼ [23¾]	6. Kadarann (IRE) 9/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	6	120	167	137	151	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Kadassa (IRE) (Shardari)
Always behind, blundered 2nd, not fluent 7th, no chance when hit 4 out (op 6-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

8 10 [33¾]	4. Florida Pearl (IRE) 12/1 Paul Carberry W P Mullins	Paul Carberry W P Mullins	11	120	–	127	138	–
b g Florida Son - Ice Pearl (Flatbush)
Hit 2nd, always struggling to go pace and behind (op 10-1)

F	11. Tiutchev 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	10	120	167	–	–	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Tracked leaders until fell 5th (tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places and 9-2 in places)

F	7. Latalomne (USA) 25/1 V T Keane Brian Ellison	V T Keane Brian Ellison	9	120	150	–	163	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Sanctuary I (Welsh Pageant)
Pressed leaders, challenged from 7th until led 4 out, still slight advantage and going well when fell 2 out (tchd 33-1 in a place)

F	10. Seebald (GER) 14/1 Norman Williamson M C Pipe	Norman Williamson M C Pipe	8	120	162	–	163	–
b g Mulberry (FR) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
Soon in touch, tracked leaders 5th, challenged from 7th, slight lead next, narrowly headed but every chance 4 out, upsides and ridden when fell 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 3m 53.70s (slow by 1.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Brian Kearney (Moscow Flyer) 1st breeder: Edward Joyce
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier (Native Upmanship)
3rd owner: Mrs J Stewart (Cenkos)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.60 £3.70 £2.50 Ex: £36.90 CSF: £25.24 Tricast: £122.64 Trifecta: £196.20 Pool of £10,143.80 - 36.70 winning units

3:15 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2003

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1