3:15 Cheltenham 15 Mar 2005
Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Class A Grade 1
(Class 1) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles
1st
£174,000 2nd
£66,000 3rd
£33,000 4th
£15,000 5th
£7,500 6th
£4,500
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | 1110 b | – | 152 | 168 | – | ||||
| b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro) | ||||||||||
| Dictated moderate to fair tempo, made all, increased tempo from 3 out, joined run-in, held on gamely, all out (tchd 4-1 and 10-3 in places) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | – | 151 | 167 | – | ||||
| b g Perugino (USA) - Dame D'Harvard (USA) (Quest For Fame) | ||||||||||
| Patiently ridden towards rear, steady headway 3 out, joined winner on bit after last, shaken up final 50yds, lacked response (tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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7 | 1110 | – | 151 | 167 | – | ||||
| b g Good Thyne (USA) - Wigwam Mam (IRE) (Commanche Run) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, driven to challenge from 2 out, ran on (op 8-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | – | 148 | 164 | – | ||||
| b g Accordion (IRE) - Royal Thimble (IRE) (Prince Rupert) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, headway 3 out, not fluent next, hard ridden and not quicken last (op 12-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | – | 146 | 164 | – | ||||
| b g Religiously (USA) - Snob's Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, challenged 2 out, one pace approaching last (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 tb | 161 | 145 | 162 | – | ||||
| ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - I'll Try (Try My Best) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, headway 3 out, ridden and stayed on from 2 out, not reach leaders (op 33-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | – | 143 | 160 | – | ||||
| b g Alzao (USA) - Kilcsem Eile (IRE) (Commanche Run) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders until hard ridden and beaten 2 out (tchd 22-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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11 | 1110 | 165 | 140 | 159 | – | ||||
| gr g Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage (Nearly A Hand) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, headway into midfield when pecked 2 out, no further progress (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | – | 139 | 157 | – | ||||
| br g Bob Back (USA) - Storm Front (IRE) (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| Prominent until weakened 2 out (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | 155 | 138 | 155 | – | ||||
| b g Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave) | ||||||||||
| In touch, ridden 5th, outpaced 3 out (tchd 25-1 and 33-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | 150 | 134 | 152 | – | ||||
| b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Persian Walk (FR) (Persian Bold) | ||||||||||
| Mid-division, outpaced approaching 3 out, no danger after (tchd 40-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | – | 131 | 150 | – | ||||
| b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Knight's Baroness (Rainbow Quest) | ||||||||||
| Prominent until weakened after 2 out (op 8-1) | ||||||||||
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11 | 1110 | 130 | 111 | 132 | – | ||||
| b g Top Ville (IRE) - Astonishing (BRZ) (Vacilante) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, no chance from 5th | ||||||||||
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10 | 1110 | 135 | 87 | 112 | – | ||||
| bb g Turgeon (USA) - Royal Mia (FR) (Kashmir II) | ||||||||||
| Always towards rear, well behind from 5th | ||||||||||
- 14 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 51.50s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 115%
- Non-runners: Present Bleu (vet's certificate)
- 1st owner: Laurence Byrne (Hardy Eustace) 1st breeder: Patrick Joyce
- 2nd owner: D P Sharkey (Harchibald)
- 3rd owner: Novices Syndicate (Brave Inca)
- Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.90 £3.30 £3 Ex: £34.80 CSF: £25.41 Tricast: £221.92 Trifecta: £538.30 Pool of £15,694.48 - 20.70 winning units
