3:20 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2010
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1
(Class 1) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st
£210,937 2nd
£79,143 3rd
£39,627 4th
£19,758 5th
£9,916 6th
£4,958
Error
| 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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6 | 1110 | 163 | 164 | 172 | – | ||||
| b g Enrique - Bleu Ciel Et Blanc (FR) (Pistolet Bleu) | ||||||||||
| Held up early, tracked leading quartet before 3rd, closed 5th, smooth progress 3 out to lead next, well in command last, ridden and ran on well (op 8-1) | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1110 | 165 | 160 | 168 | – | |||||
| b g Mujahid (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, smooth progress before 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on well but no impression on winner (tchd 15-2) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 p | 168 | 153 | 162 | – | ||||
| gr g Daylami (IRE) - Zainta (IRE) (Kahyasi) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leader and clear of rest to 4th, ridden before 3 out, still upsides 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on (op 9-1 tchd 7-1, and 10-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 tb1 | 168 | 150 | 159 | – | ||||
| b g Galileo (IRE) - Pay The Bank (High Top) | ||||||||||
| Led and clear of rest to 3rd, ridden before 3 out and pressed, headed 2 out, easily outpaced under pressure before last (op 8-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | 161 | 150 | 160 | – | ||||
| gr g Key Of Luck (USA) - Sarifa (IRE) (Kahyasi) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear and raced wide, effort 3 out, switched to inner 2 out and progress, threatened to challenge for 3rd before last, one pace (op 12-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | 168 | 143 | 153 | – | ||||
| b g Solon (GER) - Toowhit Towhee (USA) (Lucky North) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, close enough after 5th, lost place downhill before 3 out, struggling next, no chance after, plugged on (op 7-1 tchd 8-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | 164 | 142 | 152 | – | ||||
| gr g Medaaly - Miss D'Hermite (FR) (Solicitor I) | ||||||||||
| Chased clear leading trio before 3rd, closed 5th, ridden before 3 out, lost place and beaten before 2 out (trainer said gelding was found to be lame on returning home) (op 10-1 tchd 12-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | 155 | 137 | 149 | – | ||||
| b g Captain Rio - Nafzira (IRE) (Darshaan) | ||||||||||
| Well placed in chasing group, close enough 3 out, lost place and struggling next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
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7 | 1110 | 164 | 135 | 148 | – | ||||
| b g Komaite (USA) - Competa (Hernando) | ||||||||||
| Tracked clear leading pair, closed 4th, lost place soon after 3 out, weakened next (op 13-2 tchd 6-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 1110 | 164 | 135 | 151 | – | ||||
| br g Double Eclipse (IRE) - Native Idea (IRE) (Be My Native) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, jumped right 1st, blundered 2nd, some progress from 3 out, reached 5th after next, soon weakened, eased flat (jockey said, regarding running, that the gelding never travelled after making a mistake at the second flight.) (op 4-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 1110 | 143 | 135 | 147 | – | ||||
| b g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Gobolino (Don) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, last of main group 3 out, slightly short of room soon after, shaken up and no progress | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | 153 | 112 | 127 | – | ||||
| b g Montjeu (IRE) - Meseta (Lion Cavern) | ||||||||||
| Prominent in chasing group early, in rear from 3rd, weakened 5th, soon tailed off (tchd 50-1) | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 53.80s (slow by 4.80s) Total SP: 120%
- 1st owner: John P McManus (Binocular) 1st breeder: Elie Lellouche
- 2nd owner: Mrs Caroline Mould (Khyber Kim)
- 3rd owner: Men In Our Position (Zaynar)
- Tote win: £10.60 PL: £3.40 £2.50 £2.40 Ex: £80.20 CSF: £71.58 Tricast: £505.19 Trifecta: £608 Pool: £19,483.61 - 23.71 winning units.
