Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 17 March 2010

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1

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

1st £182,432 2nd £68,448 3rd £34,272 4th £17,088 5th £8,576 6th £4,288

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Big Zeb (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty C A Murphy	Barry Geraghty C A Murphy	9	1110	165	169	172	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Our Siveen (IRE) (Deep Run)
Hit 1st, tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well 2 out, driven to assert well before last, ridden out (tchd 11-1 in places)

2 6	2. Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 10/1 A P McCoy Thomas Cooper	A P McCoy Thomas Cooper	8	1110	158	162	167	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Run Artiste (Deep Run)
Led and hit 1st, just headed next, slight lead from 3rd and kept narrow advantage, not fluent and under pressure 2 out, headed well before last, stayed on but no chance with winner

3 3¼ [9¼]	4. Kalahari King (FR) 9/2 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	9	1110	166	158	163	–
bb g Kahyasi (IRE) - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert)
In touch until ridden and outpaced after 8th, driven and headway 3 out, never quite reach leaders and not fluent 2 out, kept on under pressure approaching last to take never dangerous 3rd run-in (tchd 5-1 in places)

4 ½ [9¾]	6. Master Minded (FR) 4/5F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	1110	178	158	162	–
b g Nikos - Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)
Tracked leaders, improved 8th, niggled along to chase leaders 3 out and right there next but under pressure, beaten well before last when hung left, lost 3rd run-in (trainer said, regarding running, that the gelding may have been unsuited by the faster ground) (op 5-6 tchd evens in places and 10-11 in places)

5 2¾ [12½]	7. Oh Crick (FR) 66/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	7	1110	152	154	158	–
ch g Nikos - Other Crik (FR) (Bigstone)
In rear, ridden and struggling 3 out, stayed on after 2 out and kept on run-in without ever looking a threat (op 50-1)

6 22 [34½]	3. Golden Silver (FR) 33/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	8	1110	159	127	139	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Gold Or Silver (FR) (Glint Of Gold)
Soon pressing leader and right there until after 4 out, weakened from next and beaten when mistake 2 out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

7 ¾ [35¼]	9. Well Chief (GER) 33/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	11	1110 p	161	126	135	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Wellesiena (GER) (Scenic)
Hit 2nd, in rear until some headway 7th, soon weakened, no chance when hit 3 out

F	5. Mahogany Blaze (FR) 66/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1110 b	150	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Mahogany River (Irish River)
Towards rear until fell 5th

PU	8. Twist Magic (FR) 8/1 Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	8	1110	173	–	–	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Twist Scarlett (GER) (Lagunas)
Led 2nd to 3rd, ridden and still well there when blundered 4 out, not recover and pulled up before next (jockey said he was never happy with the way the gelding was going) (op 15-2 tchd 9-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 51.30s (fast by 0.70s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Patrick Joseph Redmond (Big Zeb) 1st breeder: Lyle Buttimer
2nd owner: Goat Racing Syndicate (Forpadydeplasterer)
3rd owner: Mrs J Morgan (Kalahari King)
Tote win: £12.30 PL: £2.80 £2.30 £1.70 Ex: £57.70 CSF: £90.94 Tricast: £509.70 Trifecta: £258.70 Pool: £25,681.09 - 73.45 winning units.

3:20 Cheltenham 17 Mar 2010

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1