Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 11 March 2015

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

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

1st £199,325 2nd £74,795 3rd £37,450 4th £18,655 5th £9,380 6th £4,690

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Dodging Bullets 9/2 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	7	1110 t	171	150	169	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Nova Cyngi (USA) (Kris S)
Tracked leader, upsides travelling well after 3 out, awkward next, soon ridden, led on landing last, kept on strongly to assert final 75yds, edged left, driven out (op 4/1)

2 1¼	9. Somersby (IRE) 33/1 Brian Hughes Mick Channon	Brian Hughes Mick Channon	11	1110 p	161	149	167	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)
Disputed 4th most of way, hit 4 out, soon tracking leading pair, upsides next, 2 lengths down turning in, ridden to renew challenge between last 2, every chance from last until no extra final 75yds

3 1¾ [3]	10. Special Tiara 18/1 Noel Fehily Henry De Bromhead	Noel Fehily Henry De Bromhead	8	1110	160	147	165	–
b g Kayf Tara - Special Choice (IRE) (Bob Back)
Led, clear 4th, joined after 3 out, soon ridden, headed on landing last, kept on bravely but no extra final 110yds (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

4 7 [10]	7. Sire De Grugy (FR) 5/2 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	9	1110	172	138	161	–
ch g My Risk (FR) - Hirlish (FR) (Passing Sale)
Held up, hit 6th, pushed along and headway after 4 out, ridden into 4th approaching 2 out, not pace to get on terms, no extra final 110yds (tchd 11/4)

5 7 [17]	6. Simply Ned (IRE) 14/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	8	1110	158	130	155	–
ch g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Bishops Lass (IRE) (Marju)
Held up, mistake 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on from 2 out but never finding pace to get involved (op 12/1)

6 4½ [21½]	5. Savello (IRE) 40/1 B J Cooper A J Martin	B J Cooper A J Martin	9	1110 h	155	124	151	–
ch g Anshan - Fontaine Frances (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Held up, mistake 2nd, nudged along from 8th, ridden after 4 out, never going pace to get involved (tchd 50/1)

7 9 [30½]	8. Sizing Europe (IRE) 22/1 Jonathan Burke Henry De Bromhead	Jonathan Burke Henry De Bromhead	13	1110 p	165	113	145	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE) (Mandalus)
Chased leader, not always fluent, hit 8th and lost place, ridden after 4 out, weakened after next (op 25/1)

8 7 [37½]	4. Mr Mole (IRE) 13/2 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	7	1110 t	165	104	138	–
br g Great Pretender (IRE) - Emmylou Du Berlais (FR) (Kadalko)
Disputed 4th, not fluent 9th, soon pushed along, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, weakening when mistake next (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

PU	11. Sprinter Sacre (FR) 9/4F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	9	1110	179	–	–	–
bb g Network (GER) - Fatima III (FR) (Bayolidaan)
Mid-division, went close enough 4th 4 out, shortlived effort after 3 out, eased when beaten before next, pulled up before last (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

9 ran Off time: 3:20:27 Winning time: 3m 53.00s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Champagne Fever (self certificate), Clarcam (self certificate)
1st owner: Martin Broughton & Friends (Dodging Bullets) 1st breeder: L Dettori
2nd owner: Mrs T P Radford (Somersby)
3rd owner: Mrs S Rowley-Williams (Special Tiara)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.80 £6.80 £3.80 Ex: £167.80 CSF: £120.11 Tricast: £2,394.66 Trifecta: £2,042

3:20 Cheltenham 11 Mar 2015

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)