3:30 Cheltenham 15 Mar 2016
Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
(Class 1) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st
£248,302 2nd
£93,173.20 3rd
£46,652 4th
£23,238.80 5th
£11,684.80 6th
£5,842.40
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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8 | 113 | 162 | 161 | 162 | – | ||||
| ch m Shirocco (GER) - Anno Luce (Old Vic) | ||||||||||
| Led 1st, made rest, drew clear last, ran on strongly (tchd 9/4) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 1110 h | 161 | 163 | 165 | – | ||||
| b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Spartan Girl (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders travelling strongly, went 2nd 3rd, every chance 2 out, ridden and outpaced by winner before last, stayed on under pressure run-in but no chance, just held on for 2nd (op 9/1 tchd 11/1 in a place) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1110 | 161 | 163 | 166 | – | ||||
| b g Authorized (IRE) - Zam Zoom (IRE) (Dalakhani) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, not fluent 3rd, ridden and not quicken between last 2, blundered last, stayed on under pressure run-in and challenging for 2nd near finish, no chance with winner (op 7/1) | ||||||||||
|
8 | 1110 | 161 | 158 | 161 | – | ||||
| b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Thuringe (FR) (Turgeon) | ||||||||||
| Led to 1st, remained prominent, shaken up when every chance 2 out, ridden and outpaced before last, edged left under pressure run-in, kept on but not pace of leaders (op 5/1 tchd 11/2 in places) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1110 | 158 | 157 | 160 | – | ||||
| b g Poliglote - Topira (FR) (Pistolet Bleu) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, headway approaching 3 out, 5th when mistake 2 out, ridden and outpaced before last, stayed on same pace run-in (tchd 16/1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1110 | 159 | 147 | 154 | – | ||||
| b g Kayf Tara - Miss Arteea (IRE) (Flemensfirth) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, hit 4th, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last (op 7/1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1110 p | 157 | 146 | 152 | – | ||||
| ch g Hard Spun (USA) - Layounne (USA) (Mt. Livermore) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, ridden along from after 2nd, weakened before 2 out (op 25/1) | ||||||||||
|
7 | 1110 | 153 | 142 | 149 | – | ||||
| b g Kayf Tara - Irish Wedding (IRE) (Bob Back) | ||||||||||
| Raced keenly in rear, headway to track leading bunch approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1110 t | 163 | 142 | 149 | – | ||||
| b g Goldneyev (USA) - Camomille (GER) (Pennekamp) | ||||||||||
| Held up, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, never a threat (tchd 14/1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | 157 | 109 | 131 | – | ||||
| gr g Sinndar (IRE) - Horasana (FR) (Galileo) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, lost place after 2nd, struggling after 4 out, well beaten (op 20/1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1110 t | 157 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Medicean - Sambala (IRE) (Danehill Dancer) | ||||||||||
| Held up, well behind when blundered 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 18/1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | 157 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Falco (USA) - Peace Lina (FR) (Linamix) | ||||||||||
| Held up, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 18/1) | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Off time: 3:33:01 Winning time: 3m 45.10s (fast by 3.90s) Total SP: 120%
- Non-runners: Old Guard (self certificate)
- 1st owner: Mrs S Ricci (Annie Power) 1st breeder: Eamon Cleary
- 2nd owner: John P McManus (My Tent Or Yours)
- 3rd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Nichols Canyon)
- Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.70 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £23.40 CSF: £28.87 Tricast: £170.11 Trifecta: £164.10
