Cheltenham Result

Tue, 11th Mar, 2014

Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

Summary

Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) of £418,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1 ) 2m. 110yds.

1st - £238,051.00, 2nd - £89,327.00, 3rd - £44,726.00, 4th - £22,279.00, 5th - £11,202.00, 6th - £5,601.00 9 Ran

1st

Jezki (IRE) 11-10 (John P McManus )
hd¹ Rated 165
Milan (GB) - La Noire (IRE)(Phardante (FR))
Breeder - Gerard M McGrath

(Morning price: 9/1 15/2 9/1)
(Ring price: 17/2 9/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Mrs John Harrington

B J Geraghty

Tote Win £11.00 Place £2.10

held up in touch, took keen hold, left close 3rd at the 3rd, not fluent 5th, led 2 out, went slightly left just before last, driven 1 length clear flat, held on

26th Jan, 14 Leopardstown
4th Hdl Rated 166 This
Race 2nd May, 14 Punchestown
1st Hdl Rated 169

2nd

My Tent Or Yours (IRE) 11-10 (John P McManus )
Rated 167
Desert Prince (IRE) - Spartan Girl (IRE)(Ela-Mana-Mou)
Breeder - F Dunne

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 3/1)
(Ring price: 3/1 10/3 3/1) SP 3/1

Nicky Henderson

A P McCoy

Place £1.70

held up, took keen hold, closed 3rd, hit 5th, close 4th 2 out, went 2nd before last, 1 length down flat, ran on well towards finish, just held

16th Feb, 14 Kempton
1st Bmpr This
Race 12th Apr, 14 Ayr
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 168

3rd

2.5L

The New One (IRE) 11-10 (S Such & Cg Paletta )
Rated 167
King's Theatre (IRE) - Thuringe (FR)(Turgeon (USA))
Breeder - R. Brown & Ballylinch Stud

(Morning price: 11/4 3/1 7/2 10/3)
(Ring price: 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3) SP 10/3

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Sam Twiston-Davies

Place £1.40

tracked leaders, badly hampered and dropped to 7th at the 3rd, closed before 3 out, outpaced next, 5th before last, ran on well flat, finished well to take 3rd towards finish

26th Dec, 13 Kempton
2nd Hdl Rated 167 This
Race 3rd Apr, 14 Aintree
1st Hdl Rated 167

4th

2.25L

Hurricane Fly (IRE) 11-10 (George Creighton & Mrs Rose Boyd)
Rated 173
Montjeu (IRE) - Scandisk (IRE)(Kenmare (FR))
Breeder - Agricola Del Parco

(Morning price: 11/4 3/1 11/4)
(Ring price: 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4) SP 11/4fav

W P Mullins

R Walsh

tracked leaders, hit 1st, left close 2nd 3rd, every chance 2 out, ridden in 3rd and unable to quicken before last, soon hung left, no extra when lost 3rd towards finish

26th Jan, 14 Leopardstown
1st Hdl Rated 175 This
Race 2nd May, 14 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 169

5th

Captain Cee Bee (IRE) 11-10 (John P McManus )
Rated 154
Germany (USA) - Elea Victoria (IRE)(Sharp Victor (USA))
Breeder - Maurice Stack

(Morning price: 100/1 150/1 100/1)
SP 100/1

Edward P Harty

M P Walsh

pressed leader, led approaching 3rd, headed 2 out, 4th and fading before last, weakened flat

26th Jan, 14 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl Rated 149 This
Race

6th

2.5L

Ptit Zig (FR) 11-10 (Mr Barry Fulton & Mr Chris Giles )
Rated 159
Great Pretender (IRE) - Red Rym (FR)(Denham Red (FR))
Breeder - Mr Jean-Francois Vermand

(Morning price: 50/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Paul Nicholls

D A Jacob

mid-division on outside, not fluent 1st, closed 3rd, lost place when mistake 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

18th Jan, 14 Haydock
2nd Hdl Rated 159 This
Race 3rd Apr, 14 Aintree
4th Hdl Rated 159

7th

4.5L

Melodic Rendezvous (GB) 11-10 (Cash For Honours )
Rated 163
Where Or When (IRE) - Vic Melody (FR)(Old Vic)
Breeder - Mrs N A Ward

(Morning price: 20/1 25/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Jeremy Scott

Nick Scholfield

in rear, soon pushed along, not fluent 2nd, never going pace to get on terms and well beaten from 3 out

15th Feb, 14 Wincanton
1st Hdl Rated 156 This
Race 5th Apr, 14 Aintree
7th Hdl Rated 163

8th

11L

Grumeti (GB) 11-10 (McNeill Family )
Rated 149
Sakhee (USA) - Tetravella (IRE)(Groom Dancer (USA))

(Morning price: 100/1 80/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

Alan King

W Hutchinson

held up towards rear, pushed along briefly after 2nd, not fluent 4th, some headway and just about in touch when hit 3 out, soon weakened

15th Feb, 14 Wincanton
3rd Hdl Rated 151 This
Race 3rd Apr, 14 Aintree
5th Hdl Rated 148

fell

Our Conor (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Barry Connell )
Rated 164
Jeremy (USA) - Flamands (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Gerrardstown House Stud

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 5/1)
SP 5/1

D T Hughes

D E Mullins

led, headed when fell 3rd

26th Jan, 14 Leopardstown
2nd Hdl Rated 161 This
Race

Off 3.20
Time 3m. 44.60 secs, which is 16.63 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £41.60
Tote Trifecta- £171.10
CSF- £34.92
Tricast- £108.55.

2013 Hurricane Fly 9 11-10 R Walsh 13/8Fav (W P Mullins)

2012 Rock On Ruby 7 11-10 N D Fehily 11/1 (Paul Nicholls)

2011 Hurricane Fly 7 11-10 R Walsh 11/4Fav (W P Mullins)

2010 Binocular 6 11-10 A P McCoy 9/1 (Nicky Henderson)

2009 Punjabi 6 11-10 B J Geraghty 22/1 (Nicky Henderson)