3.15 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) of £360,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

Cheltenham Results Tue, 11th Mar, 2008

Going - Good to Soft.

Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) of £360,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

1st - £205,272.00, 2nd - £77,004.00, 3rd - £38,556.00, 4th - £19,224.00 15 Ran

1st

Katchit (IRE) 11-10 (D S J P Syndicate)
(4:08.10 6.86 secs slower on today's going )
Kalanisi (IRE) - Miracle (GB)(Ezzoud (IRE))

SP 10/1

Alan King

R Thornton

Tote Win £8.80 Place £2.50

in touch, went 2nd 5th, led 2 out, soon ridden, battled on gamely, edged left final 50 yards, driven out

16th Feb, 08 Wincanton
1st Hdl This
Race 19th Oct, 08 Kempton
2nd Hdl

2nd

Osana (FR) 11-10 (Mr Thomas Barr)

Video Rock (FR) - Voilette (FR)(Brezzo (FR))
Breeder - CTE Yves D'Armaille

SP 9/2

David Pipe

T Scudamore

Place £2.60

led, ridden approaching 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied gamely, every chance last, kept on

15th Dec, 07 Cheltenham
1st Hdl This
Race 5th Apr, 08 Aintree
2nd Hdl

3rd

Punjabi (GB) 11-10 (Mr Raymond Tooth)

Komaite (USA) - Competa (GB)(Hernando (FR))
Breeder - Capt. J.H. Wilson

SP 25/1

Nicky Henderson

B J Geraghty

Place £5.40

mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd near finish

9th Feb, 08 Newbury
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Apr, 08 Punchestown
1st Hdl

4th

Sublimity (FR) 11-10 (Mr W Hennessy)

Selkirk (USA) - Fig Tree Drive (USA)(Miswaki (USA))
Breeder - Stratford Place/Watership Down Stud

SP 7/1

John G Carr

P A Carberry

mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway and hit 3 out, every chance approaching last, soon ridden, not quicken, lost 3rd near finish

15th Dec, 07 Cheltenham
4th Hdl This
Race 25th Apr, 08 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 165

5th

Straw Bear (USA) 11-10 (Mr John P McManus)

Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE)(Scottish Reel)

SP 20/1

N Gifford

A P McCoy

held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, no further impression

2nd Feb, 08 Sandown
2nd Hdl This
Race 5th Apr, 08 Aintree
3rd Hdl

6th

2.25L

Catch Me (GER) 11-10 (Mr J P O'Shea)

Law Society (USA) - Calcida (GER)(Konigsstuhl (GER))
Breeder - Gestut Erlenhof

SP 10/1

E J O'Grady

R Walsh

chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden when hit 3 out, soon beaten

16th Feb, 08 Gowran Park
1st Hdl Rated 147 This
Race 24th Apr, 08 Punchestown
5th Hdl Rated 150

7th

0.5L

Afsoun (FR) 11-10 (Mr Trevor Hemmings)

Kahyasi - Afragha (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 16/1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

chased leaders until 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on again past beaten horses approaching last

2nd Feb, 08 Sandown
1st Hdl This
Race 5th Apr, 08 Aintree
7th Hdl

8th

1.25L

Farmer Brown (IRE) 11-10 (Plantation Stud)

Bob Back (USA) - Magic Moonbeam (IRE)(Decent Fellow)
Breeder - T F Cusack

SP 50/1

P Hughes

D N Russell

held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway next, ridden after 3 out, weakened next

29th Dec, 07 Leopardstown
5th Hdl Rated 155 This
Race

9th

Kawagino (IRE) 11-10 (Mr K J Pike)

Perugino (USA) - Sharakawa (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 200/1

J Mullins

W P Kavanagh

chased leaders until 5th, soon behind

2nd Feb, 08 Sandown
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 3rd Apr, 08 Aintree
10th Hdl

10th

Harchibald (FR) 11-10 (Mr D P Sharkey)

Perugino (USA) - Dame D'harvard (USA)(Quest For Fame)
Breeder - S.N.C. Ecurie Bouchard Jean-Louis

SP 13/2

Noel Meade

P Carberry

held up towards rear, some progress 3 out, weakened 2 out

29th Feb, 08 Dundalk
1st Flat Rated 88 This
Race 25th Apr, 08 Punchestown
4th Hdl Rated 161

11th

2.5L

Blythe Knight (IRE) 11-10 (Maxilead Limited)

Selkirk (USA) - Blushing Barada (USA)(Blushing Groom (FR))

SP 50/1

J J Quinn

D C Costello

mid-division until 5th, soon behind

16th Feb, 08 Wincanton
2nd Hdl This
Race 22nd Mar, 08 Doncaster
2nd Flat Hcp

12th

0.75L

Ebaziyan (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Peter Garvey)

Daylami (IRE) - Ebadiyla (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - H.H. The Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

SP 33/1

W P Mullins

D J Condon

always towards rear

27th Jan, 08 Leopardstown
5th Hdl Rated 155 This
Race 13th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
14th Hdl

13th

35+L

Contraband (GB) 11-10 (Mr F G Wilson)

Red Ransom (USA) - Shortfall (GB)(Last Tycoon)

SP 250/1

Paul Murphy

T J Dreaper

tailed off from 4th

31st Mar, 07 Ascot
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
p.u. Chs

14th

26L

Sizing Europe (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Alan Potts)

Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE)(Mandalus)
Breeder - Mrs Angela Bracken

SP 2/1fav

Henry De Bromhead

A J McNamara

in touch, headway after 5th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, virtually pulled up flat

27th Jan, 08 Leopardstown
1st Hdl Rated 143 This
Race 16th Nov, 08 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 167

15th

22L

Bobs Pride (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Robert Blacoe)

Marju (IRE) - Vyatka (GB)(Lion Cavern (USA))
Breeder - Dermot Cantillon & Forenaghts Stud

SP 66/1

D K Weld

Denis O'Regan

always behind

29th Feb, 08 Dundalk
5th Flat This
Race 24th Mar, 08 Cork
7th Flat Hcp Rated 95

Off 3.18
Time 4m. 8.10 secs, which is 6.86 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £42.60
Tote Trifecta- £757.80.

Non runners Kalderon (GER), Salford City
2007 Sublimity 7 11-10 P A Carberry 16/1 (John G Carr)
2006 Brave Inca 8 11-10 A P McCoy 7/4Fav (C A Murphy)
2005 Hardy Eustace 8 11-10 C O'Dwyer 7/2JFav (D T Hughes)
2004 Hardy Eustace 7 11-10 C O'Dwyer 33/1 (D T Hughes)
2003 Rooster Booster 9 12-0 R Johnson 9/2 (Philip Hobbs)