3.20 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £350,000.00 5-y-o plus(Class 1 ) 2m.

Cheltenham Results Wed, 11th Mar, 2015

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £47,406.92 carried forward to Cheltenham on Thu, 12th Mar. Placepot Pool - £1,210,856.51 Winning Units - 690.33 Dividend - £1,280.40. Quadpot Pool - £54,993.51 Winning Units - 66.92 Dividend - £608.10. Place Six Dividend - £1,244.72. Place Five Dividend - £724.98.

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £350,000.00 5-y-o plus (Class 1 ) 2m.

1st - £199,325.00, 2nd - £74,795.00, 3rd - £37,450.00, 4th - £18,655.00, 5th - £9,380.00, 6th - £4,690.00 9 Ran

1st

Dodging Bullets (GB) 11-10 (Martin Broughton & Friends )
ts⁴ Rated 171
Dubawi (IRE) - Nova Cyngi (USA)(Kris S (USA))
Breeder - L. Dettori

(Ring price: 4/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Paul Nicholls

Sam Twiston-Davies

Tote Win £4.60 Place £1.80

prominent in chasing group, went 2nd from 3rd, challenged 3 out, led when not fluent next, ridden and edged slightly right when pressed before last and flat, stayed on well, in command final 75 yards, driven out

17th Jan, 15 Ascot
1st Chs Rated 165 This
Race 13th Feb, 16 Newbury
2nd Chs Rated 171

2nd

1.25L

Somersby (IRE) 11-10 (Mr T P Radford )
cp⁹ Rated 161
Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE)(Presenting (GB))

SP 33/1

Mick Channon

B Hughes

Place £6.80

held up in mid-division, headway on outside before 7th, not fluent 4 out, close 3rd next, pushed along before 2 out, went 2nd from last, soon every chance, stayed on, held final 75 yards

17th Jan, 15 Ascot
4th Chs Rated 162 This
Race 25th Apr, 15 Sandown
5th Chs Rated 164

3rd

1.75L

Special Tiara (GB) 11-10 (Mrs S Rowley-Williams )
Rated 150
Kayf Tara (GB) - Special Choice (IRE)(Bob Back (USA))
Breeder - D E M Young

(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1) SP 18/1

Henry De Bromhead

N D Fehily

Place £3.80

took keen hold, led, clear after 2nd until 7th, headed 2 out, still every chance last, stayed on, no impression on front pair final 100 yards

27th Dec, 14 Kempton
1st Chs Rated 150 This
Race 25th Apr, 15 Sandown
1st Chs Rated 163

4th

Sire De Grugy (FR) 11-10 (Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg L Moor )
Rated 172
My Risk (FR) - Hirlish (FR)(Passing Sale (FR))
Breeder - La Grugerie

(Ring price: 5/2 11/4 5/2) SP 5/2

G L Moore

J E Moore

held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway after 4 out, went 4th next, soon pushed along, ridden and unable to go with leaders before next, one pace

21st Feb, 15 Chepstow
1st Hcp Chs Rated 172 This
Race 10th Apr, 15 Aintree
fell Chs Rated 169

5th

Simply Ned (IRE) 11-10 (David & Nicky Robinson )
Rated 158
Fruits of Love (USA) - Bishops Lass (IRE)(Marju (IRE))
Breeder - Miss Irene Hatton

(Ring price: 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

N Richards

Brian Harding

held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced, never involved, some late progress

27th Dec, 14 Leopardstown
3rd Chs Rated 159 This
Race 10th Apr, 15 Aintree
6th Chs Rated 158

6th

4.5L

Savello (IRE) 11-10 (S Smith & S Campion )
hd⁺ Rated 155
Anshan (GB) - Fontaine Frances (IRE)(Lafontaine (USA))
Breeder - Anthony Walsh

(Ring price: 40/1 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

A J Martin

B J Cooper

held up in rear, blundered 2nd, outpaced after 4 out, no impression, some modest late progress

18th Jan, 15 Leopardstown
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 131 This
Race 7th Apr, 15 Fairyhouse
3rd Chs Rated 153

7th

Sizing Europe (IRE) 11-10 (Ann & Alan Potts Partnership )
cp⁵ Rated 162
Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE)(Mandalus)
Breeder - Mrs Angela Bracken

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

Henry De Bromhead

J J Burke

tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, lost 2nd next, mistake 8th, lost place before 4 out, well beaten next

13th Nov, 14 Clonmel
6th Chs Rated 165 This
Race

8th

Mr Mole (IRE) 11-10 (Mr John P McManus )
ts⁺ Rated 165
Great Pretender (IRE) - Emmylou Du Berlais (FR)(Kadalko (FR))

(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2) SP 13/2

Paul Nicholls

A P McCoy

held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd or 9th, outpaced before 3 out, never able to get on terms, weakening when mistake 2 out

7th Feb, 15 Newbury
1st Chs Rated 155 This
Race 25th Apr, 15 Sandown
3rd Chs Rated 164

p.u.

Sprinter Sacre (FR) 11-10 (Mrs Caroline Mould )
Rated 179
Network (GER) - Fatima Iii (FR)(Bayolidaan (FR))
Breeder - Christophe Masle

(Ring price: 5/2 11/4 5/2 9/4) SP 9/4fav

Nicky Henderson

B J Geraghty

held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway from 4 out, shaken up briefly after next, soon beaten and eased, pulled up before last

17th Jan, 15 Ascot
2nd Chs Rated 188 This
Race 25th Apr, 15 Sandown
2nd Chs Rated 167

Off 3.20
Time 3m. 53.30 secs, which is 5.64 secs faster than the course average on today's going
CSF- £120.11
Tricast- £2394.66.

Non runners Champagne Fever , Clarcam (FR)

2014 Sire De Grugy 8 11-10 J E Moore 11/4Fav (G L Moore)

2013 Sprinter Sacre 7 11-10 B J Geraghty 1/4Fav (Nicky Henderson)

2012 Finian's Rainbow 9 11-10 B J Geraghty 4/1 (Nicky Henderson)

2011 Sizing Europe 9 11-10 A E Lynch 10/1 (Henry De Bromhead)

2010 Big Zeb 9 11-10 B J Geraghty 10/1 (C A Murphy)