Full Result 3.30 Cheltenham | 12 March 1991

Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Old Good To Soft

1st £81,790.50 2nd £30,589.50 3rd £14,944.75 4th £6,411.25 5th £2,855.63

Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1), 2m - Good To Soft, 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Morley Street 4/1F J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	7	120	–	164	170	–
ch g Deep Run - High Board (High Line)
Headway 4th, led after 2 out, clear last, edged right flat, ran on

2 1½	0. Nomadic Way (USA) 9/1 R Dunwoody B W Hills	R Dunwoody B W Hills	6	120 b	–	162	168	–
b h Assert (IRE) - Kitty Hawk I (Bustino)
Led to 2nd, every chance 3 out, hard ridden, ran on well flat

3 hd [1¾]	0. Ruling I (USA) 50/1 Peter Niven R F Johnson Houghton	Peter Niven R F Johnson Houghton	5	120	–	162	168	–
b h Alleged (USA) - All Dance (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Mistake 3rd, ridden and good headway approaching 2 out, finished well

4 5 [6¾]	0. Mole Board 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	9	120	–	157	163	–
br g Deep Run - Sharpaway (Royal Highway)
Headway 2 out, ran on flat

5 1½ [8¼]	0. Voyage Sans Retour (FR) 33/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	6	120 b	–	155	161	–
ch g Le Nain Jaune (FR) - Mativa (FR) (Satingo)
Led 2nd to 2 out, no extra

6 nk [8½]	0. Bradbury Star 66/1 E Murphy J T Gifford	E Murphy J T Gifford	6	120	–	155	160	–
b g Torus - Ware Princess (Crash Course)
Headway 5th, slight lead 2 out, soon headed and beaten

7 6 [14½]	0. Wonder Man (FR) 50/1 B De Haan Mrs J Pitman	B De Haan Mrs J Pitman	6	120	–	148	154	–
ch g The Wonder (FR) - Juvenilia (FR) (Kashmir II)
Good headway approaching 2 out, weakened flat

8 3½ [18]	0. Beech Road 8/1 Richard Guest G B Balding	Richard Guest G B Balding	9	120	–	145	151	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - North Bovey (Flush Royal)
Some headway approaching 3 out, never near to challenge

9 12 [30]	0. Royal Derbi 66/1 T Carmody N A Callaghan	T Carmody N A Callaghan	6	120	–	133	139	–
b g Derrylin - Royal Birthday (St Paddy)
Headway 5th, every chance 3 out, mistake 2 out, no chance when mistake last

10 ¾ [30¾]	0. Deep Sensation 50/1 D Murphy J T Gifford	D Murphy J T Gifford	6	120	–	132	138	–
ch g Deep Run - Bannow Bay (Arctic Slave)
Never dangerous

11 ½ [31¼]	0. Jinxy Jack 16/1 N Doughty G Richards	N Doughty G Richards	7	120	–	131	137	–
b g Random Shot (USA) - True Or False (Varano)
Always prominent, every chance 3 out, soon weakened

12 2½ [33¾]	0. Athy Spirit 10/1 T J Taaffe W Fennin	T J Taaffe W Fennin	6	120	–	–	134	–
b g Furry Glen - Gweedore I (Prince Hansel)
Always behind

13 ¾ [34½]	0. Rare Holiday 50/1 Brendan Sheridan D K Weld	Brendan Sheridan D K Weld	5	120	–	128	133	–
ch g Caerleon (USA) - Temporary Lull (USA) (Super Concorde)
Always behind

14 1 [35½]	0. Vayrua (FR) 33/1 M Perrett G Harwood	M Perrett G Harwood	6	120	–	127	132	–
ch g Vayrann - Nabua (FR) (Le Fabuleux)
Behind from 4th

15 [35½]	0. Philosophos 250/1 N Coleman J H Baker	N Coleman J H Baker	5	120	–	–	–	–
b g High Top - Pacificus (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Prominent to 4th

16 [35½]	0. Riverhead (USA) 50/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	7	120	–	–	–	–
b h Riverman (USA) - Tertiary I (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Behind from 3 out

17 [35½]	0. Danny Harrold 16/1 M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	7	120 b	–	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Chillaway (Arctic Slave)
Always behind

18 [35½]	0. Vestris Abu 33/1 Charlie Swan J S Bolger	Charlie Swan J S Bolger	5	120	–	–	–	–
b h Lyphard's Special (USA) - Ishtar Abu (St Chad)
Always behind

19 [35½]	0. Major Inquiry (USA) 66/1 Graham Bradley David Elsworth	Graham Bradley David Elsworth	5	120	–	–	–	–
b g The Minstrel (CAN) - Hire A Brain (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Behind from 5th

20 [35½]	0. Sondrio 10/1 Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	10	120	–	–	–	–
b g Nebbiolo - Needy (High Top)
With leaders until ridden and weakened 5th, behind when hampered by loose horse 3 out, tailed off

21 [35½]	0. The Illiad 11/2 P McWilliams Andrew Geraghty	P McWilliams Andrew Geraghty	10	120	–	–	–	–
ch g Bonne Noel - Star Vision (Golden Vision)
Prominent until blundered badly 5th, not recover, tailed off

F	0. Fidway 15/2 Steve Smith-Eccles T Thomson Jones	Steve Smith-Eccles T Thomson Jones	6	120 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Fidel - Galway Maid (Jimmy Reppin)
Prominent until blundered and unseated rider 3 out

F	0. Black Humour 20/1 Jamie Osborne Charlie Brooks	Jamie Osborne Charlie Brooks	7	120	–	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Artiste Gaye (Artist's Son)
Fell 2nd

PU	0. Sybillin 20/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	5	120	–	–	–	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Tea House (Sassafras)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last