Full Result 2.50 Cheltenham | 13 March 1996

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £82,085 2nd £30,515 3rd £14,757.50 4th £6,162.50

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1, 2m - Good To Soft, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Klairon Davis (FR) 9/1 F Woods A L T Moore	F Woods A L T Moore	7	120	–	166	172	–
br g Rose Laurel (IRE) - Styrene (FR) (Trenel)
Held up, headway 7th, mistake 4 out and 3 out, led last, driven clear

2 5	. Viking Flagship 9/4 Charlie Swan D Nicholson	Charlie Swan D Nicholson	9	120	–	161	167	–
b g Viking I (USA) - Fourth Degree (Oats)
Always prominent, joined leader and mistake 3 out, hit next, every chance last, no extra pace flat

3 1¼ [6¼]	. Sound Man (IRE) 11/8F R Dunwoody E J O'Grady	R Dunwoody E J O'Grady	8	120	–	160	166	–
b g Kemal (FR) - Frankford Run (Deep Run)
Led until headed and mistake 3rd, led 6th, mistake 3 out and 2 out, headed last, one pace

4 5 [11¼]	. Travado 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	10	120	–	155	161	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Adelina (Athenius)
Tracked leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out

5 3½ [14¾]	. Strong Platinum (IRE) 5/1 Conor O'Dwyer P Burke	Conor O'Dwyer P Burke	8	120	–	151	157	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Platinum Gold (Proverb)
Held up, jumped slowly 7th, weakened after 4 out

6 1¼ [16]	. Coulton 20/1 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	9	120	–	150	156	–
ch g Final Straw - Pontevecchio Due (Welsh Pageant)
Held up and behind, headway 8th, mistake 4 out and 3 out, soon behind

7 3 [19]	. Dancing Paddy 50/1 Warren Marston Ken Cunningham-Brown	Warren Marston Ken Cunningham-Brown	8	120	–	147	153	–
b g Nordance (USA) - Ninotchka (Niniski)
Led 3rd to 6th, hit 8th, mistake 4 out, soon beaten