Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 13 March 2002

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1

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

1st £127,600 2nd £48,400 3rd £24,200 4th £11,000 5th £5,500 6th £3,300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Flagship Uberalles (IRE) 7/4F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	120	169	142	170	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Fourth Degree (Oats)
Not fluent early, held up, progress 6th, pressed leaders 9th, ridden before 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, stayed on to lead soon after last, driven out (op 9-4 after 5-2 in places and 11-4 in a place)

2 3	8. Native Upmanship (IRE) 9/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	9	120	–	139	165	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Hi' Upham (Deep Run)
Midfield, progress to chase leaders after 9th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on from next, took 2nd near finish (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

3 ½ [3½]	1. Cenkos (FR) 66/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	8	120	150	138	166	–
ch g Nikos - Vincenza (Grundy)
Pressed leader, led 8th until headed and mistake 3 out, every chance when left in lead next, headed and one pace soon after last

4 5 [8½]	3. Edredon Bleu (FR) 5/1 A P McCoy Henrietta C Knight	A P McCoy Henrietta C Knight	10	120 t	168	133	160	–
b g Grand Tresor (FR) - Nuit Bleue III (FR) (Le Pontet)
Led to 8th, soon ridden and lost place, 7th and struggling before 3 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat (op 3-1)

5 hd [8¾]	10. Tiutchev 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	9	120	167	133	159	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Midfield, progress to press leaders 9th, ridden 3 out, left disputing 2nd 2 out, faded before last (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in a place)

6 3½ [12¼]	6. Knife Edge (USA) 10/1 Paul Carberry M J P O'Brien	Paul Carberry M J P O'Brien	7	120	–	129	158	–
bb g Kris S (USA) - My Turbulent Miss (USA) (My Dad George)
In rear, ridden 7th, some progress 9th, no impression leaders when blundered 3 out, one pace after (op 7-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

7 1½ [13¾]	11. Turgeonev (FR) 25/1 Russ Garritty Tim Easterby	Russ Garritty Tim Easterby	7	120	142	127	155	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - County Kerry (FR) (Comrade In Arms)
Rear, mistakes 3rd and 5th, well behind from 9th, stayed on after 2 out, no danger (tchd 33-1 in places)

8 6 [19¾]	4. Fadalko (FR) 14/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	120	159	121	148	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Kalliste (FR) (Calicot)
Chased leading trio until ridden and lost place 7th, struggling from 9th (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9 3 [22¾]	12. Wahiba Sands 20/1 Tony Dobbin M C Pipe	Tony Dobbin M C Pipe	9	120	157	118	146	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Lovely Noor (USA) (Fappiano)
Rear, pushed along 6th, well behind 9th, last and no chance when mistake 2 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

10 11 [33¾]	2. Desert Mountain I (IRE) 50/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	9	120	143	107	142	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Curie Point (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Soon rear, ridden after 6th, well behind from 9th

11 5 [38¾]	9. Nordance Prince (IRE) 66/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	11	120	–	102	144	–
b g Nordance (USA) - Shirleys Princess (Sandhurst Prince)
Held up last, progress 8th, midfield when jumped slowly next, soon weakened

F	7. Latalomne (USA) 14/1 V T Keane Brian Ellison	V T Keane Brian Ellison	8	120	148	–	165	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Sanctuary I (Welsh Pageant)
With leader from 3rd, led 3 out, ridden and narrow lead when fell 2 out (op 10-1)

12 ran Off time: 2:38:00 Winning time: 4m 7.70s (slow by 15.70s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: E Gutner & M Krysztofiak Racing (Flagship Uberalles) 1st breeder: Miss E C Holdsworth
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier (Native Upmanship)
3rd owner: Mrs J Stewart (Cenkos)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.50 £2.40 £8.90 Ex: £18.80 CSF: £16.99 Tricast: £744 Trifecta: £767.80 Pool: £6,705.60 - 6.20 winning units

2:35 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2002

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1