2:35 Cheltenham 11 Mar 2003
Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Class A Grade 1
(Class 1) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good 13 fences
1st
£81,200 2nd
£30,800 3rd
£15,400 4th
£7,000 5th
£3,500 6th
£2,100
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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6 | 118 | – | 150 | 170 | – | ||||
| b g Baby Turk - Temara (FR) (Rex Magna) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders until left in lead 3rd, made rest, not fluent 2 out, soon clear, pushed out run-in, readily (op 6-4 after 7-4 in places and 13-8 in places) | ||||||||||
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7 | 118 | – | 139 | 157 | – | ||||
| b g Lute Antique (FR) - Attualita (FR) (Master Thatch) | ||||||||||
| Behind, headway 5th, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden and effort when hit 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd run-in but no chance with winner (tchd 7-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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7 | 118 | – | 138 | 155 | – | ||||
| b g Silver Rainbow - Swifty (FR) (Le Riverain) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, mistake and went 2nd 4th, ridden and hit 2 out, soon no chance with winner, caught for 2nd run-in (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in places) | ||||||||||
| 7 | 118 | – | 135 | 155 | – | |||||
| b g Alflora (IRE) - Cheryls Pet (IRE) (General Ironside) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader until hampered in 3rd, stayed prominent, ridden and hit 3 out, mistake next and soon one pace (op 6-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 118 | 138 | 130 | 152 | – | ||||
| b g Alflora (IRE) - Deep Line (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Hampered 3rd, behind, hit 5th and 8th, ridden and hit 3 out, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
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9 | 118 b1 | – | 115 | 137 | – | ||||
| bb g Theatrical (IRE) - Wooing (USA) (Stage Door Johnny) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, hampered in 3rd, chased leaders 4th, mistake 6th (water), weakened from 3 out (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
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9 | 118 | – | 97 | 116 | – | ||||
| b g Sanglamore (USA) - Nurica (USA) (Nureyev) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, jumped slowly 7th, ridden next, weakened 4 out (op 66-1) | ||||||||||
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9 | 118 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Mandalus (IRE) - Crash Approach (Crash Course) | ||||||||||
| Fell 2nd (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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5 | 113 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Point Of No Return (FR) - Loumir (USA) (Bob's Dusty) | ||||||||||
| Led until fell 3rd (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places) | ||||||||||
- 9 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 3m 56.70s (slow by 4.70s) Total SP: 116%
- 1st owner: J Hales (Azertyuiop) 1st breeder: Pierre De Maleissye Melun
- 2nd owner: Jim Lewis (Impek)
- 3rd owner: Sir Peter & Lady Gibbings (Isio)
- Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.40 £1.70 £2.20 Ex: £7.10 CSF: £9.55 Tricast: £52.75 Trifecta: £51.20 Pool £5,949.60. 82.50 winning units
