Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 16 March 2005

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1

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

1st £145,000 2nd £55,000 3rd £27,500 4th £12,500 5th £6,250 6th £3,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Moscow Flyer (IRE) 6/4F Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	11	1110	–	145	182	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Meelick Lady (IRE) (Duky)
Soon tracking leaders, went 2nd 7th, challenged and not fluent 4 out, slight lead approaching next, hard driven approaching last and stayed on strongly (tchd 11-8, 13-8 in places and 7-4 in a place)

2 2	8. Well Chief (GER) 7/2 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	6	1110	177	142	179	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Wellesiena (GER) (Scenic)
Held up in rear but in touch, headway 5th, went 3rd 8th, tracked winner after 3 out, ridden and stayed on well approaching last but no impression on winner, rider dropped whip close home (tchd 4-1, 3-1 in places)

3 13 [15]	1. Azertyuiop (FR) 2/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1110	178	127	172	–
b g Baby Turk - Temara (FR) (Rex Magna)
Soon tracking leaders, 2 length 4th when blundered 6th (water) and lost place, not recover but ridden and effort from 3 out, never in contention (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 7-4 tchd 85-40 in places)

4 7 [22]	6. Oneway I (IRE) 16/1 Graham Lee Mark Rimell	Graham Lee Mark Rimell	8	1110	149	118	161	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Rendezvous (Lorenzaccio)
Held up in rear, hit 4th, driven and effort 4 out, never going pace to get near leaders and no chance when hit 3 out (op 20-1)

5 7 [29]	4. Kadarann (IRE) 100/1 Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	8	1110	154	109	154	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Kadassa (IRE) (Shardari)
Led to 4th, ridden 7th, hit 8th and soon beaten

6 4 [33]	3. Central House 25/1 Paul Carberry D T Hughes	Paul Carberry D T Hughes	8	1110 b	–	104	148	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Fantasy World (Kemal)
Tracked leader, slight lead from 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened soon after (tchd 33-1 in places)

7 1½ [34½]	7. Venn Ottery 50/1 Jamie Moore M C Pipe	Jamie Moore M C Pipe	10	1110 t	145	102	147	–
b g Access Ski - Tom's Comedy (Comedy Star)
Always in rear

PU	2. Cenkos (FR) 100/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	11	1110	153	–	–	–
ch g Nikos - Vincenza (Grundy)
Hit 1st, behind, no chance when blundered 8th, pulled up before 4 out

8 ran Off time: 3:16:00 Winning time: 3m 54.30s (slow by 2.30s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Brian Kearney (Moscow Flyer) 1st breeder: Edward Joyce
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Well Chief)
3rd owner: J Hales (Azertyuiop)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.30 £1.60 £1.40 Ex: £4.60 CSF: £6.63 Tricast: £8.54 Trifecta: £5.70 Pool: £17,264.60 - 2,116.67 winning units.

3:15 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2005

Queen Mother Champion Chase Class A Grade 1