Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 14 March 2006

Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £202,683.30 2nd £76,032.89 3rd £38,069.77 4th £18,981.56 5th £9,526.33 6th £4,763.16

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Brave Inca (IRE) 7/4F A P McCoy C A Murphy	A P McCoy C A Murphy	8	1110	–	173	171	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Wigwam Mam (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Prominent, pushed along 3rd, reminders after 4th, upsides 3 out, slight lead 2 out, hard driven run-in, stayed on strongly (tchd 13-8, 15-8 in places)

2 1	13. Macs Joy (IRE) 13/2 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	7	1110	–	172	170	–
b g Religiously (USA) - Snob's Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
In touch, headway 4 out, tracked leaders 2 out, driven to chase winner soon after last, kept on well but no impression near finish (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

3 3½ [4½]	9. Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11/2 Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	9	1110 v¹	–	168	166	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro)
Chased leaders, slight lead after 4th, narrowly headed 2 out, stayed pressing winner under pressure until lost 2nd run-in, weakened near finish (tchd 6-1)

4 6 [10½]	2. Al Eile (IRE) 8/1 Timmy Murphy John Queally	Timmy Murphy John Queally	6	1110	–	161	160	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Kilcsem Eile (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Chased leaders, went 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next (op 9-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

5 ¾ [11¼]	3. Arcalis 9/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	1110	159	160	161	–
gr g Lear Fan (USA) - Aristocratique (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up in rear, headway and hit 4 out, chased leaders and ridden next, weakened after 2 out (op 7-1)

6 9 [20¼]	6. Briareus 20/1 Mr T Greenall Andrew Balding	Mr T Greenall Andrew Balding	6	1110	150	150	152	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Lower The Tone (IRE) (Phone Trick)
Chased leaders, ridden and hit 4 out, beaten next but kept on again run-in

7 shd [20¼]	11. Kawagino (IRE) 500/1 Jamie Moore Seamus Mullins	Jamie Moore Seamus Mullins	6	1110	108	150	152	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Sharakawa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Behind, headway 4 out, ridden and in touch 3 out, never reached leaders, no chance when badly hampered last (op 300-1)

8 ¾ [21]	7. Faasel (IRE) 16/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	5	1110 b	154	149	151	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Waqood (USA) (Riverman)
Behind, headway 4 out, driven to chase leaders 3 out, no impression and beaten 2 out (tchd 18-1 and 20-1 in a place)

9 shd [21¼]	16. The French Furze (IRE) 150/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	12	1110	149	149	149	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Behind, kept on from 2 out, never dangerous

10 8 [29¼]	15. Royal Shakespeare (FR) 100/1 Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings	Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings	7	1110	150	140	145	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Persian Walk (FR) (Persian Bold)
In rear when hampered 4th, never in contention after

11 6 [35¼]	10. Intersky Falcon 66/1 Mick Fitzgerald Jonjo O'Neill	Mick Fitzgerald Jonjo O'Neill	9	1110 tb	157	133	143	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - I'll Try (Try My Best)
Chasing leaders when badly hampered 4th, never dangerous after (op 50-1)

12 15 [50¼]	1. Admiral (IRE) 150/1 P C O'Neill Richard Guest	P C O'Neill Richard Guest	5	1110	147	115	120	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Coast Is Clear (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders to 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened before next (op 100-1)

13 dist [80¼]	4. Astonville (FR) 500/1 Benjamin Hitchcott P Cottin	Benjamin Hitchcott P Cottin	12	1110 t	–	78	–	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Astonishing (BRZ) (Vacilante)
Soon behind, tailed off

14 dist [110¼]	8. Fiepes Shuffle (GER) 50/1 Paul Carberry C Von Der Recke	Paul Carberry C Von Der Recke	6	1110	–	39	–	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Fiepe (EG) (Zigeunersohn)
Led until headed 4th, soon weakened, tailed off (op 40-1)

F	14. Penzance I 40/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	1110	145	–	152	–
ch g Pennekamp (USA) - Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star)
In touch, ridden and hit 4 out, weakened 2 out, 6th and no chance when fell last (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

F	18. Asian Maze (IRE) 12/1 R Walsh Thomas Mullins	R Walsh Thomas Mullins	7	113	–	–	–	–
ch m Anshan - Mazuma (IRE) (Mazaad)
Chased leaders until fell 4th (tchd 14-1)

PU	17. Turnium (FR) 500/1 James Davies P Cottin	James Davies P Cottin	11	1110 tb	–	–	–	–
bb g Turgeon (USA) - Royal Mia (FR) (Kashmir II)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	12. Leo's Luckyman (USA) 500/1 John McNamara R S Brookhouse	John McNamara R S Brookhouse	7	1110	–	–	–	–
bb g Woodman (USA) - Leo's Lucky Lady (USA) (Seattle Slew)
In rear when badly hampered 4th, never dangerous after, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 400-1)

18 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 3m 50.00s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Novices Syndicate (Brave Inca) 1st breeder: D W Macauley
2nd owner: Mac's J Racing Syndicate (Macs Joy)
3rd owner: Laurence Byrne (Hardy Eustace)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.30 £2.50 £2.40 Ex: £12 CSF: £11.48 Tricast: £50.89 Trifecta: £27.40 Pool: £12,297.98 - 318.58 winning units

3:15 Cheltenham 14 Mar 2006

Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1