3:15 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2007
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1
(Class 1) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Soft 8 hurdles
1st
£205,272 2nd
£77,004 3rd
£38,556 4th
£19,224 5th
£9,648 6th
£4,824
| 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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7 | 1110 t | – | 145 | 167 | – | ||||
| b g Selkirk (USA) - Fig Tree Drive (USA) (Miswaki) | ||||||||||
| Held up last, smooth progress before 3 out, stalked leading pair soon after, produced to lead last, driven and soon well in command (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
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9 | 1110 | – | 142 | 163 | – | ||||
| b g Good Thyne (USA) - Wigwam Mam (IRE) (Commanche Run) | ||||||||||
| Pressed leader, shaken up 3rd, duelled with him from next, narrow lead under pressure just before last, soon headed and outpaced, kept on bravely (tchd 6-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 | 158 | 142 | 162 | – | ||||
| b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Afragha (IRE) (Darshaan) | ||||||||||
| Held up towards rear, outpaced before 3 out, ridden and effort before next, stayed on from last to snatch 3rd near finish (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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10 | 1110 v | – | 141 | 163 | – | ||||
| b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro) | ||||||||||
| Led, joined 4th, reminders next, disputed lead after and under pressure before 2 out, headed and one pace just before last (tchd 7-2) | ||||||||||
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7 | 1110 | 140 | 124 | 149 | – | ||||
| b g Perugino (USA) - Sharakawa (IRE) (Darshaan) | ||||||||||
| Settled in midfield, not fluent 1st, outpaced when hampered 3 out, no chance when pecked next | ||||||||||
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5 | 1110 b | 165 | 124 | 148 | – | ||||
| rg g Kingmambo (USA) - Seattle Victory (USA) (Seattle Song) | ||||||||||
| Never going well, jumped slowly 2nd and ridden, effort to press leaders next, driven and lost touch well before 3 out, soon toiling (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 15-8 tchd 2-1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 113 | – | 116 | 139 | – | ||||
| ch m Anshan - Mazuma (IRE) (Mazaad) | ||||||||||
| With leaders to 3rd, soon lost place, struggling in rear 5th, well behind before 3 out (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 tb1 | – | 87 | – | – | ||||
| br g Royal Academy (USA) - Maria De La Luz (Machiavellian) | ||||||||||
| In touch to 3rd, soon well tailed off, still heading for the last as rest finished (op 150-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 t | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Istibshar (USA) (Mr Prospector) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders going well, went 3rd after 5th, just starting to be pushed along but still close up when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | 164 | – | – | – | ||||
| ch g Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE) (Scottish Reel II) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, lost place 5th, behind and not going well when pulled up before 3 out, broke blood vessel (jockey said gelding had bled from the nose) (op 13-2) | ||||||||||
- 10 ran Off time: 3:17:00 Winning time: 3m 55.70s (slow by 6.70s) Total SP: 116%
- Non-runners: Acambo (vet's certificate)
- 1st owner: W Hennessy (Sublimity) 1st breeder: Stratford Place And Watership Down Stud
- 2nd owner: Novices Syndicate (Brave Inca)
- 3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Afsoun)
- Tote win: £16.20 PL: £2.90 £2.10 £4.80 Ex: £165.20 CSF: £97.94 Trifecta: £3,535.10 Pool: £18,422.58 - 3.70 winning units.
