Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 16 March 2011

sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1

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

1st £182,432 2nd £68,448 3rd £34,272 4th £17,088 5th £8,576 6th £4,288

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Sizing Europe (IRE) 10/1 A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	9	1110	160	148	176	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE) (Mandalus)
Tracked leader, led 7th, driven from 2 out, 1/2 length lead last, ridden and stayed on strongly to go clear run-in (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

2 5	1. Big Zeb (IRE) 3/1 Barry Geraghty C A Murphy	Barry Geraghty C A Murphy	10	1110	174	142	171	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Our Siveen (IRE) (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders, mistake 8th, tracked winner after 3 out, driven and not fluent 2 out, rallied and 1/2 length down last, outpaced run-in but stayed on well for clear 2nd (op 10-3)

3 4 [9]	2. Captain Cee Bee (IRE) 14/1 A P McCoy Edward P Harty	A P McCoy Edward P Harty	10	1110	158	138	166	–
b g Germany (USA) - Elea Victoria (IRE) (Sharp Victor)
In touch, hit 9th, rallied from 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out to take 3rd at last, kept on run-in but no impression on leading duo (op 12-1 tchd 11-1)

4 1½ [10½]	5. Golden Silver (FR) 11/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	9	1110	168	136	165	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Gold Or Silver (FR) (Glint Of Gold)
In rear but in touch, headway 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out to dispute 3rd at last, never near leading duo and one pace run-in (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

5 1¾ [12¼]	10. Somersby (IRE) 8/1 Robert Thornton Henrietta C Knight	Robert Thornton Henrietta C Knight	7	1110	170	134	165	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, blundered next, stayed in touch with leaders under pressure until weakened before last (tchd 9-1)

6 3½ [15¾]	4. French Opera 22/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	8	1110	164	129	162	–
b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, blundered 4 out, weakened and hit 3 out (op 20-1)

7 9 [24¾]	6. I'm So Lucky 66/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	1110 tb¹	153	118	152	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - City Of Angels (Woodman)
Held up in rear, headway to close on leaders approaching 3 out and travelling ok soon after, shaken up and weakened quickly 2 out (op 100-1)

8 6 [30¾]	8. Master Minded (FR) 2/1F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1110	175	111	166	–
b g Nikos - Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, steady headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden soon after, 4 lengths off winner in 3rd when blundered badly 2 out, not recover and eased (op 3-1 tchd 10-3 in a place)

9 ½ [31¼]	3. Cornas (NZ) 150/1 Leighton Aspell Nick Williams	Leighton Aspell Nick Williams	8	1110	153	110	145	–
b g Prized (USA) - Duvessa (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Hit 2nd, always towards rear, no chance from 4 out (tchd 125-1)

10 nse [31¼]	11. Woolcombe Folly (IRE) 7/1 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	8	1110	169	110	159	–
bb g Presenting - Strong Gara (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Towards rear but well in touch, hit 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, no chance when blundered 2 out (tchd 13-2)

10 dht [31¼]	7. Mad Max (IRE) 20/1 Paul Carberry Nicky Henderson	Paul Carberry Nicky Henderson	9	1110	155	110	148	–
b g Kayf Tara - Carole's Crusader (Faustus)
Tubed, led to 7th, weakened after 4 out (tchd 22-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 54.92s (slow by 2.92s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Ann & Alan Potts Partnership (Sizing Europe) 1st breeder: Mrs Angela Bracken
2nd owner: Patrick Joseph Redmond (Big Zeb)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Captain Cee Bee)
Tote win: £10.60 PL: £2.60 £1.60 £3.50 Ex: £29.70 CSF: £40.40 Tricast: £431.19 Trifecta: £379.10 Pool: £20,541.27 - 40.08 winning units.

3:20 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2011

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