Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 13 March 2012

Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1

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

1st £210,715 2nd £79,069 3rd £39,590 4th £19,721 5th £9,916 6th £4,958

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Rock On Ruby (IRE) 11/1 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls	Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls	7	1110 t	165	170	171	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Stony View (IRE) (Tirol)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged 2 out, led soon after and driven to assert, kept on under pressure run-in, won going away (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

2 3¾	7. Overturn (IRE) 20/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	8	1110	166	166	167	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Kristal Bridge (Kris)
Led, joined 2 out, headed soon after, kept on gamely under pressure run-in to maintain clear 2nd but no impression on winner (op 25-1)

3 1¾ [5½]	4. Hurricane Fly (IRE) 4/6F R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	8	1110	173	164	165	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Scandisk (IRE) (Kenmare)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd 2 out and soon driven, kept on under pressure run-in but no impression on leading duo (op 8-11 tchd 5-6 and 4-5 in places)

4 1 [6½]	1. Binocular (FR) 4/1 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	8	1110	170	163	165	–
b g Enrique - Bleu Ciel Et Blanc (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, 6th and ridden 2 out, staying on one pace into 4th when mistake last, kept on again but no impression on leading trio (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in a place and 11-2 in places)

5 hd [6¾]	10. Zarkandar (IRE) 9/1 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	5	1110	160	162	164	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Zarkasha (IRE) (Kahyasi)
In touch, ridden after 3 out and soon outpaced, rallied but only 7th approaching last, stayed on strongly closing stages to take 5th last strides (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

6 1¼ [8]	6. Oscars Well (IRE) 14/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	7	1110	162	160	164	–
bb g Oscar (IRE) - Placid Willow (IRE) (Convinced)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened before last (tchd 16-1)

7 3½ [11½]	2. Brampour (IRE) 50/1 Harry Derham Paul Nicholls	Harry Derham Paul Nicholls	5	1110	161	156	160	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Brusca (USA) (Grindstone)
Towards rear, disputing last place jumping 3 out, ridden after next, moderate progress run-in

8 ½ [12]	9. Zaidpour (FR) 22/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	1110	162	155	164	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Zainta (IRE) (Kahyasi)
In touch headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden after 3 out, beaten next, 6th and no chance when blundered last (op 25-1)

9 5 [17]	3. Celestial Halo (IRE) 50/1 Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls	Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls	8	1110 tb	164	149	158	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Chased leader until before 3 out, weakened before next

10 16 [33]	5. Kalann (IRE) 150/1 Michael Darcy Sabrina J Harty	Michael Darcy Sabrina J Harty	5	1110	145	130	142	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Karkiyla (IRE) (Darshaan)
Always in rear, no chance after 3 out (op 125-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 50.10s (slow by 1.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: The Festival Goers (Rock On Ruby) 1st breeder: John O'Dwyer
2nd owner: T G Leslie (Overturn)
3rd owner: George Creighton & Mrs Rose Boyd (Hurricane Fly)
Tote win: £11.40 PL: £2.40 £3.90 £1.10 Ex: £173.10 CSF: £182.68 Tricast: £347.15 Trifecta: £331.80 Pool: £31,767.38 - 70.84 winning units.

3:20 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2012

Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1