Full Result 2.05 Cheltenham | 10 March 2015

Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Grade 1

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

1st £85,425 2nd £32,055 3rd £16,050 4th £7,995 5th £4,020 6th £2,010

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Un De Sceaux (FR) 4/6F R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	114	166	154	169	–
b g Denham Red (FR) - Hotesse De Sceaux (FR) (April Night)
Raced with zest, made most, shaken up approaching last, quickened clear final 110yds, ran on well (tchd 8/1 in places and 4/7 in places)

2 6	4. God's Own (IRE) 33/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	7	114	160	147	162	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Dantes Term (IRE) (Phardante)
Jumped right a few times, held up, headway 9th, went 2nd before 2 out, about 2 lengths down and trying to challenge when jumped right again last, kept on but unable to go pace of winner final 110yds

3 2 [8]	5. Josses Hill (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	7	114	148	144	161	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Credora Storm (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
In touch, not fluent 5th, dropped to midfield 6th, mistake 8th, effort to chase leaders approaching 3 out where not fluent, stayed on same pace under pressure from last

4 5 [13]	11. Vibrato Valtat (FR) 7/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	114 t	162	138	156	–
gr g Voix Du Nord (FR) - La Tosca Valtat (FR) (Dom Alco)
In touch, tracked leaders approaching 5th, chased winner before 4 out, lost 2nd under pressure before 2 out, one pace run-in (tchd 13/2 and 15/2 in places)

5 6 [19]	2. Court Minstrel (IRE) 20/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	8	114	151	131	151	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Theatral (Orchestra)
Held up in rear, mistake 8th, some headway approaching 3 out, about 5 lengths off pace in 5th and keeping on when mistake 2 out, not quicken before last, no extra run-in (op 25/1)

6 4½ [23½]	7. Sgt Reckless 20/1 Brian Hughes Mick Channon	Brian Hughes Mick Channon	8	114	144	125	148	–
b g Imperial Dancer - Lakaam (Danzero)
Not jump well, held up, headway approaching 3 out, no impression on leaders before 2 out, soon weakened (op 16/1)

7 6 [29½]	8. Smashing I (FR) 20/1 Jonathan Burke Henry De Bromhead	Jonathan Burke Henry De Bromhead	6	114	145	118	143	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Faragreen (FR) (Green Tune)
Prominent early, dropped behind leaders before 3rd, midfield after 4th, mistake 8th, weakened before 3 out

8 2 [31½]	1. Clarcam (FR) 16/1 B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	5	114 t	153	116	141	–
b g Califet (FR) - Rose Beryl (FR) (Lost World)
Held up, mistake 9th, struggling to go pace after 4 out, never a threat

9 10 [41½]	9. Three Kingdoms (IRE) 14/1 A P McCoy John Ferguson	A P McCoy John Ferguson	6	114	151	103	134	–
ch g Street Cry (IRE) - Chan Tong (BRZ) (Hampstead)
In touch, midfield 6th, mistake 8th, effort to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened soon after fence (op 16/1)

PU	3. Dunraven Storm (IRE) 40/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	10	114	148	–	–	–
br g Presenting - Foxfire (Lord Americo)
Soon with winner, unable to maintain winner's pace 5th, lost 2nd 6th, losing place when blundered 9th, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 33/1)

PU	6. Sail By The Sea (IRE) 33/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	114 t	141	–	–	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Trajectus (Homo Sapien)
Raced keenly, handy, went 2nd 6th, lost place approaching 4 out, weakened quickly after fence, jumped right 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

11 ran Off time: 2:05:25 Winning time: 3m 51.40s (fast by 0.60s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Edward O'Connell (Un De Sceaux) 1st breeder: Haras De La Rousseliere Et Al
2nd owner: Crossed Fingers Partnership (God's Own)
3rd owner: A D Spence (Josses Hill)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £5 £2.40 Ex: £23.80 CSF: £35.86 Tricast: £160.54 Trifecta: £201.10

2:05 Cheltenham 10 Mar 2015

Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Grade 1