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15:20 Cheltenham

Tuesday 10 March 2009

All13:3014:0514:4015:2016:0016:40

Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Punjabi

611-10

22/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, went close 2nd after 3 out, narrow lead last, driven out, held on gamely

2^nd

Celestial Halo (IRE)

511-10

17/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Ruby Walsh

Always prominent, narrow lead before 3 out, ridden and pressed after 2 out, headed last, ran on towards finish

3^rd

Binocular (FR)

511-10

6/4

T: N J HendersonJ: A P McCoy

Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, chased leading pair before 2 out, not fluent last, ridden flat, ran on towards finish

4^th

2.25

Crack Away Jack

511-10

16/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: N D Fehily

Held up in rear, steady progress into mid-division 3 out, not much room after 2 out, went 4th last, closed on leaders flat, no impression near finish

5^th

2.75

Muirhead (IRE)

611-10

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: D J Condon

Mid-division, headway 5th, jumped left 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat

6^th

Katchit (IRE)

611-10

12/1

T: A KingJ: R Thornton

Chased leaders, pushed along 4th, outpaced after next, stayed on approaching last, drifted left and kept on flat

7^th

Snap Tie (IRE)

711-10

40/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, headway 5th, beaten when not much room after 2 out, weakened approaching last

8^th

3.25

Jered (IRE)

711-10

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: D J Casey

Towards rear, mistakes 1st and 2nd, slightly hampered 3 out, ran on flat, never in contention

9^th

0.5

Hardy Eustace (IRE)

1211-10

100/1

T: D T HughesJ: P W Flood

Prominent, led after 5th, narrowly headed before 3 out, bumped 2 out, weakening when hampered soon after

10^th

Won In The Dark (IRE)

511-10

33/1

T: Miss S J HartyJ: D N Russell

Mid-division, progress on inside after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

11^th

0.75

Osana (FR)

711-10

13/2

T: D PipeJ: A J Mcnamara

Led, headed after 5th, soon driven, weakened after 3 out

12^th

3.25

Whiteoak (IRE)

611-3

16/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: J M Maguire

Held up towards rear, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, ridden and some headway before 3 out, no further progress

13^th

3.25

Blue Bajan (IRE)

711-10

80/1

T: Andrew TurnellJ: G Lee

Sweating, held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, struggling approaching 3 out, never dangerous

14^th

Sentry Duty (FR)

711-10

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Andrew Tinkler

Mid-division, hit 1st, ridden and struggling when hampered 3 out

15^th

Sublimity (FR)

911-10

20/1

T: Robert HennessyJ: P A Carberry

Sweating, held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, no further progress

16^th

Alph

1211-10

250/1

T: R A TealJ: C Bolger

Taken to post early, mid-division, ridden 5th, soon struggling

17^th

0.75

Harchibald (FR)

1011-10

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: Paul Carberry

Always behind

18^th

3.25

Brave Inca (IRE)

1111-10

25/1

T: C A MurphyJ: D Elsworth

Chased leaders to 4th, well behind 3 out

19^th

2.5

Ashkazar (FR)

511-10

14/1

T: D PipeJ: Timmy Murphy

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, pushed along next, weakened 5th, well behind when went sharply left 2 out

20^th

2.75

Ebaziyan (IRE)

811-10

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Towards rear, mistakes 1st and 2nd, struggling when hampered 3 out

21^st

River Liane (FR)

511-10

125/1

T: T CooperJ: N P Madden

Mid-division, ridden and behind 4th

Also Ran

Cybergenic (FR)

1111-10

250/1

T: Paul MurphyJ: K Mercer

Chased leaders on outside until before 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

Othermix (FR)

511-10

100/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: P J Brennan

Tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along before 5th, weakening when fell 3 out

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Sizing Europe (IRE)

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: D F O'Regan

Betting Breakdown

Tricast:£464.65SF:£185.28

Forecasts

Binocular (FR) (6/4), Osana (FR) (13/2), Celestial Halo (IRE) (17/2), Katchit (IRE) (12/1), Ashkazar (FR) (14/1), Crack Away Jack (16/1), Whiteoak (IRE) (16/1), Sublimity (FR) (20/1), Punjabi (22/1), Brave Inca (IRE) (25/1), Muirhead (IRE) (33/1), Jered (IRE) (33/1), Won In The Dark (IRE) (33/1), Sentry Duty (FR) (33/1), Harchibald (FR) (33/1), Snap Tie (IRE) (40/1), Ebaziyan (IRE) (50/1), Blue Bajan (IRE) (80/1), Othermix (FR) (100/1), Hardy Eustace (IRE) (100/1), River Liane (FR) (125/1), Cybergenic (FR) (250/1), Alph (250/1)