Full Results
15:30 Cheltenham
Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Weight 10-12
held up in touch, took closer order 4 out, led approaching last, ridden out
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey P Holley
led into start, held up towards rear, steady headway 3 out, every chance last, unable to quicken run-in
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey J Osborne
always prominent, led 2 out, headed approaching last, ran on same pace
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Old
- Jockey T Grantham
held up, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, ran on one pace from next
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey S McNeill
mid-divison, headway under pressure 3 out, soon one pace
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey M Richards
led into start, slowly into stride, soon recovered to go into mid-division, ridden 4 out, slightly outpaced from next, stayed on one pace from last
- Weight 11-2
held up, effort when hampered approaching 3 out, stayed on one pace from next, never able to challenge
- Weight 10-12
prominent, weakening when hampered 2 out
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey D Murphy
handily placed, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before last
- Weight 11-2
led, clear from 2nd, not fluent 4 out, hard pressed next, headed 2 out, weakened quickly, tailed off
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey M Hourigan
in touch to 4th, soon weakened and lost touch, tailed off
- Weight 11-2
held up in rear, hampered 1st, ridden when mistake 3 out, soon struggling, pulled up before next
- Weight 11-2
badly hampered 1st, always well behind, lost touch 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out