Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:30
Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.73
Place: £1.10 £2.70 £4
Exacta: £9.20
Tricast: £177
Trifecta: £85.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Honeysuckle (GB) | N/A | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 157 lbs | 8/11F | Won | Travelled strongly - midfield on outer - headway and tracked leaders 3rd - close up going easily before 2 out - shaken up to lead after 2 out - ridden and good jump last - kept on strongly and went clear run-in - readily | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Epatante (FR) | N/A | Good | Nicky Henderson | 157 lbs | 16/1 | 3.5 | Midfield on inner - tracked leaders going easily after 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and chased winner approaching last - not fluent and stumbled last - held but kept on well run-in - no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Saint Roi (FR) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 33/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along and good headway on outer before 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - went fourth run-in - finished 4th - placed 3rd | ||
| 4th | 3 | Glory And Fortune (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 164 lbs | 150/1 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - going okay but still plenty to do 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - behind when mistake last - stayed on run-in - never dangerous - finished 5th - placed 4th | ||
| 5th | 4 | Not So Sleepy (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 164 lbs | 125/1 | 0.3 | Chased leader - not fluent but close up from 2nd - led before 3rd - headed and close up before 5 out - ridden and lost position when mistake 2 out - well held but kept on run-in - finished 6th - placed 5th(op 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Appreciate It (IRE) | 10 G | Good | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 100/30 | 0.3 | Led - headed before 3rd - not fluent 3rd - led again before 5 out - pushed along and headed after 2 out - ridden and weakened before last - finished 7th - placed 6th(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Adagio (GER) | 4 G | AVG | David Pipe | 164 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | Held up in rear - brief headway 3rd - pushed along when bad mistake 3 out - soon ridden and got well behind - finished 8th - placed 7th(op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Tommy's Oscar (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ann Hamilton | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 12 | Pulled hard - held up in midfield - hampered 3rd - bit short of room on turn after 4 out - pushed along and switched right on outer before 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out - finished 9th - placed 8th | ||
| 9th | 6 | Teahupoo (FR) | 7 G | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 9/1 | 6 | Midfield - bit short of room 1st - pushed along and dropped to last 3 out - weakened before 2 out - finished 10th - placed 9th (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good to soft - and would prefer a slower surface)(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Zanahiyr (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Chased leaders - not fluent 1st - close up on outer from 5 out - ridden after 2 out - lost second approaching last - held but kept on run-in - no match for winner - finished 3rd - disqualified - banned substance in sample(op 25/1) |