GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
15:30
Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.70 Place: £1.90 £5.30 £2.70 Exacta: £47.40 Tricast: £245.93 Trifecta: £433.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Epatante (FR) N/A Good Nicky Henderson 157 lbs 2/1F Won Looked well; in touch - not fluent 3 out - tracked leaders going well before 2 out - led last - asserted and ran on well final 100yds
2nd 14 Sharjah (FR) 10 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 16/1 3 Held up in rear - headway going well 2 out - ridden to chase winner run-in - no impression(op 14/1)
3rd 7 Darver Star (IRE) 11 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 17/2 3.75 Tracked leaders - went 2nd 4 out - ridden to lead between last 2 - headed last - lost 2nd run-in - kept on same pace final 100yds(op 10/1)
4th 3 Cilaos Emery (FR) N/A AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 7/1 2.75 Held up - headway before 3 out - ridden to chase leaders and close up approaching last - kept on under pressure run-in - edged left final 75yds - one pace after(tchd 13/2)
5th 13 Petit Mouchoir (FR) 10 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 25/1 2 Led after 1st - ridden and headed between last 2 - hung right run-in - no extra
6th 15 Silver Streak (IRE) N/A Poor Evan Williams 164 lbs 20/1 .5 Midfield - mistake 3rd - ridden before last - kept on run-in - never able to trouble leaders(op 25/1)
7th 16 Supasundae (GB) N/A Poor Mrs John Harrington 164 lbs 9/1 2.5 Sweating - midfield - headway after 4 out - effort to chase leaders 2 out - unable to quicken under pressure approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
8th 1 Ballyandy (GB) 10 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 164 lbs 20/1 1.5 Looked well; led - headed after 1st - in touch - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - no impression after
9th 12 Pentland Hills (IRE) 7 G AVG Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 9/1 3 Held up - not fluent 4th - pushed along and some headway before last - never involved(op 8/1)
10th 6 Darasso (FR) 8 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 40/1 1 Held up - ridden after 4 out - plugged on approaching last - never a threat
11th 8 Fusil Raffles (FR) N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 20/1 6 Midfield - lost place after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - no danger after(op 33/1)
12th 9 Gumball (FR) 9 G Poor Philip Hobbs 164 lbs 100/1 2.75 Midfield early - tracked leaders after 2nd - mistake 4 out - lost place 3 out - not fluent under pressure 2 out - soon weakened
13th 2 Call Me Lord (FR) 9 G Poor Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 10/1 1.25 Held up - not fluent 4th - ridden after 2 out - never a threat(op 14/1)
14th 10 Le Patriote (FR) N/A AVG Dr Richard Newland 164 lbs 100/1 1.25 Held up - mistake 4 out - headway approaching 3 out - soon chasing leaders - well there 2 out - ridden and weakened before last(op 125/1)
15th 4 Coeur Sublime (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 12/1 24 Looked well; in touch - mistake 4 out - ridden and weakened approaching 2 out(op 16/1)
99th 11 Not So Sleepy (GB) 12 G AVG Hughie Morrison 164 lbs 33/1 - Raced keenly - headway to track leaders after 1st - weakened approaching 3 out - behind when pulled up before last(tchd 28/1)
99th 5 Cornerstone Lad (GB) 11 G AVG Micky Hammond 164 lbs 33/1 - Chased leader to 4 out - ridden and weakened soon after - behind when pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance other than the jockey said the gelding ran flat)(op 25/1)