irishracing.com | Race Result Cheltenham, Wed, 14th Mar, 2012, sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £320,000.00 5-y-o plus

3.20 sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £320,000.00 5-y-o plus(Class 1) 2m.

Cheltenham Results Wed, 14th Mar, 2012

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £86,890.81 carried forward to Cheltenham on Thu, 15th Mar. Placepot Pool - £937,315.56 Winning Units - 9316.97 Dividend - £73.40. Quadpot Pool - £32,395.49 Winning Units - 1281.41 Dividend - £18.70. Place Six Dividend - £66.53. Place Five Dividend - £28.08.

3.20 2m. (Class 1) 5-y-o plus 8 Ran
sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £320,000.00 5-y-o plus 1st - £182,240.00, 2nd - £68,384.00, 3rd - £34,240.00, 4th - £17,056.00

Race Conditions

1st

Finian's Rainbow (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Michael Buckley)
Rated 164
Tiraaz (USA) - Trinity Gale (IRE)(Strong Gale)
Breeder - J O'Keeffe

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 4/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Nicky Henderson

B J Geraghty

Tote Win £5.00 Place £1.70

tracked leading pair, left 2nd at 4th, closed on leader 2 out (usual 3 out), every chance when slightly bumped bypassing omitted last, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final 50 yards

21st Jan, 12 Ascot
2nd Chs Rated 157 This
Race 13th Apr, 12 Aintree
1st Chs Rated 173

2nd

1.25L

Sizing Europe (IRE) 11-10 (Ann & Alan Potts Partnership)
Rated 173
Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE)(Mandalus)
Breeder - Mrs Angela Bracken

(Morning price: 10/11 5/6 10/11 5/6)
(Ring price: 5/6 4/5 5/6 4/5 5/6 4/5) SP 4/5fav

Henry De Bromhead

A E Lynch

Place £1.10

tracked leader, left in lead at 4th, 2 lengths clear when not fluent and reduced advantage 2 out (usual 3 out), hard pressed when not much room bypassing omitted last, soon ridden, headed final 50 yards, no extra

5th Feb, 12 Punchestown
1st Chs Rated 173 This
Race 24th Apr, 12 Punchestown
1st Chs Rated 172

3rd

15L

Big Zeb (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Patrick Joseph Redmond)
Rated 169
Oscar (IRE) - Our Siveen(Deep Run)
Breeder - Lyle Buttimer

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

C A Murphy

R M Power

Place £1.60

held up in 4th, left 3rd at 4th, outpaced by leading pair before 2 out (usual 3 out), pugged on same pace, never on terms

5th Feb, 12 Punchestown
2nd Chs Rated 172 This
Race 24th Apr, 12 Punchestown
3rd Chs Rated 162

4th

11L

Gauvain (GER) 11-10 (Jared Sullivan & Simon Brown)
Rated 162
Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER)(Dominion)

(Morning price: 33/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Nick Williams

N D Fehily

held up in touch on outside, went 4th at 5th, struggling 3 out (usual 4 out), no chance with leaders

18th Feb, 12 Ascot
3rd Chs Rated 162 This
Race 24th Apr, 12 Punchestown
6th Chs Rated 159

5th

2.25L

Realt Dubh (IRE) 11-10 (Mr D J Sharkey)
Rated 157
Beneficial (GB) - Suez Canal (FR)(Exit To Nowhere (USA))
Breeder - R Hartigan

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Noel Meade

P Carberry

blundered 1st, held up in touch on inside, struggling 9th, no chance with leaders

5th May, 11 Punchestown
2nd Nov Chs Rated 154 This
Race 24th Apr, 12 Punchestown
2nd Chs Rated 157

6th

10L

I'm So Lucky (GB) 11-10 (Mrs S J Brookhouse)
Rated 150
Zilzal (USA) - City Of Angels (GB)(Woodman (USA))

(Morning price: 50/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

David Pipe

T Scudamore

held up in rear, struggling 8th, never dangerous

17th Feb, 12 Newbury
3rd Chs Rated 150 This
Race 13th Apr, 12 Aintree
16th Hcp Hdl Rated 140

fell

Kauto Stone (FR) 11-10 (Mr R J H Geffen)
Rated 162
With The Flow (USA) - Kauto Relka (FR)(Port Etienne (FR))
Breeder - Mme Henri Aubert

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1)
SP 14/1

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

held up, fell 1st

18th Feb, 12 Ascot
7th Chs Rated 162 This
Race 13th Apr, 12 Aintree
7th Chs Rated 162

fell

Wishfull Thinking (GB) 11-10 (Mrs Diana L Whateley)
Rated 159
Alflora (IRE) - Poussetiere Deux (FR)(Garde Royale)
Breeder - Cobhall Court Stud

(Morning price: 16/1)
SP 16/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

led until fell heavily 4th

21st Jan, 12 Ascot
6th Chs Rated 162 This
Race 13th Apr, 12 Aintree
2nd Chs Rated 159

Off 3.20
Time 3m. 52.10 secs, which is 6.84 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £9.00
Tote Trifecta- £22.90.

2011 Sizing Europe 9 11-10 A E Lynch 10/1 (Henry De Bromhead)
2010 Big Zeb 9 11-10 B J Geraghty 10/1 (C A Murphy)
2009 Master Minded 6 11-10 R Walsh 4/11Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2008 Master Minded 5 11-10 R Walsh 3-1 (Paul Nicholls)
2007 Voy Por Ustedes 6 11-10 R Thornton 5/1 (Alan King)

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Cheltenham Results Wed, 14th Mar, 2012