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16:00 Cheltenham

Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (Class B)

  • 24 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 49.60s
  • 24 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow braces, striped sleeves and striped cap
  • Form 03411-1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0

mid-division until 14th, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out

2
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue sash, sleeves and cap
  • Form 66-1211
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

chased leaders, out paced approaching 4 out, soon ridden stayed on well from 2 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves
14/1
  • Form 3-14121
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

chased leaders, hampered 2nd and lost place, headway 12th, mistake 5 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, red stars, emerald green cap, red star
  • Form 40-1112
  • Age 14
  • Weight 12-0

fell 2nd

5
Silk - Yellow, Brown disc, striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 2P3-P11
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

chased leader, blundered 12th, out paced 5 out, stayed on well from 2 out

6
Silk - White, Maroon diamond, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 64-2P3R
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

never dangerous, well behind and pulled up before last

7
Silk - YELLOW, purple spots, quartered cap
  • Form 2-11P21
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

held up in touch, weakened approaching 5 out, behind when fell last

8
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow triple diamond
  • Form 41231F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0

brought down 2nd

9
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
50/1
  • Form 1152U/0-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

chased leaders, mistake 12th, weakened after next, pulled up before 15th

10
Silk - Maroon, White star, stars on sleeves, White cap Maroon star
66/1
  • Form 15-B211
  • Age 13
  • Weight 12-0

soon tailed off, pulled up before 4 out

11
Silk - Orange, Black hoop, Orange and Black hooped sleeves, White cap
33/1
  • Form 212123
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

mid-division until weakened after 17th, tailed off

12
Silk - Purple, White hoop, White sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 11-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0

held up in touch, smooth headway from 13th, led after 4 out, soon clear, kept on

13
Silk - Gold, Maroon hoops, Gold sleeves
16/1
  • Form 6-43332
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

in touch, ridden and headway 4 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, kept on

14
Silk - Beige, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves, Red seams, Red cap
  • Form 31-P532
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

never dangerous

15
Silk - Yellow, Black triangle, Green and Yellow quartered cap
100/1
  • Form 25P21P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

chased leaders, mistake 2nd, faded from 12th, behind and pulled up before 2 out

16
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, White sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form 3210-3P
  • Age 14
  • Weight 12-0

always towards rear

17
Silk - RED, yellow spots, red sleeves, yellow cap
66/1
  • Form 02P0F-1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0

always behind

18
Silk - Dark green and white (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, white cap
13/2
  • Form 6P/111-1
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

never fluent in rear, tailed off

19
Silk - MAROON, GREY 'C', GREY hoop on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 2U41-11
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

led, headed and mistake 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out

20
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 26UP-31
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

held up, mistake 15th, some headway from next, no impression from 3 out

21
Silk - PINK, BLACK seams, armlets and cap
  • Form 1-22612
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

behind when blundered and unseated rider 3rd

22
Silk - PINK, yellow diamond, black cap
50/1
  • Form 253344
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0

always towards rear, tailed off

23
Silk - Royal Blue, White triple diamond, striped sleeves
50/1
  • Form 4405-11
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9

never a factor

24
Silk - WHITE, scarlet sash, white cap, scarlet hoop
  • Form 3-13012
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-9

always behind

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A good quality field has been assembled for this renewal of the Christie's Foxhunter Chase and the usual strong pace looks assured. The in-form Earthmover, winner of the race in 1998, has found a new lease of life after making the most of a couple of good opportunities in his latest outings. And is sure to be a popular selection. As is last year's winning partnership of Fiona Needham and Last Option. The 11-year-old gelding has been trained with this race in mind all season and another bold show can be expected from him after a steady build up. Bright Approach is another who has some useful form at the course to his name and could go well at decent odds. However, Kingscliff, who barley came off the bridle in his two point-to-point victories, is a live pretender to the throne and is selected to extend his unbeaten status. However, he did make a couple of mistakes on his debut over regulation fences and for that reason he is saver material only. Sheltering is also forwarded as an each-way hope after recording a 10-length defeat of Dorans Pride at Leopardstown last month.