14 Mar 2012 17:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £31,322); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Champagne Fever (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 121 / 9 | Jump (52) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 16/1 | |
| made all, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, held on under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 18 |   | 1¼ L | New Year's Eve (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11 / 7 | Jump (24) | B J Geraghty | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 4f out, tracked winner over 2f out, ridden to challenge on inside over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | HD | Pique Sous (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 31 / 10 | Jump (31) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Supreme Horse Racing… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway 6f out, effort over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 4 L | Moscow Mannon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3111 / 9 | Jump (48) | Mr D Lavery | B R Hamilton Jonathan Flanagan | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with leading trio from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | ½ L | Yes Way Hosay (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 31-1 / 6 | Jump (135) | Bryan J cooper | R T J Wilson The Casey Partnership | 50/1 | |
| behind, outpaced 5f out, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 19 |   | NS | The New One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11 / 10 | Jump (73) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies S Such & Cg Paletta | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 5 L | The Romford Pele (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 221 / 11 | Jump (14) | A P McCoy | Miss R Curtis Racing Ventures… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, outpaced over 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | ¾ L | Jezki (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11 / 11 | Jump (10) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington John P McManus | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 3 L | Many Clouds (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 1 / 10 | Jump (22) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr Trevor Hemmings | 40/1 | |
| held up behind, smooth headway on outside 6f out, chased leaders under pressure over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Royal Guardsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1-41 / 10 | Jump (25) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Camilla & Rosie… | 6/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, not much room 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 2 L | Sir Johnson (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 1111 / 6 | Jump (143) | J E Moore | P & M Bowen Steve & Jackie… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, outpaced when not much room over 5f out, lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 3¾ L | Clonbanan Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 32-U111 / 10 | Jump (32) | Mr M J O'Connor | Michael O'connor Mr Robert Clifton-brown | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Village Vic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F-112 / 12 | Jump (26) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White David Maxwell Racing… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear of mid-division, outpaced over 5f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Circular Quay (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 1 / 5 | Jump (130) | P J Brennan | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, driven 4f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f | ||||||||||
| 15th | 16 |   | 1¾ L | Horatio Hornblower (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 3 / 13 | Jump (26) | J Reveley | Nick Williams Chasing Gold Racing… | 12/1 | |
| tracked winner, lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 8 |   | 6 L | Piano Concerto (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 330 / 7 | Jump (26) | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell J Cocks & C J Leech | 125/1 | |
| always behind, struggling 5f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 20 |   | NK | Virginia Ash (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 31 / 6 | Jump (18) | Aidan Coleman | C L Tizzard Mr J P Romans | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 18th | 5 |   | NK | Ifandbutwhynot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F-0314 / 12 | Jump (89) | D F O'Regan | D O'Meara Claire Hollowood… | 50/1 | |
| held up behind, headway 6f out, chased leaders on outside over 3f out to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Cool George (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 1 / 9 | Jump (73) | James Best | Miss J Du Plessis R J Reip, M Stevenson | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Glenwood Present (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 18P03 / 6 | Jump (33) | Nathan Sweeney | R H Buckler Mr Nick Elliott | ||
