16 Mar 2016 15:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £350,000 (Penalty: £199,325); Distance: 1m 7f 199y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Sprinter Sacre (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P2P2-11 / 10 |
Jump (80) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs Caroline Mould |
5/0 | |
| tracked leaders, close 3rd when not fluent 3 out, soon challenging, led before 2 out, clear when untidy last, about 6 lengths ahead flat, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| 3½ L |
Un De Sceaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
111-1F1 / 12 |
Jump (53) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins E O'Connell |
4/0 | |
| tracked leader, hit 4th, led after 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| NS |
Special Tiara (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
4131-42 / 12 |
Flat (609), Jump (102) |
N D Fehily | H De Bromhead Mrs S Rowley-Williams |
16/0 | |
| led, headed after 4 out, stayed close up, outpaced by winner 2 out, no impression after, pressed for 2nd after, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 5 L |
God's Own (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
322F-32 / 11 |
Jump (33) | P J Brennan | T R George Crossed Fingers… |
20/0 | |
| jumped right at times, held up, headway 8th, outpaced by leaders after 3 out, no impression after, blundered 2 out, kept on flat | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 5 L |
Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 10) |
425-244 / 12 |
Jump (80) | B S Hughes | M R Channon Mr T P Radford |
50/0 | |
| held up in mid-division on outside, closed 6th, not fluent 9th, lost place before 3 out, no impression after, blundered badly 2 out, plugged on | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 9 L |
Just Cameron (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
111-262 / 11 |
Jump (46) | Joe Colliver | Micky Hammond Mr And Mrs Paul… |
66/0 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent when lost place 9th, well held before 3 out, plugged on flat | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| 4 L |
Dodging Bullets (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
53111-2 / 9 |
Flat (1674), Jump (32) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… |
10/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, closed 4th, not fluent 7th (water), mistake 9th, outpaced after 4 out, well beaten from next | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 40 L |
Sire De Grugy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
4F-5122 / 11 |
Jump (53) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg… |
16/0 | |
| always towards rear, well beaten 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Felix Yonger (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
11-1311 / 12 |
Jump (45) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Six Magpies Syndicate |
11/0 | |
| held up, blundered 2nd, behind from next, well adrift 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Sizing Granite (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) |
U111-25 / 11 |
Jump (80) | J J Burke | Colm Murphy Ann & Alan Potts… |
33/0 | |
| bad mistake 1st, not going after and soon well behind, pulled up before 7th | ||||||||||