13 Mar 2007 03:15 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £206,548); Distance: 3630; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Soft.
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 25 |
P A Carberry | John G Carr W Hennessy |
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| held up last, steady headway from 5th, tracked leading pair from 3 out, led and hit last, driven and quicken clear flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 3 L |
Brave Inca (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
Ruby Walsh | C A Murphy Novices Syndicate |
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| soon tracking leader, upsides from 2 out, driven between last 2, every chance last, kept on, not pace of winner flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| NK |
Afsoun (FR) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 10 |
M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mrs J K Buckle |
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| held up towards rear, headway from 2 out, hung left under pressure between last 2, continued to hang left flat, stayed on to take 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| NK |
Hardy Eustace (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 13 |
Conor O'Dwyer | D T Hughes Laurence Byrne |
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| led, hit 5th and ridden, driven after 2 out, strong pressed and headed last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 15 L |
Kawagino (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 11 |
W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins Mrs M Rayner /… |
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| held up towards rear, hampered 3 out, staying on at one pace, no chance when pecked 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| HD |
Detroit City (USA) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 6 |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner |
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| not fluent, never going well, soon pushed along to hold place, chased leaders on outside 3rd, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 0.75 L |
Asian Maze (IRE) (Mare, , 157) |
/ 6 |
R M Power | Thomas Mullins Mrs C A Moore |
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| chased leader to 3rd, stayed prominent, until ridden and lost place 5th | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| Dist |
Marble Garden (USA) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 7 |
James Davies | R Chotard Fg Wilson |
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| held up, lost touch 4th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Iktitaf (IRE) (Colt, , 164) |
/ 4 |
B J Geraghty | N Meade Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
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| mistake 1st, close up on inside, smooth headway to track leading pair 5th, about 1 length 3rd and going well when fell 3 out fell | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Straw Bear (USA) (Gelding, , 164) |
/ 10 |
A P McCoy | N J Gifford Mr John P McManus |
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| chased leaders, ridden and weakened 5th, lost action and pulled up | ||||||||||