11 Mar 2009 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £320,000 (Penalty: £182,432); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Master Minded (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1112-11 / 22 | Jump (53) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith | 4/11 | |
| mid-division, closed from 5th, challenged 4 out, led after 2 out, soon asserted, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | 7 L | Well Chief (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 2211F3/ / 11 | Flat (2327), Jump (698) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, keen early, headway into mid-division 6th, tracking leaders 4 out, not fluent 3 out and lost ground on leading trio, kept on approaching last, edged left flat, ran on to take 2nd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 2 L | Petit Robin (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1/61-122 / 10 | Jump (53) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson S W Group Logistics… | 12/1 | |
| prominent 1st, chased leaders, blundered 5th, quickened to take narrow lead 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, outpaced by winner when not fluent last, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Newmill (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 10) | 548-474 / 10 | Jump (25) | R M Power | J J Murphy Mrs Mary T Hayes | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway 8th, outpaced from 3 out, kept on from last and went 4th flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 5 L | Scotsirish (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 0U4213 / 11 | Jump (38) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Double R Stables… | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 8th and soon chasing leaders, outpaced 3 out, stayed on approaching last, no impression when hampered at fence, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 7 L | Mahogany Blaze (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 5-23473 / 12 | Jump (53) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Lorna Berryman | 40/1 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 9th, modest seventh 3 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 11 L | Ashley Brook (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | PP-1075 / 12 | Jump (25) | R Johnson | K Bishop Mrs E K Ellis | 66/1 | |
| prominent 1st, chased leaders until after 3rd, last by 5th, hampered 4 out and behind after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 15 L | Santa's Son (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | P0-1051 / 12 | Flat (237), Jump (74) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Douglas Pryde Jim… | 33/1 | |
| prominent 1st, chased leaders, hit 3rd, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | Dist | Marodima (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 911-133 / 10 | Jump (25) | Nick Scholfield | Miss R Curtis Mareildar Racing… | 100/1 | |
| raced freely, led after 1st, hit 2nd and 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Briareus (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 1621/14 / 9 | Flat (1699), Jump (75) | A P McCoy | A M Balding Miss E J Lambourne | ||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Big Zeb (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | F221-1F / 11 | Jump (38) | R Thornton | Colm Murphy Patrick Joseph… | ||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Twist Magic (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 261-4F6 / 8 | Jump (74) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Barry Fulton Tony… | ||
