19 Mar 2010 17:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,608); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup Handicap (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 24 |   | - | Pigeon Island (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 1) | F222F5 / 22 | Flat (1257), Jump (34) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, still enough to do 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure approaching last to lead 150 yards out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 356-111 / 13 | Flat (927), Jump (97) | David Bass | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson… | 10/1 | |
| in touch, led after 10th, ridden after 2 out, edged right after last, headed 150 yards out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | ¾ L | Consigliere (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 0-31623 / 12 | Jump (27) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Alan Hill | 16/1 | |
| in touch, hit 3 out, went 2nd on bit before 2 out, upsides last, soon carried right, ridden when still every chance flat, not quicken | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 3½ L | Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4-F2315 / 11 | Jump (55) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 10th, ridden before last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 7 L | Tartak (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1-88275 / 11 | Flat (923), Jump (41) | R Thornton | T R George Power Panels Electrical… | 12/1 | |
| prominent, challenged 5th, every chance after 3 out, relegated to 3rd before 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 20 |   | 1 L | Safari Journey (USA) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 10 5) | 354243 / 13 | Flat (269), Jump (97) | R Flint | P Hobbs & J White Reassuringly Racy… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 10th, pressing leaders after 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 19 |   | 10 L | Nikola (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 8224-42 / 11 | Flat (1624), Jump (126) | Mr S Twiston-davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Graham And Alison… | 28/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 9th, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 4 L | Nomecheki (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1F/1F13 / 10 | Flat (1293), Jump (39) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford The Stewart Family | 20/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway appropaching 10th, effort to press leaders after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 12 L | Lennon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6244/66 / 11 | Jump (41) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 8th, blundered 10th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 7 L | Free World (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 332-223 / 14 | Jump (41) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Lady Susan Brooke | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, tried to close after 3 out, no impression, blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 2½ L | Pepsyrock (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1121-69 / 8 | Jump (41) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr and Mrs J D… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, no impression and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 22 |   | 23 L | Calatagan (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | 2-02586 / 12 | Flat (524), Jump (41) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Mr & Mrs J M Davenport | 50/1 | |
| ridden 10th, always behind | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Moon Over Miami (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 300204 / 13 | Flat (1657), Jump (19) | J M Maguire | C J Mann Mr D Holmes | ||
| PU | 23 |   | - | Fighting Chance (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 5-2U111 / 12 | Jump (30) | S E Durack | R Lee Mr Peter Bonner | ||
| PU | 21 |   | - | Russian Flag (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 212213 / 10 | Flat (1368), Jump (27) | Alex Merriam | N B King Mr Neil King | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Oiseau de Nuit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 41-4212 / 12 | Jump (41) | Giles Hawkins | C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner | ||
| 6 |   | - | Lord Henry (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 64U5-34 / 12 | Jump (118) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann | |||
| 18 |   | - | Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 1-41531 / 12 | Jump (37) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
| 17 |   | - | Leo's Lucky Star (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1500-1U / 9 | Flat (1637), Jump (41) | Non Runner | D Pipe Mrs S J Brookhouse | |||
| PU | 16 |   | - | Beggars Cap (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 32-1580 / 9 | Jump (41) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr Trevor Hemmings | ||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Tramantano (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 434-166 / 12 | Flat (2697), Jump (97) | T Molloy | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould | ||
| 8 |   | - | Tataniano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 141-112 / 11 | Jump (49) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Miss L M Penhorwood | |||
| 9 |   | - | Green Belt Elite (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 57-1211 / 10 | Jump (43) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Green Belt Foresters | |||
| PU | 13 |   | - | You're The Top (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 11-1131 / 8 | Jump (22) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley | ||
