02 Oct 2010 15:35 Gowran Park
Winner: €40,000 (Penalty: €26,000); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
Gowran Park Champion Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | China Rock (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 145442- / 22 | Jump (165) | Ruby Walsh | M F Morris Michael O'Flynn | 13/8 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, mistake 8th, improved into 2nd approaching 3 out, led before 2 out where mistake, kept on well under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1½ L | Coolcashin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1P6P1-P / 10 | Flat (387), Jump (137) | D J Condon | M J Bowe John P Bowe | 12/1 | |
| held up, headway into 5th halfway, went 4th approaching 3 out, soon ridden, 3rd at last, kept on well run-in without reaching winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 1½ L | Oscar Looby (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1131P-F / 8 | Jump (17) | Paul Carberry | N Meade MTM Partnership | 6/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed approaching 3 out, headed before next, kept on under pressure, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 9 L | Royal Choice (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 1918-U3 / 8 | Jump (57) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead John Lenihan | 20/1 | |
| in rear, ridden in 6th approaching 3 out, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Miss Mitch (IRE) (Mare, baybrown, 10 12) | 4315/22- / 10 | Jump (252) | Paul Townend | P A Fahy Clipper Logistics… | 10/3 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden after 4 out and dropped to 5th before next, no extra | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Glencove Marina (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 411/3F1- / 9 | Jump (189) | B J Geraghty | E Griffin Mrs Martina Griffin | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Schelm (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | F-01152 / 12 | Flat (63), Jump (15) | D J Casey | R O'Leary Mr M J Pimlott | ||
