16 Mar 2011 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £320,000 (Penalty: £182,432); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 113-223 / 23 | Jump (45) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… | 10/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 7th (water), made rest, driven and pressed before 2 out, ridden and stayed on well to go clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 5 L | Big Zeb (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 411-112 / 11 | Jump (45) | B J Geraghty | Colm Murphy Patrick Joseph… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, headway 4 out, went 2nd next, challenged 2 out, kept on and every chance until ridden and one pace flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4 L | Captain Cee Bee (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | F181-14 / 13 | Flat (1336), Jump (77) | A P McCoy | E P Harty Mr John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 6th, hit 9th, headway under pressure when went 3rd after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Golden Silver (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10) | 212111 / 9 | Flat (2300), Jump (24) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mrs Violet O'Leary | 11/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, driven and kept on same pace approaching last, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 10) | 122-332 / 12 | Jump (53) | R Thornton | Miss H C Knight Mr T P Radford | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, chased winner 4 out, mistake and lost place next, soon ridden, kept on under pressure to chase leaders on inside before 2 out, no impression flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 3½ L | French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1121-91 / 13 | Flat (1289), Jump (26) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson… | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 9 L | I'm So Lucky (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | B821-46 / 12 | Flat (1649), Jump (53) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mrs Susan E Busby | 66/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on outside after 4 out, effort and every chance next until ridden and outpaced 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 6 L | Master Minded (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 314-111 / 8 | Jump (53) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith | 2/1 | |
| held up mid-division on outside, headway 4 out, challenged next, 2 lengths down in 3rd and driven when blundered badly and lost place 2 out, not recover, beaten when eased before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | ½ L | Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 5-16417 / 11 | Jump (26) | L P Aspell | Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes… | 150/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | NS | Mad Max (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 341-463 / 11 | Jump (53) | Paul Carberry | N J Henderson Mrs C Skipworth | 20/1 | |
| led to 7th (water), with winner, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | DHT | Woolcombe Folly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1/101-11 / 10 | Jump (95) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend | 7/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, lost place after 4 out, headway under pressure after next, 7 lengths down in 9th when mistake 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
