01 Oct 2011 16:05 Gowran Park
Winner: €39,000 (Penalty: €25,349); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Champion Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 3/2231-2 / 23 | Jump (151) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… | 1/1 | |
| took a couple of fences to warm to his jumping, soon raced in 3rd, 2nd when slight mistake 6 out, moderate 3rd from next, slightly slow jump 4 out, closed up from before straight, no impression from before 2 out, left in lead last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Coolcashin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 2475P9- / 10 | Flat (751), Jump (195) | T J Doyle | M J Bowe John P Bowe | 20/1 | |
| soon raced last of the 4 until moderate 2nd 5 out, closed approaching straight and ridden, no impression from before 2 out, left 2nd from last, kept on without matching winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 71 L | Rubi Light (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 117213- / 11 | Jump (198) | D N Russell | R Hennessy W Hennessy | 5/4 | |
| soon led, good jump 5 out and went on, reduced lead approaching straight, asserted from before 2 out and soon in command, drifted to right and fell last, remounted to finish 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 8½ L | Lenabane (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 6/4P-323 / 10 | Jump (17) | B J Cooper | D T Hughes D T Hughes | 10/1 | |
| raced in 2nd, 3rd 7 out, dropped last of the 4 and no extra from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 300-701 / 12 | Jump (15) | Mark Walsh | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus | |||
