Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1

Cheltenham

Date 2009-03-10

Distance —

Class —

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize —

Winning Time 4m 0.90s (slow by 11.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Punjabi (GB) Barry Geraghty · Nicky Henderson	22/1	Won
2nd	Celestial Halo (IRE) R Walsh · Paul Nicholls	17/2	0.3
3rd	Binocular (FR) A P McCoy · Nicky Henderson	6/4F	0.2
4th	Crack Away Jack (GB) Noel Fehily · Emma Lavelle	16/1	2.25
5th	Muirhead (IRE) Davy Condon · Noel Meade	33/1	2.75
6th	Katchit (IRE) Robert Thornton · Alan King	12/1	0.3
7th	Snap Tie (IRE) Richard Johnson · Philip Hobbs	40/1	8
8th	Jered (IRE) D J Casey · Noel Meade	33/1	3.25
9th	Hardy Eustace (IRE) P W Flood · D T Hughes	100/1	.5
10th	Won In The Dark (IRE) Davy Russell · Sabrina J Harty	33/1	3
11th	Osana (FR) Andrew J McNamara · David Pipe	13/2	.75
12th	Whiteoak (IRE) Jason Maguire · Donald McCain	16/1	3.25
13th	Blue Bajan (IRE) Graham Lee · Andy Turnell	80/1	3.25
14th	Sentry Duty (FR) Andrew Tinkler · Nicky Henderson	33/1	5
15th	Sublimity (FR) P A Carberry · Robert Alan Hennessy	20/1	14
16th	Alph (GB) Colin Bolger · Roger Teal	250/1	7
17th	Harchibald (FR) Paul Carberry · Noel Meade	33/1	.75
18th	Brave Inca (IRE) Dominic Elsworth · C A Murphy	25/1	3.25
19th	Ashkazar (FR) Timmy Murphy · David Pipe	14/1	2.5
20th	Ebaziyan (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	50/1	2.75
21th	River Liane (FR) Niall P Madden · Thomas Cooper	125/1	10

Non-Finishers & Non-Runners

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cybergenic (FR) Keith Mercer · Paul Murphy	250/1
Fell	Othermix (FR) Paddy Brennan · Tom George	100/1