Friday March 16 2012
Cheltenham 17:15 - Result
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3 Handicap)
£75000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 110y, Class 1, 21 ran
Winner £42712
2nd £16028
3rd £8025
4th £3998
5th £2010
6th £1005
Good, Good to Soft in places
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | Trainer | Age | SP | ||
| 1 | Bellvano (GER) | 10-2 | P Carberry | N J Henderson | 8 | 20/1 | |||
| held up behind, steady headway on outside approaching 3 out, 5th next, 4 lengths down in 3rd last, rallied flat, led final 75 yards, ridden out opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2¼ | Tanks For That (IRE) | 10-13 | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson | 9 | 9/1 | ||
| with leaders, challenged 3 out, led next, 3 lengths clear last, ridden flat, kept on until headed and no extra final 75 yards opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £72000-£6000 Each Way | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Kumbeshwar | 10-8 | R Thornton | A King | 5 | 16/1 | ||
| with leader, led 6th, hard pressed 3 out, blundered and headed next, kept on same pace, lost 2nd after last, no impression with leading pair flat opened 16/1 touched 16/1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3¼ | Anquetta (IRE) | 10-2 | A Tinkler | N J Henderson | 8 | 33/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, chased leading pair after 3 out, outpaced before next, ridden and lost place when not fluent last, no impression opened 40/1 touched 40/1 £16500-£500 Each Way | |||||||||
| 5 | ¾ | King Edmund | 10-7 | Tom Cannon (3) | C Gordon | 9 | 66/1 | ||
| in touch, outpaced 4 out, chased leading pair briefly next, kept on same pace, no impression from next opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1¾ | De Boitron (FR) | 10-0 | Lucy Alexander (5) | Ferdy Murphy | 8 | 14/1 | ||
| mid-division, driven 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, never near leaders opened 9/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2¾ | Astracad (FR) | 10-9 | S Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies | 6 | 11/2 | ||
| mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, kept on under pressure approaching last, never near leaders opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £8000-£1000 £7000-£1000 (x2) | |||||||||
| 8 | 1½ | Cornas (NZ) | 11-4 | Mr W Biddick (5) | Nick Williams | 10 | 33/1 | ||
| chased leaders, driven 3 out, weakened from next opened 40/1 touched 50/1 | |||||||||
| 9 | ¾ | Norther Bay (FR) | 10-0 | P Townend | E Griffin | 9 | 100/1 | ||
| always behind opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 10 | 12 | Tara Royal | 10-3 | Henry Brooke (3) | D McCain Jnr | 7 | 25/1 | ||
| mid-division, blundered 10th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden after next, beaten when mistake 2 out, soon weakened opened 20/1 touched 25/1 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Slieveardagh (IRE) (ex5) | 10-5 | A E Lynch | E J O'Grady | 8 | 9/1 | ||
| always behind opened 10/1 touched 10/1 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2¼ | Kid Cassidy (IRE) | 10-9 | A P McCoy | N J Henderson | 6 | 4/1 f | ||
| mistake 1st, mid-division on inside, outpaced 4 out, never on terms, weakened and eased 2 out opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £9000-£2000 £8000-£2000 £4000-£1000 (x3) | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Idarah (USA) | 10-0 | Miss N Carberry | P F Cashman | 9 | 25/1 | ||
| chased leaders on outside, outpaced 4 out, lost place next, soon weakened opened 25/1 touched 25/1 | |||||||||
| PU | Renard (FR) | 10-8 | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams | 7 | 20/1 | |||
| mid-division, outpaced when blundered and almost unseated rider 3 out, not recover, pulled up before next opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| PU | Eradicate (IRE) | 10-4 | D Bass | N J Henderson | 8 | 14/1 | |||
| towards rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 7th, soon struggling, behind when hampered and rider lost iron 4 out, pulled up before 2 out opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| F | French Opera | 11-12 | Jeremiah McGrath (5) | N J Henderson | 9 | 16/1 | |||
| towards rear, mistake 8th, under pressure when fell 4 out opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £48000-£3000 Each Way | |||||||||
| F | Ultimate (ex5) | 10-1 | James Best (7) | B Ellison | 6 | 20/1 | |||
| led to 6th, remained prominent, in touch when fell 5 out opened 25/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| F | Free World (FR) | 10-0 | D J Casey | A L T Moore | 8 | 25/1 | |||
| mid-division, 7th when fell 5 out opened 20/1 touched 25/1 | |||||||||
| UR | Lucky William (IRE) | 10-2 | B J Cooper | T Cooper | 8 | 14/1 | |||
| mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 8th opened 14/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||||
| BD | Oiseau de Nuit (FR) | 11-2 | S Clements (7) | C L Tizzard | 10 | 14/1 | |||
| tracked leaders, in touch when brought down 5 out opened 25/1 touched 25/1 | |||||||||
| BD | Toubab (FR) | 10-7 | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 6 | 12/1 | |||
| keen early, mistake 2nd, held up behind, mistake 4th, in rear when hampered and brought down 4 out opened 12/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||||