4.30 CHELTENHAM GRAND ANNUAL CHASE CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) of £49,685.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

Cheltenham Results Thu, 16th Mar, 2000

Going - Good to Firm-Good in Places.

CHELTENHAM GRAND ANNUAL CHASE CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) of £49,685.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

1st - £32,500.00, 2nd - £9,895.00, 3rd - £4,895.00, 4th - £2,395.00 16 Ran

1st

Samakaan (IRE) 10-11 (Lady Harris)
(0:23.24 14.61 secs faster on today's going )
Darshaan - Samarzana (USA)(Blushing Groom (FR))

SP 9/2fav

Miss Venetia Williams

N Williamson

4th Mar, 00 Newbury
1st Nov Chs This
Race 8th Apr, 00 Aintree
2nd Hcp Chs

2nd

Green Green Desert (FR) 10-13 (Mrs Angela Tincknell)

Green Desert (USA) - Green Leaf (USA)(Alydar (USA))

SP 12/1

Paul Nicholls

J Tizzard

17th Feb, 00 Sandown
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 8th Apr, 00 Aintree
5th Hcp Chs

3rd

Aghawadda Gold (IRE) 11-10 (The Ivy Syndicate)

Peacock (FR) - Portane Miss(Salluceva)

SP 10/1

T Tate

R Garritty

26th Feb, 00 Haydock
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 26th Dec, 00 Wetherby
fell Hcp Chs

4th

Clifton Beat (USA) 10-9 (M G St Quinton)

Danzatore (CAN) - Amenity (FR)(Luthier)

SP 14/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

15th May, 99 Bangor-on-Dee
1st Nov Chs This
Race 8th Apr, 00 Aintree
3rd Hcp Chs

5th

1.5L

Irbee (GB) 11-7

Gunner B - Cupids Bower(Owen Dudley)

SP 8/1

Paul Nicholls

M A Fitzgerald

25th Feb, 00 Kempton
1st Chs This
Race 18th Oct, 00 Chepstow
1st Hdl

6th

1.75L

Amancio (USA) 10-13 (Mr Paul H Locke)

Manila (USA) - Kerry Ring (USA)

SP 10/1

Mrs A Perrett

A Maguire

17th Feb, 00 Sandown
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 1st Apr, 00 Ascot
p.u. Hcp Chs

7th

15L

Amberleigh House (IRE) 10-11 (Ms A L Dikel)

Buckskin (FR) - Chancy Gal(Al Sirat (USA))

SP 10/1

Michael Hourigan

P G Hourigan

in touch, hit 10th, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out

10th Feb, 00 Thurles
1st Chs Rated 128 This
Race 3rd May, 00 Punchestown
1st Hcp Chs Rated 131

8th

Dantes Cavalier (IRE) 10-4 (Exors of the late W H Dore)

Phardante (FR) - Ring Road(Giolla Mear)

SP 16/1

D R Gandolfo

B Fenton

18th Dec, 99 Ascot
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 21st Apr, 01 Kempton
4th Hcp Chs

9th

Chief's Song (GB) 10-12 (Mrs Anne Devine)

Chief Singer - Tizzy

SP 16/1

S Dow

D Gallagher

25th Feb, 00 Kempton
2nd Chs This
Race 1st Apr, 00 Ascot
6th Hcp Chs

10th

Morstock (GB) 10-0 (Mrs M Fairbairn)

Beveled (USA) - Miss Melmore(Nishapour (FR))

SP 66/1

R J Hodges

L Cummins

9th Mar, 00 Wincanton
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 5th Apr, 00 Ludlow
8th Hcp Chs

11th

Cumbrian Challenge (IRE) 11-6 (Cumbrian Industrials Ltd)

Be My Native (USA) - Sixpenny

SP 20/1

Tim Easterby

L Wyer

5th Feb, 00 Wetherby
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 14th Apr, 00 Ayr
6th Hcp Chs

12th

35+L

Klairon Davis (FR) 11-8 (C Jones)

Rose Laurel - Styrene (FR)

SP 20/1

A L T Moore

C O'Dwyer

chased leaders, ridden 10th, soon weakened

29th Jan, 00 Fairyhouse
2nd Chs Rated 145 This
Race 23rd Apr, 00 Fairyhouse
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 139

u.r.

Hill Society (IRE) 11-3 (P Garvey)

Law Society (USA) - Sun Screen(Caerleon (USA))

SP 15/2

Noel Meade

J Titley

chased leaders, ridden 10th, still well there when blundered and unseated rider 4 out

27th Dec, 99 Leopardstown
3rd Chs Rated 140 This
Race 15th Apr, 00 Nakayama
10th Chs

u.r.

Carandrew (FR) 10-12

Saint Andrews (FR) - Cara Maria (FR)(Cadoudal (FR))

SP 12/1

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

28th Feb, 00 Plumpton
fell Nov Chs This
Race 30th Mar, 00 Taunton
2nd Nov Chs

u.r.

Go Roger Go (IRE) 10-9 (John P McManus)

Phardante (FR) - Tonto's Girl(Strong Gale)
Breeder - John J Judge

SP 8/1

E J O'Grady

B J Geraghty

mistake and unseated rider 2nd

26th Feb, 00 Naas
2nd Nov Chs This
Race 2nd May, 00 Punchestown
2nd Nov Chs Rated 132

fell

Wave Rock (GB) 10-0 (Incl 3lbs overweight)

Tragic Role (USA) - Moonscape

SP 25/1

Philip Hobbs

Mr P Flynn(3)

4th Mar, 00 Huntingdon
1st Nov Chs This
Race 7th Apr, 00 Aintree
3rd Nov Chs

Off
Time 3m. 52.40 secs, which is 14.61 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runner Arctic Kinsman (GB) ( )
1999 Space Trucker 8 10-1 J R Barry 7/2Fav (Mrs John Harrington)
1998 Edredon Bleu 6 11-6 A P McCoy 7/2Fav (Miss H C Knight)
1997 Uncle Ernie 12 11-4 G Bradley 20/1 (J G Fitzgerald)
1996 Kibreet 9 10-12 A P McCoy 7/1 (Philip Hobbs)
1995 Sound Reveille 7 10-10 G Bradley 7/1 (C P E Brooks)