THE 139TH YEAR OF THE NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE CHALLENGE CUP

(AMATEUR RIDERS’ NOVICES’ STEEPLECHASE)

Class 2, £75,000 Total Prize Fund, 1.30pm, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Four miles. For novice five-year-olds and upwards. To be ridden by Category B Amateur Riders or Category C Qualified Riders. Weights: 5-y-o 11st 5lb; 6-y-o and upwards 11st 7lb; Mares allowed 7lb. Penalties: a winner of a steeplechase prior to April 29, 2007, 4lb; A winner of a steeplechase 4lb.

Forfeit stage February 17
Six-day confirmation stage March 5
Final declaration stage 10.00am Tuesday, March 10.

Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
116224 APOLLO CREED (IRE) 7 Colin Cornes Nigel Twiston-Davies
11//-1 AU COURANT (IRE) 9 Michael Buckley Nicky Henderson
3//24226- AUTUMN RED (IRE) 9 Dodson & Partners Paul Webber
4 BAY CHERRY (IRE) 7 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson
02/142/-0 BEST ACTOR (IRE) 10 Malcolm Denmark Carl Llewellyn
12-322U BIG FELLA THANKS 7 Paul Barber & Maggie Findlay Paul Nicholls
33/051-3 BOLD RANSOM (IRE) 7 Mrs J W Furness Keith Reveley
310P-14 BORERO (FR) 6 N W A & M J R Bannister Charlie Mann
006F03 BUNDLE OF FUN (IRE) 6 Shanakiel Racing Syndicate John Murphy IRE
63-1113 CAN'T BUY TIME (IRE) 7 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
22110-3 CAPTAIN CONFLICT (IRE) 6 GLS Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
220-PP1 CARNIVAL TOWN 8 Gay Smith Jonjo O'Neill
F231P1 CASEY JONES (IRE) 8 Gillian Burke Noel Meade IRE
406P-32 CAVE HILL (IRE) 7 Trevor Hemmings Malcolm Jefferson
30-5341 COE (IRE) 7 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith
3223P4 COLD MOUNTAIN (IRE) 7 Woodford Valley Racing Seamus Mullins
211-111 COMPANERO (IRE) 9 W M G Black & Sue Johnson Howard Johnson
232-F6P DOUBLE INTRUDER (IRE) 8 Hinge, Searchfield & Tamburro Shaun Lycett
14-5155 DRUMCONVIS (IRE) 8 Billy Moffett Tony Martin IRE
2F/062-P DURANTE (IRE) 11 Wally Sturt Jim Old
210-31P EQUUS MAXIMUS (IRE) 9 Greenstar Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
4142 FAIR POINT (IRE) 7 Jared Sullivan & Bob Michaelson Charlie Mann
F220-22 FOREST LEAVES (IRE) 9 Legal Access Syndicate Edward O'Grady IRE
002/26- FREDDIES RETURN (IRE) 8 Wally Sturt Jim Old
6/0-041P FREEZE UP (IRE) 7 Roger Brookhouse David Pipe
2-0 GENTLE RANGER (IRE) 7 Mrs S Clifford David Pipe
424F0-1 HENNESSY (IRE) 8 Malcolm Denmark Carl Llewellyn
5204-FP HIGH FIDELITAY (IRE) 7 J P McManus Tony Mullins IRE
0P2113 HOOPY (IRE) 7 John Earls Gordon Elliott IRE
3/0445-1 ITSA LEGEND 10 The We're A Legend Partnership Alan King
31-3432 IWILLREMEMBERYOU (IRE) 9 Tunnel Vision Charlie Longsdon
6211//5-6 KILDONNAN 10 Wally Sturt Jim Old
113-241 KORNATI KID 7 Diana L Whateley Philip Hobbs
051331 LE BEAU BAI (FR) 6 Glass Half Full Richard Lee
5302-21 LYDON HOUSE 10 Michael Lydon Gordon Elliott IRE
204-133 LYICAL ASSASSIN (IRE) 9 S Gillen Kahlil Burke
2113/F2- MARK THE BOOK (IRE) 8 D Allen Philip Hobbs
010B11 MERCHENT PADDY (IRE) 8 P P Byrnes Charles Byrnes IRE
40/2425-P MISTER VIRGINIAN (IRE) 10 First Of Many Partnership Michael Phillips IRE
31142P MONZON (FR) 9 Tony O'Gorman Chris Gordon
031600 MUSTANGSALLYRALLY (IRE) 8 Mrs H Mullins Tom Mullins IRE
U44P-31 NICHE MARKET (IRE) 8 G Regan Bob Buckler
F22/-22P NINE DE SIVOLA (FR) 8 The DPRP Sivola Partnership Ferdy Murphy
5/-2110P NUVELLI (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Shane Donohoe IRE
211220 OPERATION HOUDINI (IRE) 7 Aryawillyasthap Syndicate Davy Fitzgerald IRE
012036 OULART 10 Dessie Hughes & Ged Pierse Dessie Hughes IRE
154-4U1 PANGBOURNE (FR) 8 Trevor Hemmings Alan King
0-21431 PARSONS PISTOL (IRE) 7 Robert Bagnall Noel Meade IRE
25P-245 PLEIN POUVOIR (FR) 6 Dr Moira Hamlin Venetia Williams
P2303-2 QUARTANO (GER) 6 Malcolm Denmark Carl Llewellyn
656-P1 RADETSKY MARCH (IRE) 6 Piers Pottinger Mark Bradstock
30-2431 RARE BOB (IRE) 7 D A Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE
205-61P RAVEN'S RUN (IRE) 7 M J Heaslip Philip Fenton IRE
43214/-4 ROCK DIPLOMAT (IRE) 9 Pierce Molony Michael Cunningham IRE
2122/-1 SA SUFFIT (FR) 6 Proud To Be Scottish Partnership James Ewart
01221F SELECTION BOX (IRE) 8 Web Law Racing Syndicate Colin McBratney IRE
45-4133 SIEGEMASTER (IRE) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Dessie Hughes IRE
3-2411P SILLY WUPPLE 7 S Smith, K Hunter, P Duffen Michael Scudamore
P05-322 SLASH AND BURN (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Charlie Swan IRE
411340 STRONG COFFEE 7 David Knox & John Rathbone Oliver Sherwood
26-2F22 TANK TOP 8 R & L Channing, A & P Hurley Tom George
43 THE ARTFUL FOX 8 Mrs E A Verity Mike Sowersby
2/3F/-243 THE COOL GUY (IRE) 9 Frosty's Four Nigel Twiston-Davies
42406 TOBY JUG 8 Laura Anne Hourigan Michael Hourigan IRE
123F6//-3 TRAVINO (IRE) 10 P C Kilroy Margaret Mullins IRE
4221 TRICKY TRICKSTER (IRE) 6 Million In Mind Partnership Nigel Twiston-Davies
21-2300 WHATEVER NEXT (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud John Murphy IRE
240-121 WICHITA LINEMAN (IRE) 8 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill

68 entries remain after first scratchings deadline
25 Irish-trained

THE FOLLOWING 17 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: CONTESSA MESSINA (IRE), GONE TO LUNCH (IRE), GREAT APPROACH (IRE), HILLS OF ARAN, HUCKLEBERRY (IRE), IRISH REALM (USA), MISS FLEUR, PRESENT GLORY (IRE), RUN FOR MOOR (IRE), SILVER BY NATURE, SKIP TWO (IRE), SNAKE CHARMER, SUPREME KEANO (IRE), THAT'S RHYTHM (FR), TOPOFDEMORNINTOU (IRE), WAYNESWORLD (IRE), WEST END ROCKER (IRE)