Cheltenham 15/03/2011 Good (Good to Soft in places , Cross Country G/F,Good places 3.20 Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (Class 1) Tote trifecta: #66.50 £370000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 110yds, penalty £210937, 11 ran. 1st   Hurricane Fly (IRE)   R Walsh 11-4 11 10 W P Mullins Held up in mid-division, headway from 3 out to track leaders going well 2 out, challenged approaching last and led at hurdle, driven and edged right under pressure flat, in command last Opened 3/1, touched 7/2 £7000-£2000, £10000-£3000, £6000-£2000(x3), £3000-£1000(x5), £22000-£8000, £2750-£1000 2nd 1¼  l Peddlers Cross (IRE)   J M Maguire 9-2 11 10 D McCain Jnr Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, challenged 3 out, led narrowly after 2 out, driven and headed last, carried right flat, stayed on under pressure, held last 50 yards Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 £10000-£2000, £5000-£1000, £18000-£4000 each way, £9000-£2000 each way, £4500-£1000 3rd 5l Oscar Whisky (IRE)   B J Geraghty 7-1 11 10 N J Henderson Tracked leaders, hit 2nd and 3rd, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden and headed, demoted to 3rd last, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair Opened 8/1 £15000-£1800 each way, £8000-£1000 4th 2l Thousand Stars (FR)   P Townend 33-1 11 10 W P Mullins Held up towards rear, headway to track leaders when not fluent and bumped 3 out, slightly outpaced when bumped on bend after 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat, not trouble Opened 22/1, touched 33/1 £20000-£600 each way 5th 1¼  l Menorah (IRE) 6 R Johnson 3-1 11 10 P J Hobbs Held up in touch, hit 5th, tracking leaders 3 out, ridden after 2 out and unable to quicken, 4th and beaten when mistake last, one pace Opened 4/1 £20000-£5000, £12000-£3000, £8000-£2000, £4800-£1200 each way, £4000-£1000 each way, £4000-£1000(x2) 6th 2l Clerk's Choice (IRE)   T Molloy 50-1 11 10 M Banks Held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on under pressure after 2 out, chasing leaders when hit last, no impression, weakened flat Opened 40/1, touched 100/1 £60000-£600 each way 7th 5l Overturn (IRE)   G Lee 40-1 11 10 D McCain Jnr Led, headed 2 out, losing place when hampered on bend soon after, well held last 8th ¾l Dunguib (IRE) 8 B T O'Connell 10-1 11 10 P Fenton Held up in mid-division, in touch towards rear when hampered 3 out, no impression and soon beaten, weakened 2 out Opened 9/1, touched 10/1 £10000-£1000, £5000-£500 each way, £5000-£500 9th ½l Khyber Kim   P J Brennan 12-1 11 10 N A Twiston-Davies Held up towards rear, effort after 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten Opened 12/1, touched 14/1 £42000-£3000 each way, £10000-£800 10th 10l Bygones Of Brid (IRE)   T J Murphy 200-1 11 10 Karen McLintock Tracked leader until 4th, lost place after 5th, in rear when hampered 3 out, soon weakened Opened 150/1, touched 200/1 11th ½l Mille Chief (FR)   R Thornton 16-1 11 10 A King Held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression, soon weakened Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 £10000-£700 Winning time: 03:53.600 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15