29 Entries remain for the 2008 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle after the forfeit stage this week.
THE SMURFIT KAPPA CHAMPION HURDLE
Class 1, Grade One, £360,000 Total Prize Fund. Cheltenham, 3.15pm, Tuesday, March 11. For four-year-olds and upwards which are allotted a rating of 130 or more by the senior BHA Head of Handicapping following a review of the horses entered and taking account of races run up to and including March 4 - horses which are not qualified for a rating in GB, IRE or FR may also be entered (such horses may be eligible providing the Handicapper is satisfied that the horse’s racecourse performances up to and including March 4 would merit a minimum rating of 130 - the decision of the BHA Head of Handicapping shall be final), two miles & half a furlong. Weights: 4yo: 11st 2lb; 5yo+: 11st 10lb; fillies & mares allowed 7lb.
Entries closed January 15, entries revealed January 16 (38 entries). Forfeit stage February 12 (29 remain), £18,000 supplementary entry stage March 5, six-day confirmation stage March 5, final declaration 10.00am, March 9.
13F61/U- ACCORDION ETOILE (IRE) 9 Banjo Syndicate Paul Nolan IRE
233-2541 AFSOUN (FR) 6 Trevor Hemmings Nicky Henderson
214-111P AITMATOV (GER) 7 John O'Meara Noel Meade IRE
541-3213 AL EILE (IRE) 8 Michael Ryan John Queally IRE
10/1113- AMARETTO ROSE 7 Shade Oak Stud Nicky Henderson
1321-6 BLYTHE KNIGHT (IRE) 8 Maxilead Limited John Quinn
D411-50 BOBS PRIDE (IRE) 6 Robert Blacoe Dermot Weld IRE
2U3F-14 CATCH ME (GER) 6 J P O'Shea Edward O'Grady IRE
2P0450- CONTRABAND 10 Fergus Wilson Paul Murphy
P355-11 CYBERGENIC (FR) 10 Fergus Wilson Michael Scudamore
11201U- DE VALIRA (IRE) 6 D Mac A'Bhaird Michael O'Brien IRE
0-453415 EBAZIYAN (IRE) 7 Peter Garvey Willie Mullins IRE
111225 FARMER BROWN (IRE) 7 Plantation Stud Pat Hughes IRE
2/455-12 HARCHIBALD (FR) 9 Des Sharkey Noel Meade IRE
143-1222 HARDY EUSTACE (IRE) 11 Laurence Byrne Dessie Hughes IRE
150-113 JAZZ MESSENGER (FR) 8 R S T Syndicate Noel Meade IRE
110462- KALDERON (GER) 8 Miss M A Masterson Tom Hogan IRE
111-132 KATCHIT (IRE) 5 D S J P Syndicate Alan King
22F5620 KAWAGINO (IRE) 8 K J Pike Seamus Mullins
11404-14 LOUNAOS (FR) 5 Martine Griffin Eoin Griffin IRE
0P-14F0 MAJADAL (FR) 10 Fergus Wilson Michael Scudamore
4102-21 OSANA (FR) 6 Thomas Barr David Pipe
1351355 PIGEON ISLAND 5 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
11421-42 PUNJABI 5 Raymond Tooth Nicky Henderson
213163 SALFORD CITY (IRE) 7 Fergus Galvin Gordon Elliott IRE
443001- SILENT OSCAR (IRE) 9 P Convery Harry Rogers IRE
1351-F11 SIZING EUROPE (IRE) 6 Alan Potts Henry de Bromhead IRE
421P-612 STRAW BEAR (USA) 7 J P McManus Nick Gifford
444/11-4 SUBLIMITY (FR) 8 Bill Hennessy John Carr IRE
29 entries remain after February 12 forfeit stage
17 Irish-trained
2 French-trained
THE FOLLOWING 9 HORSES WERE REMOVED AT THE FEBRUARY 12 FORFEIT STAGE: BLUE BAJAN (IRE), BLUE SHARK (FR), CHOMBA WOMBA (IRE), CLOPF (IRE), KHYBER KIM, KINGS QUAY, NICANOR (FR), NOBLE REQUEST (FR), STRIKING ARTICLE (IRE)