Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy

The Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy is a Grade 1 event for 5 year old and above novice chasers.

It's run over a distance of 2 miles on the old course at Cheltenham.

It was given its present name in 1969 to honour the racehorse Arkle, who was a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Recent Past Results

2009 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy
Going : Good to Soft, Soft in places			17 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Forpadydeplasterer	T Cooper	B J Geraghty	8/1
2	Kalahari King	Ferdy Murphy	G Lee	8/1
3	Planet of Sound	P J Hobbs	R Johnson	10/1
4	Made In Taipan	T Mullins	D N Russell	20/1

2008 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft			14 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Tidal Bay	J Howard Johnson	Denis O'regan	6/1
2	Kruguyrova	C R Egerton	A P McCoy	9/1
3	Noland	P F Nicholls	R Walsh	7/4

2007 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (grade 1)
Going : Soft, Good to Soft in places			13 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	My Way de Solzen	A King	R Thornton	7/2
2	Fair Along	P J Hobbs	R Johnson	10/3
3	Jack The Giant	N J Henderson	M A Fitzgerald	14/1

2006 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1)
Going : Good			14 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Voy Por Ustedes	A King	R Thornton	15/2
2	Monet's Garden	N G Richards	A Dobbin	8/1
3	Foreman	T Doumen	A P McCoy	5/1

2005 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1)
Going : Good			19 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Contraband	M C Pipe	T J Murphy	7/1
2	Ashley Brook	K Bishop	P J Brennan	20/1
3	River City	Noel T Chance	T Doyle	10/1
4	Watson Lake	N Meade	P Carberry	17/2

2004 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase
Going : Good			16 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Well Chief	M Pipe	A P McCoy	9/1
2	Kicking King	T Taaffe	B J Geraghty	7/2
3	Le Duc	P Nicholls	J Tizzard	25/1
4	Jahash	A King	R Thornton	150/1

2003 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			9 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Azertyuiop	P Nicholls	R Walsh	5/4
2	Impek	Miss H Knight	J Culloty	6/1
3	Isio	N Henderson	M A Fitzgerald	10/1

2002 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places			12 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Moscow Flyer	Mrs J Harrington	B J Geraghty	11/2
2	Seebald	M Pipe	A P McCoy	5/2
3	Armaturk	P Nicholls	T J Murphy	8/1

2000 : Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase
Going : Good			12 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Tiutchev	N Henderson	M A Fitzgerald	8/1
2	Cenkos	O Sherwood	D J Casey	10/1
3	Decoupage	C R Egerton	N Williamson	7/4

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