Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:50
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50
Place: £1.80 £1.40 £3
Exacta: £17.70
Tricast: £132.03
Trifecta: £241.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Envoi Allen (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Took keen hold - jumped right on occasions - prominent - not fluent 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - disputed lead going easily before 2 out - pushed along and led clearly approaching last - ridden and edged left but kept on well run-in(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Shishkin (IRE) | 9 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | EvensF | 2.75 | Slowly into stride - cajoled along early - towards rear - in touch with leaders when jumped left 4th - not fluent 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - soon cajoled along - hung left then switched right approaching last - stayed on and went second towards finish (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the third last fence and hung left-handed throughout)(tchd 10/11) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Hitman (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - not fluent 11th - ridden 2 out - switched right and went second approaching last - lost second towards finish(op 25/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | French Dynamite (FR) | 9 G | AVG | M F Morris | 164 lbs | 28/1 | 2.75 | Raced in second - briefly disputed lead when hit 6th - disputed lead before 2 out - no extra and lost second when pushed along approaching last - ridden run-in - lost third towards finish | ||
| 5th | 6 | Ga Law (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 3.75 | Didn't jump with fluency - raced in last - pushed along 12th - ridden 4 out - stayed on run-in - never on terms(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Fury Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - lost position 10th - towards rear 11th - pushed along 5 out - ridden and kept on but no impression run-in(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Janidil (FR) | 10 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 7/1 | 7 | Towards rear - not fluent 2nd - in touch with leaders 4th - towards rear after 7th - bad mistake 8th - pushed along 4 out - ridden and headway after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 6/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Blue Lord (FR) | 10 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Took keen hold - midfield - towards rear 5th - not fluent 9th - in touch with leaders 5 out - prominent after 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Chacun Pour Soi (FR) | N/A | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 11 | Led - mistake 12th - pushed along and headed before 2 out - weakened quickly before last |