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Cheltenham
16:00
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.10 £1.70 Exacta: £11.90 Tricast: £29.88 Trifecta: £35
Non-Runners: Croke Park (self certificate, bruised foot), Fact To File (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 2m4f 2m7f 2m3½f 2m7f
1st
Prominent - raced in third after 3rd - went second 4 out - led before 2 out - ridden and went clear before last - comfortably(op 5/1)
7 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 9/2 Won
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1m7½f 2m 1m7½f 2m1f 2m5f
2nd
Jumped slightly left on occasions - prominent - raced in second after 3rd - not fluent 5 out - jumped left and lost second 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - no impression but went second again approaching last(tchd 9/4)
9 G Elite
Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 2/1F 10
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3m 3m2½f 3m1f 2m1f 3m
3rd
In touch with leaders - awkward jump 12th - jumped left 3 out - no impression but went third run-in(tchd 11/4)
8 G Good
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 3/1 2
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2m1f 2m1½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m4½f
4th
Led - headed before 2 out - lost second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 22/1)
8 G Good
Joe Tizzard 164 lbs 18/1 4.5
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2m 2m 2m1f 2m4½f 2m6f
5th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
6 G AVG
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 164 lbs 18/1 18
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2m4f 2m5f 3m 2m4½f 2m½f
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency and jumped right on occasions - in rear - soon detached - struggling from 5 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)
7 G AVG
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 164 lbs 50/1 49
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2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4f 3m1f 2m3½f
99th
Towards rear - niggled along from 11th - not fluent 5 out - soon pulled up - never going well (regarding the poor form shown - trainer confirmed jockey's report that gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/2)
6 G Elite
W P Mullins 164 lbs 100/30 -
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