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Cheltenham
14:30
Ryanair Chase (Registered as The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.90 Place: £1.70 £1.90 £7 Exacta: £22.60 Tricast: £350.26 Trifecta: £370.20
Non-Runners: Dashel Drasher (unsuitable ground), Real Steel (self certificate), Saint Calvados (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m 3m½f 3m
1st
Jumped well - pressed leader - led at fast pace from 3rd - good jump 3 out - soon went clear going easily - shaken up before 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and kept on well run-in - impressive(op 4/1)
9 G Elite
W P Mullins 164 lbs 3/1F Won
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m 2m4½f
2m1f 2m 2m 3m 2m1½f
2nd
Midfield - not fluent 5th - not fluent 10th - headway when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - went second run-in - stayed on - no match for winner(op 13/2)
9 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 11/2 12
2m4f 3m½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m 2m½f 2m3f 3m 2m1½f
3rd
Held up in rear - not fluent and pushed along briefly 10th - pushed along and still plenty to do after 3 out - ridden and headway before 2 out - kept on well and went third run-in - no match for winner(op 28/1)
12 G AVG
W P Mullins 164 lbs 25/1 .5
2m4½f 3m2½f 3m 3m1f
2m½f 3m½f
4th
Towards rear - headway 10th - ridden after 5 out - no chance with winner but went second after 3 out - tired jump last - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
N/A Good
Amy Murphy 164 lbs 25/1 6
2m7½f 2m2f
2m½f 2m
5th
Always towards rear - outpaced and pushed along briefly after 3rd - mistake 10th - well behind and ridden when mistake 3 out - never on terms(op 40/1)
N/A AVG
Venetia Williams 164 lbs 66/1 35
2m5f 2m4½f 3m2f 2m7½f 3m1f
2m1½f
99th
Led at fast pace - not fluent and headed 3rd - soon tracked leader - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out - well behind when pulled up just before 2 out (trainer said - regarding poor performance - that the gelding jumped poorly)(op 7/2)
N/A Poor
W P Mullins 164 lbs 4/1 -
-
2m1f 3m
99th
Midfield - not fluent 2nd - ridden and dropped to rear 11th - well behind when bad mistake 4 out - soon pulled up (trainer said - regarding poor performance - that the gelding as never travelling)(op 7/1)
10 G Poor
W P Mullins 164 lbs 8/1 -
3m½f 2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 2m4f
-
99th
Towards rear - blundered 6th - ridden and struggling after 7th - mistake 8th - well behind when pulled up after 12th
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 28/1 -
3m1f 3m2½f 3m
2m4f 3m
99th
Prominent - not fluent 3rd - lost position 4th - pushed along briefly 6th - pecked on landing and dropped to rear 7th - slow jump and struggling 8th - pulled up just after 9th (trainer's rep said - regarding poor performance - that the gelding made a bad mistake 6 fences out and was never travellingthereafter)(op 13/2)
10 G Poor
Mrs Denise Foster 164 lbs 15/2 -
2m6½f 3m 2m5½f 3m2f 4m2½f
2m4f 2m4f
99th
Chased leaders - not fluent 4th - not fluent 8th - ridden and dropped to rear after 11th - not fluent 12th - well behind when pulled up 5 out (trainer said - regarding poor performance - that gelding was never travelling and stopped quickly; vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
N/A AVG
Kim Bailey 164 lbs 8/1 -
3m1½f 3m1f 2m7½f 3m½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m4½f
99th
Took keen hold - close up - chased leaders from 2nd - bad mistake 9th - not fluent 12th - mistake and stumbled 3 out - soon ridden and weakened - well behind when pulled up before 2 out(op 17/2)
N/A AVG
Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 8/1 -
2m4½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m4f