Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:50
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.58
Place: £1.30 £3.70
Exacta: £6.70
Tricast: £40.43
Trifecta: £31.60
Non-Runners: Mister Fisher (unsuitable ground), Saint Calvados (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Allaho (FR) | 9 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 4/7F | Won | Jumped well - made all at good pace - shaken up and went clear before 2 out - mistake last - pushed out and kept on well run-in - readily(op 8/13) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Janidil (FR) | 10 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 14 | Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - not fluent 12th - pushed along 4 out - ridden and went second before 2 out - slightly hampered and lost second just after 2 out - kept on well and went second again run-in - no match for winner(op 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Eldorado Allen (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 164 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Tracked leader - jumped left 7th - mistake 3 out - soon ridden and no chance with winner - left in third 2 out - soon went second - kept on but lost second run-in(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Fanion D'Estruval (FR) | N/A | AVG | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 28/1 | 13 | Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear - pushed along and outpaced before 4 out - became detached when bad mistake 3 out - soon ridden - well behind but stayed on from 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Melon (GB) | 10 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 16/1 | 2.75 | Raced wide early - midfield - mistake 5th - pushed along after 4 out - ridden and struggling 3 out - made no impression(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Shan Blue (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | Held up in behind leaders on inner - pushed along when jockey dropped whip just after 3 out - weakening when slightly hampered 2 out(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Conflated (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 7/1 | - | Midfield - towards rear after 3rd - dropped to last before 9th - not fluent 10th - still plenty to do 5 out - pushed along and headway on outer from 3 out - ridden and 5 lengths down disputing second when fell 2 out |