Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:50
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.10
Place: £2.40 £1.50 £2.90
Exacta: £38.90
Tricast: £215.93
Trifecta: £306.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Protektorat (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway and challenging 2 out - disputed lead approaching last - led run-in - soon ridden - kept on well inside final 110yds - won going away(tchd 8/1 and 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Envoi Allen (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 9/4F | 4 | Travelled strongly but jumped right on occasions - midfield - headway before 3 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - disputed lead approaching last - not fluent last - lost position run-in - hung left and no extra run-in(op 5/2 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Conflated (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 11/1 | 2.75 | Towards rear - not fluent 1st - not fluent 2nd - headway after 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallied approaching last - went third run-in(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Capodanno (FR) | 8 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | In rear - awkward jump 5th - headway after 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - mistake 2 out - rallied and stayed on run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Stage Star (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 6/1 | 4.5 | Led - not fluent 4 out - faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Ahoy Senor (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 164 lbs | 18/1 | 6.5 | Didn't jump well - raced in second - bad mistake and lost position 3 out - hung left before 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Fil Dor (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Hitman (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 15 | In touch with leaders on outer - not fluent 5th - not fluent 10th - hampered 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - soon weakened | ||
| 9th | 2 | Banbridge (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 164 lbs | 4/1 | 40 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - not fluent 11th - lost ground when mistake 4 out - weakened after 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the soft going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Fugitif (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Richard Hobson | 164 lbs | 16/1 | - | In rear - struggling when mistake 11th - pulled up 5 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Ga Law (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 164 lbs | 22/1 | - | In rear - hit 4th - mistake 8th - mistake 5 out - struggling after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 18/1 and 25/1) |