Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:20
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.30 £3.30 £2.50
Exacta: £26
Tricast: £242.21
Trifecta: £152.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Fact To File (FR) | 8 G | Good | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - went second 12th - led going easily after 3 out - went clear before 2 out - not fluent last - shaken up run-in - impressive | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Heart Wood (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 18/1 | 9 | Midfield - hit 11th - headway 12th - went third 3 out - outpaced but chased clear leader 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Envoi Allen (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 8.5 | Midfield - outpaced after 3 out - rallied 2 out - kept on and went third approaching last - no impression(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Protektorat (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 5/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - bit short of room 13th - outpaced after 3 out - not clear run when switched left after 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Master Chewy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - some headway 12th - outpaced after 3 out - rallying when not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in | ||
| 6th | 6 | Il Est Francais (FR) | 7 G | Elite | Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm | 164 lbs | 100/30 | 3.75 | Prominent - led with one circuit to go - headed after 3 out - lost ground quickly before 2 out - weakened approaching last (trainer' rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Djelo (FR) | 7 G | Good | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 15/2 | 39 | Always behind - held up in rear - outpaced 7th - not fluent 10th - mistake 12th - lost touch before 2 out (jockey said gelding was outpaced; trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Hang In There (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 164 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in rear - not fluent 8th - mistake 11th - soon struggling - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 80/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Jungle Boogie (IRE) | 11 G | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 16/1 | - | Led - headed with one circuit to go - jumped left and mistake 11th - jumped left 13th - lost position 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 14/1) |