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14:50 Cheltenham
Thursday 16 March 2023
All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 5YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 4f 127y | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 12.31s
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, mistake 4 out, pecked 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well run-in, clear inside final 150 yards op 17/2 tchd 9/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Jumped left, niggled along early towards rear, mistake 6th, headway next, blundered badly and lost place 3 out, closed when not much room and switched right before 2 out, hanging left when switched right again before last, hanging left flat, stayed on, went 2nd close home, not trouble winner tchd 10/11
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders on inside, mistake 11th, switched right and went 2nd last, no impression on winner run-in, lost 2nd close home op 25/1
T: M F MorrisJ: D J O'Keeffe
Raced keenly early stages, mistake 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, lost 2nd last, faded into 4th inside final 150 yards
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: J J Burke
Towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden after 9th, mistake 4 out, stayed on run-in, went 5th towards finish, never on terms op 33/1 tchd 28/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Chased leaders, lost place 4th, hanging left after 3 out, no impression 2 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh
Held up towards rear, hit 2nd, bumped 4th, not much room 7th, blundered 8th, pecked 12th, switched right after 3 out, some headway on outside final bend, no impression, weakened from 2 out op 6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up in mid-division, not much room and lost place 4th, not fluent 9th, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra approaching last tchd 6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Led, reached at 12th, headed before 2 out, weakened before last
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£1.80, £1.40, £3.00EX:£17.70Trifecta:£241.70Tricast:£132.03SF:£13.47Swingers:£2.40, £13.10, £5.10
Forecasts
Shishkin (1/1), Blue Lord (11/2), Envoi Allen (13/2), Janidil (7/1), Fury Road (10/1), Hitman (22/1), French Dynamite (28/1), Ga Law (40/1), Chacun Pour Soi (40/1)
SHISHKIN regained his place back among the chasing elite when scoring impressively at Ascot last month, relishing the longer trip in a first-time tongue tie. He won the 2020 Supreme and 2021 Arkle and can atone for last year's Queen Mother disappointment with a third Festival victory. Fury Road, who went close in the 2020 Albert Bartlett, has been holding his own in 3m Grade 1s and looks the biggest danger ahead of Blue Lord and Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Ga Law.
- SHISHKIN (IRE)
- FURY ROAD (IRE)
- BLUE LORD (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £211,012.002nd: £79,500.003rd: £39,788.004th: £19,875.005th: £9,975.006th: £4,988.007th: £2,475.008th: £1,275.00
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