1.30 Turners Novices' Chase
Unbeaten novices Bob Olinger and Galopin Des Champs face a mouthwatering clash in the Turners Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.
Only four – all trained in Ireland – have stood their ground for day three opener, with the market dominated by the aforementioned horses and the top-calibre form they bring to the table.
Henry de Bromhead’s Bob Olinger is a Festival winner already, having run out a hugely impressive winner of last season’s Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle.
His jumping has not been entirely convincing in two starts over fences to date, but he showed his class when pulling clear in a Grade Three at Punchestown on his latest appearance and his trainer is confident he is heading in the right direction.
“I think he’s been really good and he jumped fine at Gowran. I thought he then improved a lot at Punchestown and he’s schooled since at Navan and jumped really well,” said De Bromhead.
“Rachael (Blackmore) was really happy with him and we’re really happy. He seems in great form and we’re looking forward to it. He worked really well at Navan the other day.
“People have questioned his jumping, and maybe he’s not lightning fast, but that’s why we said from the start he was never really an Arkle horse – he doesn’t jump lightning quick, he’s more a staying type.
“I don’t think the small field will be an issue. He’s a very good horse this fellow, so we’ll see.”
The Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs was also a winner at last season’s Festival when taking the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle, after which he successfully graduated to Grade One level at Punchestown.
He looks set to scale even greater heights over fences judged on his two starts at Leopardstown this season – most recently dominating the Grade One Ladbrokes Novice Chase at the Dublin Racing Festival.
Connections considered stepping back up in trip for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, but ultimately decided to stick at an intermediate distance, even if it means clashing with Bob Olinger.
“He was so good the first day and was very brave last time out, I think Paul (Townend) learned plenty about him then – he did it very well at Leopardstown,” said Mullins.
“I think the way to do it is to look at the best race for the horse rather than the calibre of the opponent. I’m thinking our man may be better off over the shorter trip.”
The Closutton handler has also declared El Barra, who is set to turn out just four days after winning by 10 lengths at Limerick.
The quartet is completed by Joseph O’Brien’s outsider Busselton.
2.50 Ryanair Chase
One of the most striking displays of last year’s Cheltenham Festival was Allaho’s demolition job in the Ryanair Chase and Willie Mullins is hopeful a repeat performance is in the offing.
Ridden by Rachael Blackmore on that occasion, with stable jockey Paul Townend preferring the claims of stable stalwart Min, the two set off at a ferocious gallop, building up what proved to be an insurmountable lead.
Blackmore could barely believe her eyes when she crossed the line 12 lengths to the good and while he has not quite reached those heights since, he sets a high standard to aim at.
“I hope he can do what he did last year. To me, I’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t come with a very good run,” said Mullins.
“His run last year looked like he was made for the track. If he can reproduce that run, hopefully that will be good enough.”
Allaho carries the colours of Cheveley Park, and stud director Richard Thompson is similarly confident of a bold showing on Thursday.
He said: “Allaho has done nothing wrong in the last 12 months. He was brilliant at Cheltenham, finished second to Chacun Pour Soi at Punchestown and is two from two this season.
“He has a very good record at Cheltenham – in three visits he’s finished third, third and first. We’ve got to hope he’s going to go there and win again.”
Mullins also fields Janidil and Melon, a perennial bridesmaid at this meeting.
Gordon Elliott’s Conflated ran out an impressive winner of the Irish Gold Cup over an extended three miles last time out, a huge career best.
Connections resisted the temptation to run him in the Gold Cup and feel coming back in distance will suit him better.
Elliott said: “There’s a bit of kink in him. When he’s good he’s good but when he’s bad he’s horrific. He seems in a good place at the moment, a lot more settled on the gallop, he looks a lot better and we’re really looking forward to running him.
“You can knock his form all you like, but he beat last year’s Gold Cup winner (Minella Indo) by six and a half lengths going away in the Irish Gold Cup.”
Eddie O’Leary, racing manager for his brother Michael’s Gigginstown House Stud who own Conflated, said: “I’m not too worried about the weather, all ground seems to come alike to him – I’m a lot more worried about Allaho!
“He’s going to be very difficult to beat, especially if he puts in a performance like last year, but hopefully ours has a chance. In the Irish Gold Cup it was perfect as we had Frodon to set a pace for us. This time Allaho will do that, but it remains to be seen if we can get by him.
“He did surprise us last time. He’s not straightforward, that’s well documented, but if you believe he’s as good as he looked last time, it’s just possible he’s a very good horse. Now can he repeat it?”
The leading British-trained contender is Dan Skelton’s Shan Blue. He has not been seen since coming down three out when miles clear in the Charlie Hall Chase.
Skelton could have run him in a handicap off 148 but has always felt Shan Blue has Grade One potential.
“You know Allaho is going to go a really strong gallop and you know a reproduction of his run last year is going to be sufficient to win. I think everyone was blown away by his performance last year,” said Skelton.
“What makes me think we can beat Allaho is we’ve got a horse who was putting up the best performance of his life when he fell at Wetherby and I think he’s only getting better. The other thing is, Allaho put up such a good performance last year, is that his peak? He might run 5lb below that performance and still be good enough, but you’ve got to go in there optimistic.”
He went on: “I believe our horse is a very good horse. Last year we got Envoi Allen in our heads, got carried away with it and decided the best way to try to beat him was to outjump him. It was stupid and it was my fault and I wish we hadn’t done it, but ultimately it didn’t do the horse any harm.
“He could not be in better form. He could be at least a stone better than his mark, but the racecourse does the talking.”
Colin and Joe Tizzard’s Eldorado Allen was another talked of as a possible Gold Cup contender after winning the Denman Chase at Newbury but having not been entered initially, he would have need to be supplemented.
He had, though, been entered for the Ryanair.
“The handicapper put him up 11lb for winning the Denman, which I thought was ridiculous, but they obviously rate the form,” said Joe Tizzard.
“We ran him in it because we thought the ground might be too quick for Royal Pagaille and we might do him for toe and Clan Des Obeaux wasn’t guaranteed to run his race, but the handicapper took it as bare form. He doesn’t mind a bit of decent ground and you need to stay in a Ryanair.
“Allaho is going to take a hell of a lot of beating, but you shouldn’t be afraid of one horse. I’m not saying we can beat him, but I’d rather run in a Ryanair at this stage than go three and a quarter miles in a Gold Cup.”
3.30 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle
Paisley Park bids to defy the odds and become the first horse since Inglis Drever to regain the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday.
An eventual three-time winner, Inglis Drever’s title defence was scuppered by injury in 2006, but he returned a year later to take back the crown and Paisley Park will be looking for a similar redemption three years after his victory.
He was only seventh behind Lisnagar Oscar when sent off the 4-6 favourite in 2020 and was third to Flooring Porter last year as the 9/4 market leader.
It looked at one stage as though Emma Lavelle’s stable star might be a spent force, but he proved his critics wrong when recovering from giving his rivals many lengths start to win the Cleeve Hurdle over the course and distance in January.
“He’s been exactly where we want him to be and he’s done everything right at home, so we’re just keeping our fingers crossed,” said Lavelle.
“Aidan (Coleman) has been in to school him and we were very pleased with him. He’s back at a track we know he loves and in front of a crowd this time, which is a bonus. His last run showed he has the ability still, it’s a competitive race of course but he’s at his best at Cheltenham and we’re looking forward to it.”
Gavin Cromwell reports Flooring Porter to be in fine form as he bids to retain his title. Flooring Porter made all when the meeting was staged behind closed doors due to restrictions caused by the pandemic.
“He’s good, we’re happy with him. He’s been here for a couple of days now and he’s settled in nicely. He seems in good nick,” said the County Meath trainer.
“It’s going to be a little different with the crowds here this year but I think he’s grown up, so hopefully it won’t be a problem.”
Philip Hobbs is hoping Thyme Hill can make amends for missing the race 12 months ago with a pulled muscle.
The eight-year-old showed he would have been a major player as he went on to win the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree four weeks later. He has been lightly-campaigned this term with this race the objective.
“We said a long time ago he wouldn’t run after the Long Walk at Ascot, so we’ve had a long time to prepare him for this and he’s in as good a condition as we could have hoped,” said Hobbs.
Champ looked like taking the staying hurdle division by storm when beating Thyme Hill in the Long Walk in December but he failed to land the odds when beaten by Paisley Park in the Cleeve.
Trainer Nicky Henderson is optimistic of a better run from the 10-year-old, who won the RSA Chase at the 2020 Festival. He was switched back to hurdles after a poor run in the Gold Cup last year.
“He was maybe a little underwhelming on Trials Day. I didn’t think he jumped quite as well as he did at Ascot. He did little wrong. Full credit to Emma (Lavelle) and her team to get that horse (Paisley Park) back, especially when he gave us a 20-length head start,” said Henderson.
“If I can get him back to where he was at Ascot, and I think he can, he has got to be thereabouts. He wasn’t as sharp as he was at Ascot. Ascot was his first run in quite a long time as he didn’t really have a race in the Gold Cup, so actually his last real race was the Game Spirit at Newbury last season.
“He might have bounced a little bit but he was a better horse at Ascot than he was on Trials Day.”
Willie Mullins feels Klassical Dream can bounce back from a disappointing performance last time when he was only fourth to Royal Kahala in the Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park.
Mullins blames himself for the defeat which came a month after his all-the-way win in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown, when he defeated Flooring Porter by two lengths after getting a flying start.
“It was probably my own fault the last day. I fell into the trap of going into that hurdle race after giving him a break after Christmas and thought he should be fit enough,” said Mullins.
“I probably hadn’t enough done with him. The race wasn’t on my agenda, but it looked like it could be there for the taking and it was next door – if it was at Navan or Down Royal I wouldn’t even have entered him.
“He’s had a bit of problems, but he’s in good shape at the moment.
“He was very good at Christmas. He can be a bit tricky at the start, but if he can get there and get through the start, he has a big chance I think.”
Klassical Dream won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2019 on his only previous run at Cheltenham.
Rest of the card
Gordon Elliott’s Sire Du Berlais, who won the 2020 Pertemps Final, heads this year’s renewal of the fiercely-competitive handicap hurdle. Other contenders include the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained veteran Ballyandy, Emmet Mullins’ Winter Fog and Alaphilippe from Fergal O’Brien’s yard.
O’Brien also houses a leading hope for the Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate Handicap Chase in course-and-distance winner Imperial Alcazar, while Alan King has high hopes for The Glancing Queen.
The eight-year-old won her first two starts over fences before chasing home L’Homme Presse at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day – and although she had the option of running against her own sex in the Mares’ Chase, connections have opted for the handicap route.
“I thought she ran a terrific race behind L’Homme Presse at the track on New Year’s Day and the way he has come out and won the Scilly Isles was good. I’m quite happy to go to Cheltenham fresh as she has a good record running after a break,” said King.
“She has run in the Champion Bumper against the boys, so she should be fine in a race like this. The Dipper looked the right race to have a crack at and she beat some very good horses. She was ready for a race then.
“She has been around the course, so she ticks a lot of the boxes.”
Mullins appears to hold most of the aces in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle, with Dinoblue and Brandy Love part of a seven-strong Closutton challenge.
Elliott’s Party Central, Colm Murphy’s Impervious and the Harry Fry-trained Love Envoi are among the big dangers, while King believes Nina The Terrier could outrun her odds.
“It was just unfortunate she fell at Newbury a few starts back, but it was just one of those things and hopefully she has learnt from it,” the trainer added.
“She was very fresh and I wanted to get a run into her. The Grade Two at Sandown last time was ideal, bar the ground, but she still finished third to Love Envoi.
“She jumped great and cantered into it, but she has then hit the softer ground turning in. It was all hands and heels between the last two and she has finished a comfortable third. She didn’t have a hard race and she has come out of it well.”
- 1.30 Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller)
- 2.10 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)
- 2.50 Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1)
- 3.30 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4.10 Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
- 4.50 Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 5.30 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase
Runners and riders in full
1:30pm Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 2m 3f 168y
1 Bob Olinger (IRE) 7 11 4 Robcour Henry de Bromhead Ireland Rachael Blackmore
2 El Barra (FR) 8 11 4 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins Ireland
3 Galopin des Champs (FR) 6 11 4 Mrs Audrey Turley W. P. Mullins Ireland P. Townend
4 Busselton (FR) 5 11 2 Chanelle Phar. Ltd Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland J. J. Slevin
2:10pm Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 7f 213y
1 Sire du Berlais (FR) bl,ts 10 11 12 Mr John P. McManus Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr Robert James (7)
2 Ballyandy 11 11 6 Options O Syndicate Nigel Twiston-Davies Finn Lambert (10)
3 Dallas des Pictons (FR) bl 9 11 0 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr Harry Swan (7)
4 Go Another One (IRE) ts 10 11 0 Ms Caroline Ahearn John McConnell Ireland Kieren Buckley (5)
5 The Jam Man (IRE) p 9 11 0 Ronan M. P. McNally Ronan M. P. McNally Northern Ireland Mark Walsh
6 Sassy Yet Classy (IRE) bl 8 10 12 A P Partnership Gordon Elliott Ireland Davy Russell
7 Honest Vic (IRE) bl 9 10 11 Carole Daly & Partners Henry Daly Richard Patrick
8 Third Wind 8 10 11 Mouse Hamilton-Fairley Hughie Morrison Tom O'Brien
9 Tullybeg (IRE) ts 7 10 10 Bective Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Denis O'Regan
10 Dame de Compagnie (FR) p 9 10 9 Mr John P. McManus Nicky Henderson Aidan Coleman
11 Stoney Mountain (IRE) 9 10 9 Mrs A. Gillies Jamie Snowden Gavin Sheehan
12 Mill Green 10 10 8 Mrs Rita Brown Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
13 Alaphilippe (IRE) ts 8 10 8 Mr Nic Brereton Fergal O'Brien Paddy Brennan
14 Winter Fog (IRE) h 8 10 8 Mr P. Byrne Emmet Mullins Ireland P. Townend
15 Whatsnotoknow (IRE) ts 7 10 7 R. A. Scott M. F. Morris Ireland Darragh O'Keeffe
16 If The Cap Fits (IRE) bl 10 10 7 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Harry Fry Mr Ben Bromley (7)
17 Folcano (FR) bl 7 10 6 Bective Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Jordan Gainford (3)
18 Pileon (IRE) p 8 10 5 Tim Syder & Martin St Quinton Philip Hobbs Ben Jones
19 Born Patriot (IRE) 6 10 5 Direct Bloodstock Limited Peter Fahey Ireland Kevin Sexton
20 Coeur Serein (IRE) bl 8 10 5 Andy Ralph Jonjo O'Neill Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
21 Kansas City Chief (IRE) p 13 10 5 (5lb ex) Jersey Racing Friends Neil Mulholland Miss Victoria Malzard (7)
22 Didtheyleaveuoutto (IRE) 9 10 4 Mr John P. McManus Nick Gifford Niall Houlihan (3)
23 The Cob (IRE) p 8 10 4 The Cob Nuts Ben Pauling Kielan Woods
24 Dunboyne (IRE) p 7 10 4 S. P. O'Connor Gordon Elliott Ireland Jack Kennedy
Reserves
R25 Remastered ts 9 10 3 Brocade Racing David Pipe Tom Scudamore
R26 Small Present (IRE) p 7 10 2 Mrs Aafke Clarke Sue Smith Thomas Willmott (5)
2:50pm Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f 127y
1 Allaho (FR) ts 8 11 10 Cheveley Park Stud W. P. Mullins Ireland P. Townend
2 Conflated (IRE) 8 11 10 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Davy Russell
3 Eldorado Allen (FR) ts 8 11 10 J P Romans & Terry Warner Colin Tizzard Brendan Powell
4 Fanion d'Estruval (FR) 7 11 10 Mr David Wilson Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch
5 Janidil (FR) 8 11 10 Mr John P. McManus W. P. Mullins Ireland
6 Melon p 10 11 10 Mrs J. Donnelly W. P. Mullins Ireland
7 Mister Fisher (IRE) 8 11 10 James & Jean Potter Ltd Nicky Henderson James Bowen
8 Saint Calvados (FR) ts 9 11 10 Kate & Andrew Brooks Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
9 Shan Blue (IRE) 8 11 10 Mr Colm Donlon Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
3:30pm Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y
1 Champ (IRE) 10 11 10 Mr John P. McManus Nicky Henderson Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
2 Flooring Porter (IRE) ts 7 11 10 Flooring Porter Syndicate Gavin Cromwell Ireland Daniel Mullins
3 Home By The Lee (IRE) 7 11 10 Mr Sean O'Driscoll Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland J. J. Slevin
4 Klassical Dream (FR) h 8 11 10 Mrs J Coleman W. P. Mullins Ireland P. Townend
5 Koshari (FR) p 10 11 10 Mahon, Keenan, O'Toole & Aird D. M. Christie Ireland Jonathan Moore
6 Lisnagar Oscar (IRE) p 9 11 10 Racing for Fun Rebecca Curtis Adam Wedge
7 Paisley Park (IRE) ts 10 11 10 Mr Andrew Gemmell Emma Lavelle Aidan Coleman
8 Song For Someone (GER) 7 11 10 Lady Gibbings Tom Symonds Nico de Boinville
9 Thyme Hill 8 11 10 The Englands and Heywoods Philip Hobbs Tom O'Brien
10 Royal Kahala (IRE) 7 11 3 Winning Ways Starlet Syndicate Peter Fahey Ireland Kevin Sexton
4:10pm Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m 4f 127y
1 Hardline (IRE) p 10 11 12 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr Robert James (7)
2 Simply The Betts (IRE) p 9 11 12 Kate & Andrew Brooks Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
3 Pistol Whipped (IRE) 8 11 9 Mr A. Speelman & Mr M. Speelman Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
4 Imperial Alcazar (IRE) ts 8 11 9 Imperial Racing Partnership 2016 Fergal O'Brien Paddy Brennan
5 Fusil Raffles (FR) 7 11 6 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson Daryl Jacob
6 Wishing And Hoping (IRE) 12 11 2 Mrs Peter Andrews Mel Rowley Alex Edwards (3)
7 Cavalry Master (IRE) ts, p 8 11 2 Gigginstown House Stud Henry de Bromhead Ireland Rachael Blackmore
8 Coole Cody (IRE) 11 11 2 Mr W. Clifford Evan Williams Adam Wedge
9 Schiehallion Munro 9 11 2 Tennant, Lynch,Sharpe and Boston Micky Hammond Conor O'Farrell
10 Grand Paradis (FR) ts 6 11 2 Caldwell Construction Ltd Gordon Elliott Ireland Davy Russell
11 Stolen Silver (FR) ts 7 11 1 Walters Plant Hire & Potter Group Sam Thomas Sam Twiston-Davies
12 Presentandcounting (IRE) 8 11 0 Mr J. Turner Donald McCain Brian Hughes
13 The Glancing Queen (IRE) 8 10 12 Dingwall, Farrell, Hornsey & Murray Alan King Tom Cannon
14 Celebre d'Allen (FR) 10 10 12 Mr Allan Stennett Philip Hobbs Tom O'Brien
15 Adrimel (FR) bl,ts 7 10 11 Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford Tom Lacey Stan Sheppard
16 Born By The Sea (IRE) 8 10 11 Natalie Gilligan Paul John Gilligan Ireland Sean Flanagan
17 Fancy Foundations 8 10 8 Caldwell Construction Ltd Gordon Elliott Ireland Jack Kennedy
18 Spiritofthegames (IRE) p 10 10 7 Mr N. W. Lake Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
19 Slate House (IRE) bl,ts 10 10 3 Eric Jones, Geoff Nicholas, John Romans Colin Tizzard Brendan Powell
20 Fire Away (IRE) v,ts 9 10 3 The Stagger Inn L J Morgan David Noonan
21 Chinwag ts 7 10 3 The Boot Inn Partnership Neil Mulholland Tom Scudamore
22 Guy (IRE) 7 10 0 W.G. & A.G. Vestey Nigel Twiston-Davies Jordan Nailor (3)
4:50pm Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 179y
1 Impervious (IRE) 6 11 7 Mr Paul McKeon Colm A. Murphy Ireland Brian Hayes
2 Love Envoi (IRE) ts 6 11 7 Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates Love Envoi Harry Fry Jonathan Burke
3 Party Central (IRE) ts 6 11 7 Bective Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Davy Russell
4 Statuaire (FR) h 7 11 7 M. L. Bloodstock Limited W. P. Mullins Ireland
5 Choice of Words ts 7 11 5 Mrs Bernardine Mulryan/Mrs Paul Shanahan Martin Brassil Ireland
6 Nina The Terrier (IRE) 6 11 5 Mr Charles Dingwall Alan King Tom Bellamy
7 Tweed Skirt 5 11 5 Just Four Men with Rose Tinted Glasses Nicky Henderson James Bowen
8 Ahorsewithnoname 7 11 2 Mr D J Burke & Mr P Alderson Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
9 Braganza 7 11 2 Mrs Sharon Noonan W. P. Mullins Ireland
10 Brandy Love (IRE) 6 11 2 Mr Claudio Michael Grech W. P. Mullins Ireland
11 Dinoblue (FR) 5 11 2 Mr John P. McManus W. P. Mullins Ireland
12 Grangee (FR) 6 11 2 Syndicates.Racing W. P. Mullins Ireland
13 Heia (FR) 5 11 2 Mr K. Alexander W. P. Mullins Ireland
14 Hidden Land (USA) 5 11 2 Mr P. J. Byrne Andrew Kinirons Ireland Sam Twiston-Davies
15 Hors Piste (FR) ts 5 11 2 Mrs J. Donnelly W. P. Mullins Ireland
16 Mayhem Mya ts 5 11 2 Mr G. Thompson Chris Honour Bryan Carver
17 Mighty Blue (FR) 6 11 2 Capel Street Syndicate Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland J. J. Slevin
18 Monishter Are Mwee (IRE) h 6 11 2 John Bermingham/D. Hearne Mrs Jayne Hearne Ireland I. J. Power
19 Nurse Susan (FR) 5 11 2 Mr Colm Donlon Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
20 Say Goodbye (IRE) ts 6 11 2 Robcour Gordon Elliott Ireland Robbie Power
21 The Player Queen (IRE) 6 11 2 Mr & Mrs Duncan Davidson Rose Dobbin Craig Nichol
22 Walk In Clover (IRE) 5 11 2 The Blind Squirrels Dan Skelton Jack Andrews
5:30pm Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Sponsored by the JRL Group) 3m 2f
1 Frontal Assault (IRE) p 7 Gigginstown House Stud 11 12 Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr Robert James (3)
2 Fakir d'Alene (FR) bl 7 Bective Stud 11 11 Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr Harry Swan (3)
3 Ain't That A Shame (IRE) 8 Robcour 11 11 Henry de Bromhead Ireland Mr Ben Harvey (3)
4 Janika (FR) bl,ts 9 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede 11 10 Nicky Henderson Mr Ben Bromley (3)
5 Cat Tiger (FR) ts 8 Mr David Maxwell 11 9 Paul Nicholls Mr David Maxwell
6 School Boy Hours (IRE) 9 Mr John P. McManus 11 9 Noel Meade Ireland Mr Derek O'Connor
7 Elegant Escape (IRE) bl 10 Mr J. P. Romans 11 7 Colin Tizzard Miss Thomasina Eyston (7)
8 Smoking Gun (IRE) bl,ts 9 D.Barnard,N.Courtney,M.Madden,Gin&GGee's 11 7 Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr J. J. Codd
9 Mister Fogpatches (IRE) 8 Mr J. B. Fahy 11 7 P. A. Fahy Ireland Mr P. W. Mullins
10 Almazhar Garde (FR) bl,ts 7 Kate & Andrew Brooks 11 6 Charlie Longsdon Mr M. J. M. O'Sullivan (3)
11 Mister Coffey (FR) 7 Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford 11 4 Nicky Henderson Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
12 Lord Accord (IRE) ts 7 Lynne & Angus Maclennan 11 4 Neil Mulholland Mr Jack Hendrick (7)
13 Mindsmadeup (IRE) 11 Mr S. Gillen & Midlands Partnership 11 4 Matthew J. Smith Ireland Mr Finian Maguire
14 Come On Teddy (IRE) 8 Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates-Teddy 11 4 Tom George Mr William Biddick
15 Omar Maretti (IRE) 8 Mr J. T. B. Hunt 11 4 Alex Hales Mr Dale Peters (3)
16 Mint Condition p 8 Whites Property Limited 11 3 Jennie Candlish Miss Gina Andrews
17 The Mighty Don (IRE) 10 Golden Rose Partnership 11 2 Nick Gifford Mr James King
18 Glenloe (IRE) 11 Mr John P. McManus 11 1 Gordon Elliott Ireland Mr Barry O'Neill
19 Rocco (IRE) p 9 Mr & Mrs P Carter 11 1 Nigel Twiston-Davies Mr Zac Baker
20 Chambard (FR) 10 David & Carol Shaw 11 1 (5lb ex) Venetia Williams Miss Lucy Turner (3)
21 Larry ts, p 9 Galloping On The South Downs Partnership 11 0 Gary Moore Mr Freddie Mitchell
22 Rightplacerightime (IRE) 7 Mr P. Byrne 10 11 Emmet Mullins Ireland Miss Maxine O'Sullivan
23 Powerstown Park (IRE) ts 9 The Ipsden Invincibles 10 11 Sam Thomas Mr Tommie M. O'Brien
24 Red Infantry (IRE) v 12 Mr Rob Little 10 10 Ian Williams
Reserve
R25 Didero Vallis (FR) bl 9 Normans, Ramsay, Tufnell & Bishop 10 8 Venetia Williams
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