14:50 Cheltenham

Thursday 16 March 2023

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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
1st
Horse silk
3
Envoi Allen
911-10
13/2
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
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
9
Shishkin
911-10
1/1f
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
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
Hitman
711-10
22/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Harry 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
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
French Dynamite
811-10
28/1
T: M F MorrisJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Raced keenly early stages, mistake 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, lost 2nd last, faded into 4th inside final 150 yards
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
Ga Law
711-10
40/1
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
6th
Horse silk
nk
5
Fury Road
911-10
10/1
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
7th
Horse silk
7
8
Janidil
911-10
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mark 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
8th
Horse silk
¾
1
Blue Lord
811-10
11/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul 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
9th
Horse silk
11
2
Chacun Pour Soi
1111-10
40/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Danny 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)

Verdict

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.

  1. SHISHKIN (IRE)
  2. FURY ROAD (IRE)
  3. BLUE LORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Allaho
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
J: Paul Townend  |  T: W P Mullins
4/7

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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