16 Mar 2017 14:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £300,000 (Penalty: £170,850); Distance: 2m 4f 166y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Un De Sceaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
22-1611 / 12 |
Jump (47) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins E O'Connell |
7/4 | |
| kept wide early, raced keenly after 3rd, led before 6th, travelled well and made rest, clear after 7th, reached for 12th, ridden and stayed on well under pressure final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1½ L |
Sub Lieutenant (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P-31132 / 13 |
Jump (56) | D J Mullins | H De Bromhead Ms G Howell |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division after 6th, outpaced 3 out, headway under pressure next, soon ridden, went 2nd last, kept on flat, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 6 L |
Aso (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1-42184 / 12 |
Jump (19) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden after next, lost place last, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair flat | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 1½ L |
Empire Of Dirt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2P11-12 / 10 |
Jump (32) | B J Cooper | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
11/4 | |
| held up in last pair, reminders and under pressure after 11th, outpaced after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on under pressure before last, no impression in 4th flat | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 9 L |
Josses Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
F18-115 / 11 |
Jump (80) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven before 2 out, not pace to get on terms, weakened after last | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 9 L |
Alary (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
3632PF / 7 |
Jump (32) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 2½ L |
Uxizandre (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
418U1-2 / 10 |
Jump (47) | M P Walsh | A King John P McManus |
6/1 | |
| led to before 6th, chased winner, ridden and lost place after 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 2¼ L |
Vaniteux (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10) |
1U3-331 / 11 |
Jump (61) | N D Fehily | N J Henderson C Leech |
14/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway under pressure 3 out, not pace to reach leaders, weakened after next | ||||||||||