21 Apr 2019 16:25 Fairyhouse
Winner: €100,000 (Penalty: €59,000); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Ryanair Gold Cup Novice Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Voix Du Reve (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10) |
3113FU / 12 |
Flat (1622), Jump (38) |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins D & D Armstrong… |
9/4 | |
| chased leader, slight mistake 1st, close up and pressed leader 6 out, disputed 4 out, led entering straight, ridden 2 out, kept on well from last | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 5½ L |
Real Steel (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P4-F116 / 11 |
Flat (903), Jump (38) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Tadhg Moynihan |
2/1 | |
| held up in 4th, improved into 2nd 3 out and bumped in hindquarters, ridden next, no impression on winner last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 25 L |
Winter Escape (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3-21115 / 11 |
Jump (77) | M P Walsh | A A Howard John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| held up in rear, slight mistake 6th, ridden into 3rd entering straight, no impression before 2 out, no extra before last and weakened | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 4½ L |
Mengli Khan (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
3-14333 / 10 |
Flat (924), Jump (17) |
J W Kennedy | G Elliott The Franglais Partnership |
10/3 | |
| led, pressed 6 out, joined 4 out, ridden and headed entering straight, under pressure in 4th when mistake 3 out and collided with hindquarters of rival, no extra before next, weakened | ||||||||||
FE |
1 |
| - |
Cubomania (IRE) (gelding, roangrey, 11 10) |
F225P1 / 6 |
Flat (192), Jump (29) |
D N Russell | G Elliott Cubomania Syndicate |
14/1 | |
| settled behind leaders in 3rd, fell 4 out | ||||||||||