16 Mar 2023 14:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £375,000 (Penalty: £211,012); Distance: 2m 4f 127y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Envoi Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
613-317 / 10 |
Jump (80) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Cheveley Park Stud |
13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, raced keenly, mistake 4 out, pecked 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well run-in, clear inside final 150 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 2¾ L |
Shishkin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1/11P-31 / 10 |
Jump (26) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs J Donnelly |
1/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| NK |
Hitman (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
32-21P2 / 8 |
Jump (33) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mason, Hogarth,… |
22/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, mistake 11th, switched right and went 2nd last, no impression on winner run-in, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
French Dynamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1-31252 / 9 |
Jump (53) | D J O'Keeffe | M F Morris Robcour |
28/1 | |
| raced keenly early stages, mistake 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, lost 2nd last, faded into 4th inside final 150 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 3¾ L |
Ga Law (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
132/31F / 8 |
Jump (47) | J J Burke | Jamie Snowden The Footie Partnership |
40/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden after 9th, mistake 4 out, stayed on run-in, went 5th towards finish, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| NK |
Fury Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
52-3133 / 10 |
Jump (40) | D N Russell | G Elliott Sierra Pacific… |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 4th, hanging left after 3 out, no impression 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 7 L |
Janidil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
532F-P1 / 10 |
Jump (26) | M P Walsh | W P Mullins Mr John P McManus |
7/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| ¾ L |
Blue Lord (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
13-1112 / 8 |
Flat (1278), Jump (39) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Simon Munir & Isaac… |
11/2 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Chacun Pour Soi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
51U-233 / 11 |
Jump (53) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
40/1 | |
| led, reached at 12th, headed before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||