Full Result 2.50 Cheltenham | 12 March 2020

Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m4f127yds) 2m4½f New Soft 17 fences

1st £197,115 2nd £74,370 3rd £37,305 4th £18,720 5th £9,480 6th £4,825 7th £2,480

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Min (FR) 2/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	9	1110	170	155	172	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Phemyka (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Looked well; always prominent, led 5th until next, led after 7th, 1 1/2 lengths up when ridden after last, kept on gamely, drifted right nearing finish, all out (op 15/8 tchd 9/4)

2 nk	7. Saint Calvados (FR) 16/1 Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington	Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington	7	1110	161	154	171	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Lamorrese (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Looked well; held up, headway after 4 out, went close 3rd approaching 2 out, shaken up to mount challenge when mistake last, soon switched right, kept on well towards finish but always being held close home (op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)

3 1½ [1¾]	1. A Plus Tard (FR) 7/4F Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	6	1110	166	153	170	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Turboka (FR) (Kahyasi)
Looked well; tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, challenged after 3 out, ridden before next, close 3rd jumping last, kept on same pace (tchd 13/8, 15/8 in places)

4 13 [14¾]	4. Frodon (FR) 11/2 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls	Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls	8	1110 t	168	140	158	–
b g Nickname (FR) - Miss Country (FR) (Country Reel)
Led until 6th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon held, drifted left and weakened between last 2

5 nk [15]	3. Duc Des Genievres (FR) 18/1 Robbie Power W P Mullins	Robbie Power W P Mullins	7	1110 t	161	140	158	–
gr g Buck's Boum (FR) - Lobelie (FR) (Round Sovereign)
Held up, headway 3 out, ridden in close 5th approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

6 8½ [23½]	8. Shattered Love (IRE) 20/1 Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott	Mark Walsh Gordon Elliott	9	113 tp	151	124	141	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Tracker (Bustino)
Tracked leaders, prominent from 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next (op 22/1)

7 35 [58½]	2. Aso (FR) 25/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	10	1110 b¹	162	94	112	–
bb g Goldneyev (USA) - Odyssee Du Cellier (FR) (Dear Doctor)
In touch, headway 3rd, led 6th until after 7th, prominent until lost place after 12th, soon in rear, tailed off

F	6. Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 11/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	162	–	–	–
br g Scorpion (IRE) - Endless Moments (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, looked to clip heels when stumbled soon after 2nd, headway 4 out, close up when fell next (tchd 12/1 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 2:50:53 Winning time: 5m 19.66s (slow by 11.66s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs S Ricci (Min) 1st breeder: Madame Marie-Therese Mimouni
2nd owner: Kate & Andrew Brooks (Saint Calvados)
3rd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (A Plus Tard)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.30 £3.70 £1.20 Ex: £30.50 CSF: £30.53 Tricast: £64.65 Trifecta: £86

2:50 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2020

Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1)