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14:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 18 March 2021

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

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

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 5m 9.4s

1^st

Allaho

711-10

3/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, led 2nd, not fluent 4 out, clear after 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly, impressive op 4/1

2^nd

Fakir D'Oudairies

611-10

11/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, hit 10th, headway 4 out, not fluent 3 out, went 3rd final bend, went 2nd after last, no chance with winner, kept on op 13/2

3^rd

Tornado Flyer

811-10

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

In rear, pushed along early stages, not fluent 10th, went 6th 12th, went 4th after 3 out, switched right after last, soon went 3rd, no chance with winner but kept on to close on 2nd op 28/1

4^th

Kalashnikov

811-10

25/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Mid-division on inside, headway 11th, driven into 2nd after 3 out, never got near winner, lost 2nd after last, no extra and soon dropped to 4th op 28/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

Fanion D'estruval

611-10

66/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Behind, mistake 10th, remote 7th when not fluent 3 out, left 5th 2 out, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

Chris's Dream

911-10

28/1

T: H De BromheadJ: R M Power

In rear, mistake 6th, last when mistake 8th, soon well behind, pulled up before 12th

Imperial Aura

811-10

8/1

T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass

Chased leaders, slow 4th, lost place 11th, slow and behind next, pulled up before 13th op 15/2 tchd 7/1

Melon

911-10

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Chased leaders, lost ground 2nd, struggling 11th, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 7/1

Min

1011-10

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Led until 2nd, chased winner until after 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 7/2

Mister Fisher

711-10

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, mistake 9th (water), hit 12th, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, pulled up before 2 out op 17/2

Samcro

911-10

15/2

T: Mrs D FosterJ: J W Kennedy

Chased leaders on outside, lost place after 2nd, pushed along and struggling after 6th, mistake 7th, went right next, soon behind, pulled up before 10th op 13/2

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Non-Runners

Real Steel⁸²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Dashel Drasher²⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: J Scott J: Matt Griffiths

Saint Calvados⁴⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: H Whittington J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.70, £1.90, £7.00EX:£22.60Trifecta:£370.20Tricast:£350.26SF:£19.41Swingers:£5.00, £13.70, £19.90

Forecasts

Allaho (3/1), Min (4/1), Fakir D'Oudairies (11/2), Samcro (15/2), Melon (8/1), Mister Fisher (8/1), Imperial Aura (8/1), Saint Calvados (8/1), Dashel Drasher (14/1), Tornado Flyer (25/1), Kalashnikov (25/1), Real Steel (25/1), Chris's Dream (28/1), Fanion D'estruval (66/1)

A very open-looking Grade 1 by this week's standards. ALLAHO responded really well to forcing tactics back over this trip when a dominant winner of a Grade 2 at Thurles and is just about the pick. Fellow second-season chasers Imperial Aura and Mister Fisher warrant consideration, but last year's winner Min is the obvious danger if back on song.