Results Cheltenham Fri, 15th Mar, 2019

Going - Good to Soft.

Jackpot Pool - £35,211.27 Not Won. Carried forward to Uttoxeter on Saturday 16th March. Placepot Pool - £1,400,308.02 Dividend - £11,701.20 Winning Units - 87.36. Quadpot Pool - £124,285.74 Dividend - £566.30 Winning Units - 162.4.

1.30

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)(Class 1 ) of £125,000 2m 179yds

1st

Pentland Hills (IRE) (8)

20/1

Tote £19.40 £3.50

2nd

Coeur Sublime (IRE) (3)

20/1

£5.80

3rd

3.75L

Gardens Of Babylon (IRE) (5)

9/1

£2.10

4th

Nelson River (GB) (7)

66/1

OFF 1.37. Time 4m. 4.33 secs14 Ran

Trainer Nicky Henderson

Jockey N de Boinville

Owner Owners Group 031

Breeder Al Asayl Bloodstock Ltd

Tote Exacta- £672.40
Tote Trifecta- £6990.00
CSF- £335.63
Tricast- £3840.73

Full Result

Pentland powers to victory in Triumph as race marred by Sir Erec death

He nearly fell at the first. I was then thinking, ‘Nicky Henderson, I’m not sure it is a good idea’, but then the rest was good. The amazing thing is when he won at Plumpton I was very impressed with him. He was so professional racing, and professional jumping.

Pentland Hills

Pentland powers to victory in Triumph as race marred by Sir Erec death

2.10

Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)(Class 1 ) of £100,000 2m 179yds

1st

Ch'tibello (FR) (5)

12/1

Tote £12.20 £2.70

2nd

1.5L

We Have A Dream (FR) (2)

14/1

£3.60

3rd

Countister (FR) (19)

18/1

£5.30

4th

4.5L

Whiskey Sour (IRE) (7)

5/1fav

£2.20

OFF 2.11. Time 4m. 4.85 secs24 Ran

Trainer Dan Skelton

Jockey Harry Skelton

Owner The Can't Say No Partnership

Breeder Mme Elisabeth Cucheval

Tote Exacta- £220.20
Tote Trifecta- £4901.70
CSF- £149.89
Tricast- £3060.49

NRs - Magic Dancer (GB) ( Going (changed since declaration) ), Ar Mest (FR) ( Other (Veterinary advice) )

Full Result

Skelton repeats County Hurdle win

I told Harry to go out and ride the horse as if he had 10lb in hand, because I’d never had the horse so well, and everything worked out like a dream. I love the County Hurdle and it’s been such an important race for us. I knew he was more than up to that level, and Harry gave him a great ride.

Ch’tibello

Skelton repeats County Hurdle win

2.50

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)(Class 1 ) of £130,630 2m 7f 213yds

1st

Minella Indo (IRE) (14)

50/1

Tote £129.50 £21.40

2nd

Commander Of Fleet (IRE) (6)

4/1fav

£2.20

3rd

Allaho (FR) (1)

8/1

£3.50

4th

1.75L

Dickie Diver (IRE) (9)

14/1

OFF 2.50. Time 5m. 57.42 secs20 Ran

Trainer Henry De Bromhead

Jockey Rachael Blackmore

Owner Mr Barry Maloney

Breeder Mrs R H Lalor

Tote Exacta- £855.30
Tote Trifecta- £9934.80
CSF- £238.76
Tricast- £1857.72

Full Result

Blackmore making more headlines on Indo

Minella Indo

Blackmore making more headlines on Indo

3.30

Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)(Class 1 ) of £625,000 3m 2f 70yds

1st

Al Boum Photo (FR) (1)

12/1

Tote £14.60 £4.90

2nd

2.5L

Anibale Fly (FR) (2)

22/1

£5.70

3rd

3.75L

Bristol De Mai (FR) (4)

18/1

£4.60

4th

Native River (IRE) (12)

6/1

OFF 3.30. Time 6m. 39.06 secs16 Ran

Trainer W P Mullins

Jockey P Townend

Owner Mme J Donnelly

Breeder M Emmanuel Clayeux & M Jacky Rauch

Tote Exacta- £229.50
Tote Trifecta- £6026.60
CSF- £246.57
Tricast- £4681.17

Full Result

Al Boum Photo delivers Gold-en result for Willie Mullins

I’ve got used to the disappointment of finishing second. I thought Bellshill would take a lot of beating, but Ruby (Walsh) wasn’t happy with him and pulled him up early. To have three of the four runners out of the race before they came to the second-last first time round — I was depending on one. Every time I looked at Paul, his body language told me was very happy and the horse was relaxed. When he came over the last, I just looked at the winning post and thought nothing would come and get him unless he stops or runs out or something like that. I was here when my dad (Paddy Mullins) won with Dawn Run and I didn’t get home for two days. I sort of resigned myself to never winning a Gold Cup. Certain jockeys may never win the feature race of their lives, like the Grand National or the Champion Hurdle. I thought maybe I’m not going to be lucky.

Al Boum Photo

Al Boum Photo delivers Gold-en result for Willie Mullins

4.10

St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase(Class 2 ) of £45,000 3m 2f 70yds

1st

Hazel Hill (IRE) (11)

7/2fav

Tote £4.60 £2.00

2nd

Shantou Flyer (IRE) (17)

7/1

£2.80

3rd

Top Wood (FR) (23)

33/1

£11.20

4th

4.5L

Road To Rome (IRE) (15)

7/1

OFF 4.11. Time 6m. 52.13 secs24 Ran

Trainer Phillip Rowley

Jockey Alex Edwards

Owner Mrs D Williams

Breeder Patrick Moakley

Tote Exacta- £31.40
Tote Trifecta- £1155.50
CSF- £26.91
Tricast- £728.92

Full Result

4.50

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)(Class 1 ) of £110,000 2m 62yds

1st

Croco Bay (IRE) (17)

66/1

Tote £138.20 £15.50

2nd

1.5L

Bun Doran (IRE) (5)

11/1

£3.00

3rd

2.5L

Brelan D'as (FR) (19)

8/1

£2.60

4th

Forest Bihan (FR) (1)

33/1

£6.50

OFF 4.50. Time 4m. 5.29 secs19 Ran

Trainer Ben Case

Jockey Kielan Woods

Owner Lady Jane Grosvenor

Breeder D. Caverley

Tote Exacta- £1012.30
Tote Trifecta- £15726.80
CSF- £686.09
Tricast- £6384.19

NRs - Diakali (FR) ( Other (Veterinary advice ))

Full Result

Croco springs 66/1 shock in Grand Annual

I’m absolutely delighted. There’s a lot of work gone into him. He had a year off the previous year. We brought him back after a long lay-off to run at Worcester. He ran very well. We just gave him the winter off and brought him back after Christmas and he loves it round here. He’s been third and fifth and the one time I really did fancy him he fell at the water, which was unlike him. He’s made up for it today. It’s fantastic.