Results Cheltenham Thu, 16th Mar, 2023

Going - Soft (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £76,495.92 Not Won. Carried forward to Cheltenham on Friday 17th March. Placepot Pool - £2,023,322.94 Dividend - £14,087.30 Winning Units - 104.86. Quadpot Pool - £99,967.55 Dividend - £209.90 Winning Units - 352.39.

1.30

Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £175,000 2m 3f 168yds

1st

Stage Star (IRE) (8)

15/2

Tote £8.50 £2.50

2nd

3.25L

Notlongtillmay (GB) (7)

40/1

£8.60

3rd

0.75L

Mighty Potter (FR) (6)

4/6fav

4th

0.5L

Appreciate It (IRE) (1)

3/1

OFF 1.30. Time 5m. 1.94 secs7 Ran

Trainer Paul Nicholls

Jockey Harry Cobden

Owner Owners Group 044

Breeder Ruxley Holdings Ltd

Tote Exacta- £256.30
Tote Trifecta- £442.00
CSF- £152.55
Tricast- £452.96

NRs - Christopher Wood (IRE) ( Self Cert (Going) ), Banbridge (IRE) ( Going (Not changed since declaration, horse on course and ID'd by Veterinary Officer) )

Full Result

Stage strikes for Nicholls

It’s been a tough week so far, but it’s a tough place,. We were a little bit unlucky yesterday with a couple, but that was brilliant. Different track, slightly better ground, it was always going to suit us. I said to Harry today ‘be positive, bowl along in front and ride him like the best horse in the race’. He gave him a peach of a ride there.

Stage Star and Harry Cobden

Stage strikes for Nicholls

2.10

Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £100,000 2m 7f 213yds

1st

Good Time Jonny (IRE) (5)

9/1

Tote £12.30 £2.90

2nd

3.25L

Salvador Ziggy (IRE) (1)

10/1

£3.30

3rd

Mill Green (GB) (11)

22/1

£5.20

4th

Green Book (FR) (9)

40/1

£9.10

OFF 2.11. Time 5m. 59.06 secs23 Ran

Trainer A J Martin

Jockey L A McKenna

Owner A Shiels, Donal Gavigan & Niall Reilly

Breeder James F Dunne

Tote Exacta- £192.00
Tote Trifecta- £5501.10
CSF- £93.78
Tricast- £1994.30

NRs - Jet Of Magic (IRE) ( Self Cert (Abscess) )

Full Result

Good Times again for Martin

He was last at the top of the hill but had the patience to wait, and it worked out well. The horse had been coming on real well since Leopardstown and this is great for Liam. When they turned in and started to pick up I knew he would win. Liam never chased him. This man has shown when he gets the rub of the green he’s as good as anyone. He hasn’t always enjoyed the breaks you hope for, but when I want to claim I wouldn’t look past him.

Liam McKenna celebrates on Good Time Jonny

Good Times again for Martin

2.50

Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £375,000 2m 4f 127yds

1st

Envoi Allen (FR) (3)

13/2

Tote £7.50 £1.80

2nd

2.75L

Shishkin (IRE) (9)

1/1fav

£1.40

3rd

Hitman (FR) (7)

22/1

£3.00

4th

2.75L

French Dynamite (FR) (4)

28/1

OFF 2.50. Time 5m. 12.31 secs9 Ran

Trainer Henry De Bromhead

Jockey Rachael Blackmore

Owner Cheveley Park Stud

Breeder M Bruno Vagne

Tote Exacta- £17.70
Tote Trifecta- £241.70
CSF- £13.47
Tricast- £132.03

Full Result

Envoi hits the headlines again at Cheltenham

It’s great for the Thompsons (Cheveley Park Stud) as they are great supporters of ours and the industry. It’s just brilliant. I kept saying to Richard (Thompson) that he is as good as he was before he went to Kempton, I was so happy with him before the King George, we really fancied him, but like a few of ours who went to England in the first half of the season, he just never showed up. A Plus Tard (Betfair Chase) and Arctic Bresil (Ladbrokes Trophy) just never ran their races. Nothing came to light, A Plus Tard had obvious reasons but not the other two. They were all beaten after four fences. I thought it might have been water and various other bits but anyway we left no stone and whatever we did seems to be working again. I was really happy the whole race, but there was a chance he was doing too much. He was jumping so well. Rachael felt early on he might have been doing too much, but then he settled. He’s a class horse. Everyone was delighted with him and I was hoping he would put his best foot forward and he did.

Envoi Allen

Envoi hits the headlines again at Cheltenham

3.30

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £351,334 2m 7f 213yds

1st

Sire Du Berlais (FR) (10)

33/1

Tote £40.90 £6.70

2nd

nose

Teahupoo (FR) (11)

9/4fav

£1.80

3rd

0.75L

Dashel Drasher (GB) (3)

40/1

£7.40

4th

2.75L

Flooring Porter (IRE) (4)

9/2

OFF 3.30. Time 5m. 54.38 secs11 Ran

Trainer Gordon Elliott

Jockey M P Walsh

Owner John P McManus

Breeder M Jean-Marc Lucas, MLLE Louise Collet & MLLE Camille Collet

Tote Exacta- £1489.60 (10 and 3) £167.20 (10 and 11)
Tote Trifecta- £4802.20 (10, 11 and 3) £12374.30 (10, 3 and 11)
CSF- £105.36 (10 and 11) £878.28 (10 and 3)
Tricast- £4141.57 (10, 3 and 11) £3095.99 (10, 11 and 3)

Stewards Enquiry - Amended Result

Full Result

Sire springs Stayers' shock

After a hurdle or two I knew he was in a good rhythm. Of course it’s a surprise, but Sire Du Berlais can do that — he’s either first or last. He stayed on well up the hill in fairness to him and Mark (Walsh) gave him a brilliant ride. It’s great to win the race. We were beaten a short head in a Grade One yesterday (with Gerri Colombe), but it’s a great game and it’s great to be here. We couldn’t get him qualified for the Pertemps Final. It just didn’t work out for us with ground one day and he probably didn’t look that well handicapped. He doesn’t do anything too exciting as he minds himself, but that’s why he’s still going at his age. I thought Teahupoo would win. He travelled into it and ran well.