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

Cheltenham

14:50

Date 2024-03-14

Distance 2m4f127y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £218,398

Winning Time 5m 21.43s (slow by 13.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Protektorat (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	17/2	Won
2nd	Envoi Allen (FR) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	9/4F	4
3rd	Conflated (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	11/1	2.75
4th	Capodanno (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	9/1	0.3
5th	Stage Star (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/1	4.5
6th	Ahoy Senor (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	18/1	6.5
7th	Fil Dor (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gordon Elliott	28/1	1.75
8th	Hitman (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	40/1	15
9th	Banbridge (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	4/1	40

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Fugitif (FR) Sean Bowen · Richard Hobson	16/1
P.U.	Ga Law (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	22/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Envoi Allen Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	t	714-32	164	171	120	124d	—	—	+12	35.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Successful in this race last year, taking Cheltenham Festival record to 3-5; big player
2	Banbridge Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	164	—	1321-1	162	173	155	61d	—	—	+27	42.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Progressive sort who has leading claims granted suitable ground (needs good/good to soft)
11	Stage Star Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	115-1P	166	175	160	73d	—	—	+21	32.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Had an excuse for latest effort; won the Turners on this card last year; major player
3	Capodanno Chestnut J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	164	t	3P-631	161	168	105	47d	—	—	+22	30.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Scored over 3m1f here last time; may not be crying out for this drop back in distance
10	Protektorat Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	5-4323	165	173	137	33d	—	—	+23	31	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has the class to play a major role, provided he copes with this drop back in trip
4	Conflated Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	P-53UU	166	175	57	40d	—	—	+24	30.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Disputing second place when falling two out in this contest in 2022; each-way hopes
1	Ahoy Senor Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	164	—	2-PP43	160	174	104	26d	—	—	+28	32.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
This looks the time to catch him, being a spring horse; major claims on peak form
7	Fugitif Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Richard Hobson	J:Sean Bowen T:Richard Hobson	164	tp	25-413	157	166	147	47d	—	—	+24	27.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has very useful handicap form over C&D, including second in the 2023 Plate
8	Ga Law Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	164	p	5P-671	156	162	133	47d	—	—	+24	27.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
The winner of two major handicaps over 2m4f here; fifth in this race last year
6	Fil Dor Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	164	t	106-22	151	160	131	95d	—	—	+24	25.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Return to 2m4f is worth exploring; has the potential to rate higher still; interesting
9	Hitman Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	164	tp	36-092	157	167	132	33d	—	—	+25	27.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Disappointing strike-rate but is capable of smart form; third in this race last year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Envoi Allen	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Banbridge	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Stage Star	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Capodanno	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Protektorat	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Conflated	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Ahoy Senor	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fugitif	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Ga Law	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Fil Dor	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Hitman	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Banbridge

42.4

OR: 28 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Envoi Allen

35.8

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Stage Star

32.3

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ahoy Senor

32.2

OR: 27.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Protektorat

OR: 28.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Conflated

30.7

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Capodanno

30.1

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Fugitif

27.8

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Ga Law

27.4

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Hitman

27.2

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Fil Dor

25.8

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Stage Star	166	175	160
Conflated	166	175	57
Protektorat	165	173	137
Envoi Allen	164	171	120
Banbridge	162	173	155
Capodanno	161	168	105
Ahoy Senor	160	174	104
Fugitif	157	166	147
Hitman	157	167	132
Ga Law	156	162	133
Fil Dor	151	160	131

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ahoy Senor	26d ago	Fit
Protektorat	33d ago	Fit
Hitman	33d ago	Fit
Conflated	40d ago	Fit
Capodanno	47d ago	Fresh
Fugitif	47d ago	Fresh
Ga Law	47d ago	Fresh
Banbridge	61d ago	Fresh
Stage Star	73d ago	Fresh
Fil Dor	95d ago	Long break
Envoi Allen	124d ago	Long break