Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

1st

Gaelic Warrior (GER) ^ht

No. 3

8yo, 11-10, OR 172

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

8 11-10 172

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

6:39.02 £351,688

Settled with eager keenness early - shared front spot before yielding it after 2nd - tracked pace group by 6th - moved through smoothly 3 out - hit front approaching 2 out - opened daylight without being asked before last - stormed away on run-in - won unchallenged

2nd

Jango Baie (FR)

No. 8

7yo, 11-10, OR 167

J: Nico de Boinville · T: Nicky Henderson

7 11-10 167

Nico de Boinville

Nicky Henderson

8 £132,500

Settled with the pack early - moved into a better spot around the 10th - stumbled on landing 3 out - made ground to reach the front group after 3 out - shared second spot before 2 out - broke away into second nearing the last - drifted right but kept finding more to the finish - well beaten by the runaway winner in second

3rd

Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) ^tp

No. 7

8yo, 11-10, OR 172

J: Mark Walsh · T: Gavin Cromwell

8 11-10 172

Mark Walsh

Gavin Cromwell

2 £66,313

Drifted right and hesitant early - settled towards back - untidy over 2nd - clouted 6th - erred 10th and the following obstacle - errored again 15th - crept into contention with the pack 18th - pushed along and awkward 2 out - moved up to fourth nearing last - edged into third after the last - finished well over closing stages

4th

Grey Dawning (IRE)

No. 5

9yo, 11-10, OR 166

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

9 11-10 166

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

6½ £33,125

Handy early - moved into second before the 6th - shared second at the 9th - blundered at the 15th and the following fence - dropped from second 3 out - pushed along to fight for second before 2 out - drifted right after that - soon slipped back - weakened after the last to finish fourth

5th

L'homme Presse (FR)

No. 9

11yo, 11-10, OR 164

J: Charlie Deutsch · T: Venetia Williams

11 11-10 164

Charlie Deutsch

Venetia Williams

9 £16,625

Erratic early rhythm settled midpack - untidy over 6th - drifted left at the ditch on 14th - slipped towards the back on 16th - lost touch before 18th - rallied from two out - came home fifth having been well beaten by the last

6th

Firefox (IRE) ^t

No. 2

8yo, 11-10, OR 158

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

8 11-10 158

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

¾ £8,313

Settled towards back of field - moved into contention before two out - unable to find more approaching final flight - finished sixth

7th

Gold Tweet (FR) ^t

No. 4

9yo, 11-10, OR 144

J: Clement Lefebvre · T: Gabriel Leenders

9 11-10 144

Clement Lefebvre

Gabriel Leenders

1¼ £4,125

Settled mid-pack - still involved with leading group 3 out then squeezed for space soon after - dropped away before the final fence

8th

The Jukebox Man (IRE)

No. 11

8yo, 11-10, OR 168

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling

8 11-10 168

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

3¾ £2,125

Sent clear early - shared front spot after the 1st then gave up top spot after the 2nd - back on terms for second spot 9th - moved into second 3 out - pressed for the advantage before 2 out - dropped away from second soon after - faded nearing the last

9th

Envoi Allen (FR) ^t

No. 1

12yo, 11-10, OR 162

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

12 11-10 162

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

22

Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort before two out - dropped away soon after

PU

Haiti Couleurs (FR)

No. 6

9yo, 11-10, OR 166

J: Sean Bowen · T: Rebecca Curtis

9 11-10 166

Sean Bowen

Rebecca Curtis

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Settled behind front group - drifted left over 1st - moved through to command after 2nd - error 4 out - overtaken after 3 out - lost place before 2 out and eased down before last