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Cheltenham Festival results 2021: Minella Indo and Quilixios amongst winners on Gold Cup day

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Cheltenham Festival day four

1.20pm – JCB Triumph Hurdle (2m abt 1f) - Hurdle

  • 1. Quilixios 2-1
  • 2. Adagio 10-1
  • 3. Haut En Couleurs 20-1

1:55pm - The County Handicap Hurdle Race (2m abt 1f) - Hurdle

  • 1. Belfast Banter (K C Sexton) 33-1
  • 2. Petit Mouchoir (J C Gainford) 22-1
  • 3. Milkwood (R T Dunne) 28-1

2:30pm - The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (abt 3m) - Hurdle

  • 1. Vanillier 14-1
  • 2. Oscar Elite 40-1
  • 3. Streets Of Doyen 10-1

3:05pm - The WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (3m abt 2½ f) - Chase

  • 1. Minella Indo (J W Kennedy) 9-1
  • 2. A Plus Tard (Rachael Blackmore) 10-3
  • 3. Al Boum Photo (P Townend) 9-4 Fav

3:40pm - The St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase (3m abt 2½ f) - Chase

  • 1. Porlock Bay (Lorcan Williams) 16-1 
  • 2. Billaway (P Townend) 2-1 Fav 
  • 3. Staker Wallace (M P Walsh) 9-1 

4:15pm - The Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Steeple Chase (2m abt ½f) - Chase

  • 1. Colreevy (P Townsend) 2-1
  • 2. Elimay (Mark Walsh) 11-10 F
  • 3. Shattered Love (J Kennedy) 11-2

4:50pm - Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (2m abt 4½ f) - Hurdle

  • 1. Galopin Des Champs (S F O’Keeffe) 8-1
  • 2. Langer Dan (Lorcan Williams) 13-2
  • 3. Floueur (Paul O’Brien) 33-1

Cheltenham Festival day three

1:20pm - The Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (2m abt 4f) - Chase

  • 1. Chantry House 15/1
  • 2. Fusil Raffles 21/1
  • 3. Asterion Forlonge 21/1

1:55pm - The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed) (Abt 3m) - Hurdle

  • 1. Mrs Milner 14/1
  • 2. The Bosses Oscar 6/1 Fav
  • 3. Come On Teddy 12/1

2:30pm - The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (2m abt 5f) - Chase

  • 1. Alaho 5/1 Fav
  • 2. Fakir D'Oudairies 13/2
  • 3. Tornado Flyer 33/1

3:05pm - The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (abt 3m) - Hurdle

  • 1. Flooring Porter 15/1
  • 2. Sire Du Berlais 7/1
  • 3. Paisley Park 5/2 Fav

3:40pm - The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Grade 3) (2m abt 5f) - Chase

  • 1. The Shunter 7/2 Fav
  • 2. Farclas 7/1
  • 3. Top Notch 43/1

4:15pm - The Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (2m 1f) - Hurdle

  • 1. Telmesomethinggirl 5-1 
  • 2. Magic Daze 22-1 
  • 3. Mighty Blue 12-1 

4:50pm - The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (0-145) (3m abt 2f) - Chase

  • 1. Mount Ida 3-1 Fav 
  • 2. Cloudy Glen 33-1 
  • 3. Shantou Flyer 11-2 
  • 4. Hold The Note 9-1

Cheltenham Festival day two

1:20pm - The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race (2m abt 5f) - Hurdle

  • 1. Bob Olinger 6/4 Fav
  • 2. Gaillard Du Mesnil 2/1
  • 3. Bravemansgame 9/2

1:55pm - The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (3m abt ½ f) - Chase

  • 1. Monkfish 4/11 Fav
  • 2. Fiddlerontheroof 40-1
  • 3. The Big Breakaway 12/1

2:30pm - The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Grade 3) (2m abt 5f) - Hurdle

  • 1. Heaven Help Us 33-1
  • 2. Craigneiche 17-2 Fav
  • 3. Tea Clopper 33-1

3:05pm - The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (Abt 2m) - Chase

  • 1. Put The Kettle On 13/1
  • 2. Nube Negra 13/1
  • 3. Chacun Pour Soi 10/11 Fav

3:40pm - The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase (3m 6f) - Chase

  • 1. Tiger Roll 6/1
  • 2. Easysland 20/21 Fav
  • 3. Some Neck 12/1

4:10pm - The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3) (2m abt ½f) - Chase

  • 1. Sky Pirate 19/1
  • 2. Entoucas 9/1
  • 3. Ibleo 10/1

4:50pm - The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (2m abt ½f) - Bumper

  • 1. Sir Gerhard 85/40
  • 2. Kilcruit 10/11 Fav
  • 3. Elle Est Belle 16/1

Cheltenham Festival day one

1:20pm - The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (2m abt ½f) - Hurdle

  • 1 Appreciate It (P Townend) 8-11 Fav
  • 2 Ballyadam (J W Kennedy) 6-1
  • 3 For Pleasure (Harry Bannister) 40-1

1:55pm - The Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase (abt 2m) - Chase

  • 1 Shishkin (Nico de Boinville) 4-9 Fav
  • 2 Eldorado Allen (H Cobden) 33-1
  • 3 Captain Guinness (Rachael Blackmore) 10-1

2:30pm - The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase (3m abt 1f) - Chase

  • 1 Vintage Clouds (Ryan Mania) 28-1 
  • 2 Happygolucky (David Bass) 10-3 Fav 
  • 3 Aye Right (R Johnson) 11-2 
  • 4 Cepage (Charlie Deutsch) 14-1

3.05pm - The Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (2m abt ½f) - Hurdle

  • 1 Honeysuckle (Rachael Blackmore) 11-10 Fav 
  • 2 Sharjah (P Townend) 11-1 
  • 3 Epatante (Aidan Coleman) 4-1

3:40pm - The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle Race (2m abt 4f) - Hurdle

  • 1 Black Tears (J W Kennedy) 11-1 
  • 2 Concertista (P Townend) 10-11 Fav 
  • 3 Roksana (Harry Skelton) 3-1

4:15pm - The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Grade 3) (2m abt 4½f) - Chase

  • 1 Jeff Kidder (S W Flanagan) 80-1 
  • 2 Saint Sam (P Townend) 9-2 Fav 
  • 3 Elham Valley (P J Brennan) 66-1 
  • 4 Houx Gris (H Cobden) 11-2 

4:50pm - The National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Amateur Riders’ Novices’ Steeple Chase) (Grade 2) (3m abt 6f) - Chase

  • 1 Galvin (J W Kennedy) 7-2 
  • 2 Next Destination (H Cobden) 3-1 
  • 3 Escaria Ten (Adrian Heskin) 11-4 Fav
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