2019 saw trainer Willie Mullins win his first Cheltenham Gold Cup with Al Boum Photo. View the placed winners below:
Gavin Cromwell was overjoyed to have trained his first winner at The Festival, and in no less a race than the £450,000 G1 Unibet Champion Hurdle. The softly-spoken farrier, who now combines shoeing horses with training a 50-horse string, sent out Espoir D'Allen (16/1) to land Europe's greatest hurdle race, and the gelding did it in style, becoming the first five-year-old to land the prize since Katchit in 2008 - you have to go back to 1985, and See You Then, to find the next winner of such youth.
Roksana was another unexpected winner in the OLBG Mares' Hurdle for the Skelton brothers after capitalising on Benie Des Dieux’s fall at the final fence when appearing to have the race in her mercy under Ruby Walsh for Willie Mullins.
13:30 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| 1st | 10 |
|
Klassical Dream | 6/1 | R Walsh | W P Mullins |
| 2nd | 15 | Thomas Darby | 28/1 | R Johnson | Olly Murphy | |
| 3rd | 9 | Itchy Feet | 25/1 | G Sheeahn | Olly Murphy |
14:10 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
| 1st | 3 |
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Duc Des Genievers | 5/1 | Paul Townend | W P Mullins |
| 2nd | 12 |
|
Us and Them | 14/1 | J J Slevin | J O'Brien |
| 3rd | 1 |
|
Articulum | 25/1 | D J Mullins | T O'Brien |
14:50 Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| 1st | 7 |
|
Beware The Bear | 10/1 | J McGrath | N Henderson |
| 2nd | 17 |
|
Vintage Clouds | 16/1 | D Cook | Mrs S Smith |
| 3rd | 1 |
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Lake View Lad | 25/1 | H Brooke | N W Alexandar |
15:30 Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)
| 1st | 3 |
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Espoir D'Allen | 16/1 | Mark Walsh | G Cromwell |
| 2nd | 5 |
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Melon | 20/1 | P Townend | W P Mullins |
| 3rd | 7 |
|
Silver Streak | 80/1 | A Wedge | E Williams |
16:10 OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) (ed As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle)
| 1st | 13 |
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Roksana | 10/1 | H Skelton | D Skelton |
| 2nd | 15 |
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Stormy Island | 7/1 | P Townend | W P Mullins |
| 3rd | 6 |
|
Good Thyne Tara | 25/1 | Rachael Blackmore | W P Mullins |
16:50 Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed)
| 1st | 4 | A Plus Tard | 5/1 F | Rachael Blackmore | Henry De Bromhead | |
| 2nd | 7 |
|
Tower Bridge | 6/1 | J J Slevin |
J P O'Brien |
| 3rd | 6 |
|
Ben Dundee | 33/1 | K M Donoghue | G Elliott |
17:30 National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
| 1st | 11 |
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Le Breuil | 14/1 | Mr J J Codd | Ben Pauling |
| 2nd | 5 |
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Discorama | 9/2 | Mr B O'Neill | Paul Nolan |
| 3rd | 8 |
|
Jerrysback | 16/1 | Mr D Lavery | Philip Hobbs |
The star of the show on Ladies Day was the incredible Altior who continued his unbeaten streak over fences for Champion Trainer, Nicky Henderson. The 4/11 Favourite held off strong challenges from Politologue and Sceau Royal respectively before returning to the Winners’ Enclosure as a back-to-back Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase winner.
Tiger Roll put in an extraordinary performance in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase to finish well clear of the field and to follow up on his success in this race last year for jockey Keith Donoghue, and trainer Gordon Elliot.
13:30 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (ed as The Baring Bingham)
| 1st | 8 |
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City Island | 8/1 | Mark Walsh | Martin Brassil |
| 2nd | 7 |
|
Champ | 9/2 | B J Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 3rd | 5 |
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Bright Forecast | 25/1 | N De'Boinville | Ben Pauling |
14:10 RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
| 1st | 10 |
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Topofthegame | 4/1 | H Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2nd | 8 |
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Santini | 3/1 | N De'Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 3rd | 2 |
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Delta Work | 15/8 F | D Russell | G Elliott |
14:50 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| 1st | 3 |
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William Henry | 28/1 | N De'Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2nd | 1 |
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Wicklow Brave | 28/1 | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins |
| 3rd | 12 |
|
Ballyandy | 14/1 | S Twiston-Davies | N Twiston-Davies |
15:30 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
| 1st | 1 |
|
Altior | 4/11 F | N De'Boinville | N J Henderson |
| 2nd | 7 |
|
Politologue | 11/1 | H Cobdon | P Nicholls |
| 3rd | 9 | Sceau Royal | 16/1 | D Jacob | A King |
16:10 Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase)
| 1st | 13 |
|
Tiger Roll | 5/4 F | K M Donoghue | G Elliott |
| 2nd | 10 |
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Josies Orders | 15/2 | M Walsh | E Bolger |
| 3rd | 15 |
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Urgent De Gregaine | 17/2 | F De Jiles | Emmanuel Clayeux |
16:50 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (ed as The Fred Winter)
| 1st | 3 |
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Band Of Outlaws | 7/2 F | J J Slevin | J P O'Brien |
| 2nd | 12 |
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Coko Beach | 14/1 | J Kennedy | G Elliott |
| 3rd | 16 |
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Ciel De Neige | 17/2 | R Walsh | W P Mullins |
17:30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1)
| 1st | 3 |
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Envol Allen | 2/1 F | J J Codd | G Elliott |
| 2nd | 13 |
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Blue Sari | 8/2 | B J Geraghty | W P Mullis |
| 3rd | 11 | Thyme Hill | 20/1 | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
The racing on Day Three: St Patrick’s Thursday will be ed for years to come as one of the greatest Festival days.
The atmosphere was electric as the 66,382 strong crowd roared home Frodon under Jockey Club Racecourse Ambassador, Bryony Frost in the Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle to win for trainer Emma Lavelle and owner Andrew Gemmell.
13:30 JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (ed As The Golden Miller)
| 1st | 2 |
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Defi Du Seuil | 3/1 F | B Geraghty | P Hobbs |
| 2nd | 4 |
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Lostintranslation | 4/1 | R M Power | C Tizzard |
| 3rd | 5 |
|
Mengli Khan | 9/1 | J Kennedy | G Elliott |
14:10 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| 1st | 3 |
|
Sire Du Berlais | 4/1 F | B Geraghty | G Elliott |
| 2nd | 19 |
|
Tobefair | 40/1 | T Bellamy | D Hamer |
| 3rd | 11 | Notmanyleft | 16/1 | M Walsh | Mrs J Harrington |
14:50 Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (ed As The Festival Trophy)
| 1st | 6 | Frodon | 9/2 | B Frost | P Nicholls | |
| 2nd | 1 |
|
Aso | 33/1 | C Deutsch | V Williams |
| 3rd | 8 |
|
Road To Respect | 9/2 | S Flanagan | N Meade |
15:30 Sun Racing Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| 1st | 10 |
|
Paisley Park | 11/8 F | A Coleman | E Lavelle |
| 2nd | 12 |
|
Sam Spinner | 33/1 | J Colliver | Jedd O'Keeffe |
| 3rd | 5 |
|
Faugheen | 4/1 | R Walsh | W P Mullins |
16:10 Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| 1st | 12 |
|
Siruh Du Lac | 9/2 | Lizzie Kelly | N Williams |
| 2nd | 1 |
|
Ganika | 3/1 F | D Jacob | N Henderon |
| 3rd | 3 |
|
Spiritofthegames | 6/1 | H Sketon | D Skelton |
16:50 National Hunt Breeders ed By Tattersalls Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (ed As The Dawn Run)
| 1st | 16 |
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Eglantine Du Seuil | 50/1 | N Fehily | W P Mullins |
| 2nd | 13 |
|
Concertista | 66/1 | D E Mullins | W P Mullins |
| 3rd | 9 |
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Tintangle | 40/1 | J Kennedy | G Elliott |
17:30 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase
| 1st | 2 |
|
Any Second Now | 6/1 | Mr D O'Connor | T Walsh |
| 2nd | 8 |
|
Kilfilum Cross | 7/1 | M A Edwards | H Oliver |
| 3rd | 3 |
|
The Young Master | 22/1 | Mr S Waley-Cohan | N Mulholland |
Legends are created on Gold Cup Day and 2019 was no different. Willie Mullins finally got his hands on the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time as Al Boum Photo flew up the Cheltenham Hill under Paul Townend for the Irish team.
13:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
| 1st | 8 | Pentland Hills | 20/1 | N D Boinville | N Henderson | |
| 2nd | 3 | Coeur Sublime | 20/1 | D Russell | G Elliott | |
| 3rd | 5 | Gardens of Babylon | 9/1 | B Geraghty | J P O'Brien |
14:10 Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| 1st | 5 | Ch'tibello | 12/1 | H Skelton | D Skelton | |
| 2nd | 2 | We Have A Dream | 14/1 | D Jacob | N Henderson | |
| 3rd | 19 | Countister | 18/1 | B Geraghty | N Henderson |
14:50 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (ed As The Spa Novices' Hurdle)
| 1st | 14 |
|
Minella Indo | 50/1 | R Blackmore | H De Bromhead |
| 2nd | 6 |
|
Commander Of Fleet | 4/1 F | J Kennedy | G Elliott |
| 3rd | 1 |
|
Allaho | 8/1 | R Walsh | W P Mullins |
15:30 The Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)
| 1st | 1 | Al Boum Photo | 12/1 | P Townend | W P Mullins | |
| 2nd | 2 | Anibale Fly | 22/1 | B Geraghty | A J Martin | |
| 3rd | 4 | Bristol De Gray | 18/1 | D Jacob | N Twisto-Davies |
16:10 St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
| 1st | 11 | Hazel Hill | 7/2 F | Mr A Edwards | P Rowley | |
| 2nd | 17 |
|
Shantou Flyer | 7/1 | Mr D Maxwell | R Hobson |
| 3rd | 23 |
|
Top Wood | 33/1 | Ms T Worsley | K Morgan |
16:50 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| 1st | 17 |
|
Croco Bay | 66/1 | K Woods | B Case |
| 2nd | 5 |
|
Bun Doran | 11/1 | P Brewnnan | T George |
| 3rd | 19 |
|
Brelan D'As | 8/1 | B Frost | P Nicholls |
17:30 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
| 1st | 1 |
|
Early Doors | 5/1 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | J P O'Brien |
| 2nd | 6 |
|
Dallas De Pictons | 7/2 F | D Meyler | G Elliott |
| 3rd | 9 | Defi Bleu | 14/1 | C Brassil | G Elliott |
Festival 2019 Highlights
Willie Mullins won his first Cheltenham Gold Cup on Day Four!
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