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BBC News
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Fact To File claims impressive Cheltenham triumph
Fact To File put in a bold display to win the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham 6-4 favourite, ridden by Mark Walsh for trainer Willie Mullins and owner JP McManus, comfortably saw off his eight favourite for Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup, Fact To File was instead sent to the shorter Ryanair and won by nine lengths from Heart Wood, with Envoi Allen in third."That was brilliant. That sort of distance suits him. He never missed a beat," said Walsh."Even coming up the hill, he heard the crowd and pricked his ears - he had loads left." Caldwell Potter wins for Ferguson and Nicholls Caldwell Potter was a convincing and poignant winner in the Jack Richards Novices' horse, ridden by Harry Cobden, runs in the yellow and red colours of John Hales, who died aged 85 in was a 50th Cheltenham Festival winner for trainer Paul the first prize recoups nearly £50,000 for the syndicate, which includes former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who bought Caldwell Potter for 740,000 euros (£630,000) last made him the most expensive National Hunt horse ever sold at public was sad news after the race that faller Springwell Bay, trained by Jonjo and AJ O'Neill, sustained a fatal Nicky Henderson enjoyed a 1-2 in the Pertemps Final as 25-1 shot Doddiethegreat, with Brian Hughes on board, won from Jeriko Du winner is named after Scotland and Lions lock Doddie Weir - who died after a battle with motor neurone disease - and owner Kenny Alexander will donate his £47,000 prize money to a foundation in the rugby great's Blackmore earlier claimed her first win of this year's meeting with a brilliant ride on 16-1 chance Air Of Entitlement for Henry de pounced late to finish half a length in front of favourite Sixandahalf in the mares' novices' who was sidelined for three months with a neck injury after a fall in September, was the first woman to be leading jockey at the Festival in 2021 and this was her 17th career victory at the meeting. More to follow.
BBC News
12-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Marine Nationale seals emotional Cheltenham triumph
Marine Nationale claimed an emotional victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham 5-1 chance, ridden by Sean Flanagan for owner-trainer Barry Connell, won a dramatic race by 18 lengths from favourite Jonbon, whose progress was halted by a jumping Nationale had won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle two years ago in the same yellow and blue colours for Michael O'Sullivan, the Irish jockey who died after a fall last month."I'm just the man on him today, Michael made him what he is," said Flanagan."It's hugely emotional for a lot of reasons. His family find it very hard. Jockeys in Ireland, England and around the world have been under a cloud in the last couple of weeks." The New Lion brings 80th winner for McManus The New Lion (3-1) extended his unbeaten run to five with an impressive win from The Yellow Clay in the Turners Novices' Harry Skelton triumphed for trainer brother Dan to seal an 80th Festival victory for owner JP McManus, who bought the horse earlier this year."He's a phenomenal horse and I've never had one like this," said Dan of The New Lion, who is around a 7-1 shot for next year's Champion Watson was guided by Sean O'Keeffe to a surprise 20-1 triumph in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase for Willie Ballyburn was sent off the warm favourite but he never recovered from a major blunder at the seventh Mullins outsider, the 16-1 chance Jimmy Du Seuil, won the Coral Cup under the trainer's nephew Danny. The winner had finished 13 lengths second to Ballyburn as a novice hurdler at Cheltenham last 5-2 favourite Stumptown stayed on best of all to win the Cross Country Chase for jockey Keith Donoghue and trainer Gavin Cromwell. Latenightpass was second with Vanillier third, having earlier nearly led the whole field down the wrong route. More to follow.
