Paul Nicholls arrived at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival with high hopes and a stellar string of runners but suffered plenty of bad luck at Prestbury Park.
The Somerset-based trainer already has four Cheltenham Gold Cups and a host of other silverware in his trophy cabinet but did not manage to add to it at this year’s meeting.
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Nicholls – who has been crowned British Jumps Racing Champion Trainer 11 times – had to leave stable star Cyrname at home after he pulled up at Ascot earlier in the year while Politologue was a late withdrawal from the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Bravemansgame was beaten by Bob Olinger and Gaillard Du Mesnil in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle.
Frodon finished fifth in the Gold Cup but Next Destination’s second place in the National Hunt Chase was as good as it got for the 58-year-old trainer – although he is sure to be back next year looking for redemption.
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Tuesday, March 16
16.15 – Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 87y
Houx Gris – 4th
Hell Red – 9th
16.50 – National Hunt Chase (Grade 2) 3m 5f 201y
Next Destination – 2nd
Wednesday, March 17
13.20 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f
Bravemansgame – 3rd
14.30 – Coral Cup (Grade 3) 2m 5f
Saint Sonnet – 15th
15.05 – Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 199y
Greaneteen – 4th
Politologue – NR
16.15 – Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m 62y
Duc Des Genievres – 7th
Ashutor – 9th
16.50 – Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m ½f
Shearer – 10th
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Thursday, March 18
13.55 – Pertemps Network Final (Grade 3) 3m
Storm Arising – 14th
Southfield Harvest – NR
16.50 – Kim Muir Chase (Grade 2) 3m 2f
Shantou Flyer – 3rd
Friday, March 19
13.55 – County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 179y
Thyme White – 12th
14.30 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y
Threeunderthrufive – 6th
Barbados Buck’s – 11th
15.05 – Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y
Frodon – 5th
15.40 – St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup 3m 2f 70y
Bob And Co – U
16.15 – Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f 127y
Cut The Mustard – 7th
16.50 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 56y
Amour De Nuit – 9th
Eglantine Du Seuil – 11th
Fabulous Saga – PU
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