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It looked like it was going to be an electric Cheltenham Festival for Paul Townend when he stormed to a 24l victory in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle onboard Appreciate It but frustration was on the horizon for Willie Mullins’ No 1 as he racked up a number of near misses.
The 30-year-old clocked up six second places including Sharjah in the Champion Hurdle, Concertista in the Mares’ Hurdle and Saint Sam in the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle on the first day.
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Among Townend’s other high-profile bookings that failed to fire were Chacun Pour Soi in the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Min who found the pace set by Allaho in the Ryanair Chase too hot to handle. He was also left disappointed as Al Boum Photo fell agonisingly short in his bid to make it a hat-trick of Gold Cup wins.
In the end, Townend finished with three winners to his name and you can check out his results in full below.
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Tuesday, March 16
13.20 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y
Appreciate It – 1st
13.55 – Arkle Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 199y
Franco De Port – 5th
15.05 – Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y
Sharjah – 2nd
15.40 – Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 3f 200y
Concertista – 2nd
16.15 – Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 87y
Saint Sam – 2nd
16.50 – National Hunt Chase (Grade 2) 3m 5f 201y
Lord Royal – 7th
Wednesday, March 17
13.20 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f
Gaillard Du Mesnil – 2nd
13.55 – Festival Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 3m ½f
Monkfish – 1st
14.30 – Coral Cup (Grade 3) 2m 5f
Koshari – 16th
15.05 – Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 199y
Chacun Pour Soi – 3rd
16.50 – Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m ½f
Kilcruit – 2nd
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Thursday, March 18
13.20 – Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f
Asterion Forlonge – 3rd
13.55 – Pertemps Network Final (Grade 3) 3m
Dandy Mag – 7th
14.30 – Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4½f
Min – PU
15.05 – Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m
Bacardys – 7th
16.15 – Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 1f
Gauloise – 11th
Friday, March 19
13.20 – JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 179y
Haut En Couleurs – 3rd
13.55 – County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 179y
Ganapathi – 14th
14.30 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y
Stattler – 4th
15.05 – Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y
Al Boum Photo – 3rd
15.40 – St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup 3m 2f 70y
Billaway – 2nd
16.15 – Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f 127y
Colreevy – 1st
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