Cheltenham Festival: Paul Townend’s 2021 Cheltenham results in full

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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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