13 Mar 2008 14:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £200,000 (Penalty: £114,040); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Ryanair Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Our Vic (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 1223-22 / 27 | Jump (47) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 4/1 | |
| made all, going clear when hit 2 out, ridden out, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 5 L | Mossbank (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | F0P-112 / 11 | Jump (76) | D N Russell | M Hourigan Gigginstown House… | 4/1 | |
| held up, steady headway 11th, kept on to chase winner in vain approaching last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 7 L | Turko (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 164lbs) | 17P-P12 / 10 | Jump (32) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs D Borradaile | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, mistake 3 out, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | NK | Knight Legend (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 1B2132 / 13 | Jump (26) | B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington Yen Hall Farm Racing | 33/1 | |
| in touch, took closer order 4 out, chased winner 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | ½ L | The Listener (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 164lbs) | 20-U131 / 12 | Jump (32) | D A Jacob | R H & Mrs S Alner R W Humphreys | 10/3 | |
| tracked winner until 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 2 L | Racing Demon (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | F54-143 / 11 | Jump (26) | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford | 8/1 | |
| in touch, jumped right 2nd, reminders and lost place 7th, weakening and behind from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 27 L | L'Antartique (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 1U-1164 / 9 | Jump (33) | Paul Carberry | Ferdy Murphy Mrs A N Durkan | 13/2 | |
| behind from 9th, mistake 11th, never going well | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 19 L | Justified (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 52-128F / 11 | Jump (26) | A J McNamara | E Sheehy Never Give Up Partnership | 33/1 | |
| held up, mistake 10th, weakened next and mistake | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 12 L | Billyvoddan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 513P-P4 / 13 | Jump (47) | R Johnson | H D Daly Mrs Juliet Minton | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden when hit 8th, behind from next | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Tamarinbleu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | P6-3111 / 13 | Jump (54) | Non Runner | D Pipe The Arthur White… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Newmill (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 164lbs) | 45-6P3B / 10 | Jump (39) | Non Runner | John Joseph Murphy Mrs Mary T Hayes | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
