This horse is not entered to run at Cheltenham Festival. Previous Form. Nico de Boinville. Ivanovich Gorbatov. Countrywide Flame. Quinn Zarkandar D. Jacob P. Nicholls Soldatino B. Henderson Zaynar B. Wins Trainer Years 3 N. Henderson , , 2 P. Nicholls , 2 G. Elliott , 1 P. Hobbs 1 A. Hughes Wins Jockey Years 4 B. Gerraghty , , , 1 J W Kennedy 1 R. Johnson 1 D. Russell 1 B. Cooper 1 D. Costello 1 D. Jacob 1 R. He was so professional racing, and professional jumping.
The Irish juggernaut rolled on to Gold Cup day when chance Farclas led home a one-two-three for the Emerald Isle with a gritty performance. The grey gelding was making it third time lucky, having finished second in two previous starts, and was givig trainer Gordon Elliott a seventh winner at the meeting and jockey Jack Kennedy a fourth in the ever-familiar colours of Gigginstown House Stud, who dominated in Apple's Shakira, the Nicky Henderson-trained favourite, was too keen and faded to be fourth.
Winning owner Michael O'Leary said: "He's only run twice and been beaten twice, so it's one of those nice days where if he hadn't have won, we'd have kept him a novice for next year, but we're very, very happy to win the Triumph with him.
Defi Du Seuil took his per cent record over jumps to six with an impressive victory, just as the punters who sent him off the favourite were hoping. He soon took command and pulled clear on the run-in to score by five lengths from Mega Fortune, who held Bapaume by a short head for second. He travelled so well and I was just trying not to get there too soon. Ivanovich Gorbatov gave Aidan O'Brien his first Festival winner since the mighty Istabraq when storming home to justify favouritism, but in reality it was his son Joseph who took the plaudits.
It's very hard to put into words what I'm thinking right now. I was very hopeful but Barry was more confident than anyone, he rode him the last day and was happy to put a line through it, he just said the ground was to blame. Ivanovich Gorbatov, owned by JP McManus, was giving jockey Barry Geraghty his first success of the week and made up for his loss at Leopardstown to defeat two horses from the all-conquering Willie Mullins stable, with Apple's Jade beaten a length and a quarter in second and Footpad six lengths away in third.
Heavily-backed favourite Peace And Co proved a popular start for Gold Cup day as he led home a one-two-three for Nicky Henderson, the sixth time he had taken the contest since his first win with First Bout 30 years earlier. Peace And Co followed up a stunning British debut at Doncaster with a more workmanlike effort at Cheltenham in January. But confidence was high and, sent off the market leader for his biggest assignment, Peace And Co travelled powerfully throughout in the hands of Barry Geraghty.
His previously unbeaten stable companion Top Notch would not go down without a fight though, and Hargam was also in the mix under AP McCoy to make it a Henderson wave of three approaching the final obstacle.
Each of them cleared it well and although Top Notch led halfway up the run-in, Peace And Co reeled him in. Davy Russell delivered a big-race success in the Gigginstown silks weeks after losing his job as number one rider to the powerful operation as Tiger Roll scooted up the hill to score. The Gordon Elliott-trained youngster looked to be going well all the way. He had Guitar Pete and Kentucky Hyden for company over the last, but Russell kicked him clear for a three-and-a-quarter-length win from the latter.
On his first run for Elliott he had finished second to Guitar Pete in Grade One company, but Elliott had made it clear he was not afraid of taking on that rival again and he turned the form around in no uncertain terms. Russell, who came in for the mount after Bryan Cooper was injured, said: "Gordon has done a marvellous job with this horse. It's only a third start in his career as he never ran on the Flat but Gordon had him on the button. Tiger Roll went on to complete an unusual Cheltenham Festival double three years later when taking the National Hunt Chase over four miles.
Our Conor put up a scintillating display to take the contest by an astonishing 15 lengths in the hands of Bryan Cooper. The chance simply skipped clear from the second-last to win unchallenged by 15 lengths from Far West with Sametegal a further two and a quarter lengths away in third. Philip Hobbs also boasts a decent strike rate, with three winners and two seconds from 10 runners since But he hasn't had a contender for the last three years. There was a dramatic ending in when favourite Goshen unseated his rider Jamie Moore at the last hurdle when in command.
Grade 1 4yo only Friday Weight: 11st Allowance: 7lb for fillies. Nicky Henderson has trained 7 winners. Two recent winners had no official handicap mark as they had both run just once over hurdles before lining up in the Triumph Hurdle.
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