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Karrotz ($KAZ)
(Current value £0.005)
Thu 13 Mar 2025 Racecards
UK time:
00:00:00
United Kingdom
15:20 Cheltenham
Thu 13 Mar 2025 – Ryanair Chase (registered As The Festival Trophy) (grade 1) (gbb Race)
- Runners: 9
- Class: 1
- Dist: 2m 4f 127y
- Type: Chase
- Surface: Turf
- Going: Good to Soft
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1st
3
Fact To File
1.50
f
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2nd
5
Heart Wood
18.00
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3rd
2
Envoi Allen
12.00
- Winning Time: 5m 9.61s
- Winning Distance: 9 L, 8 1/2 L
- Winning Trainer: W P Mullins
- Winning Jockey: M P Walsh
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.30 , £3.30 , £2.50
- Exacta: £26.00
- Forecast: £29.28
- Tricast: £242.21
- Swingers: £4.90 , £18.30 , £4.70
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1st3
Age 8
ANALYSIS: Travelled well, chased leaders, went second 12th, led 3 out, went clear on bridle approaching 2 out, shaken up flat, impressive -
2nd5
Age 7
ANALYSIS: Midfield, not fluent 11th, chased leaders 13th, went third 4 out, pushed along before next, went second 2 out, kept on, no match for winner -
3rd2
Age 11 TT
ANALYSIS: Midfield, ridden approaching 2 out, went third last, kept on flat -
4th9
Age 10 TT
ANALYSIS: Took keen hold, prominent, nudged along before 3 out, outpaced before next, no extra from last -
5th8
Age 8
ANALYSIS: Towards rear, ridden approaching 2 out where not fluent, plugged on one pace -
6th6
Age 7
ANALYSIS: Chased leaders, went second 4th, led 7th, headed 3 out, ridden and lost second next, soon weakened -
7th1
Age 7
ANALYSIS: In rear, not fluent 12th, brief headway approaching 3 out, never threatened -
PU4
Age 11
ANALYSIS: Mid-division, not fluent 8th, hit 11th, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 4 out -
PU7
Age 11
ANALYSIS: Led, headed 7th, jumped left and mistake 11th, lost second next, lost third when hit 4 out, soon faded, pulled up before 2 out
VERDICT: It seems a logical step for Fact To File to avoid taking on his nemesis/stablemate Galopin Des Champs in the Gold Cup and this presents last year's Brown Advisory winner with a more likely path to gaining back-to-back Cheltenham Festival successes. Dropping back down in trip shouldn't be an issue for the still low-mileage eight-year-old, who has a massive chance of securing a fourth Grade 1 triumph. Protektorat comes into the race in better form that he did when winning this 12 months ago and is a must for consideration. Il Est Francais also rates an ideal type for this event and his game second in the King George is a rock-solid piece of form. Djelo and the lightly-raced Jungle Boogie command respect too.
