Underwriting Exchange Gold Cup Novice Chase |
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| Grade 1, Fairyhouse 17:00 €100,000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 1  |
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| Sunday 4th April 2021 | |
2 Franco De Port 8/1
3 Asterion Forlonge 7/4F
9 ran Winning time: 5m 15.00s (slow by 24.00s)
It's a 1-2-3 for Willie Mullins in the Underwriting Exchange Gold Cup, with Janidil the surprise winner as jockey Jody McGarvey claims a Grade 1 double. Franco De Port is second, with Asterion Forlonge third. #rteracing pic.twitter.com/HwYIzwef3i
— RTÉ Racing (@RTEracing) April 4, 2021
Jody McGarvey enjoyed a dream Easter Sunday as he completed a Grade One double aboard at Fairyhouse on Janidil.
Having earlier struck aboard Skyace in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final, McGarvey teamed up with Janidil, the outsider of three runners for Willie Mullins in the two-and-a-half-mile contest.
However, Janidil proved by far the best as a 12-1 shot, leading home his stablemates in a clean sweep for the Closutton handler.
Asterion Forlonge was partnered by Patrick Mullins after intended rider Paul Townend suffered a fall earlier on the card, and he was prominent throughout, racing on the heels of pacesetting Conflated with main market rival Andy Dufresne alongside.
The writing was on the wall for that runner some way out though, and it looked as though Asterion Forlonge was going to triumph as he hit the front with three to jump.
However, he found little for pressure approaching the penultimate obstacle, while Janidil was staying on for McGarvey, taking it up after jumping that fence and fairly sprinting home by four and a quarter lengths from the fast-finishing Franco De Port. Asterion Forlonge plugged on for third.
Gold Cup Novice Chase
Grade 1 €100,000 added,
5yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 1
9 ran
Going: Yielding
1 Janidil 7 11-12 W P Mullins Jody McGarvey 12/1
2 4¼ Franco De Port 6 11-12 W P Mullins B J Cooper 8/1
3 7½ Asterion Forlonge 7 11-12 W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins 7/4F
4 6 Conflated 7 11-12 Mrs Denise Foster Jack Kennedy 15/2
5 4¼ Scarlet And Dove 7 11-05 Joseph O'Brien Donagh Meyler 8/1
6 6½ January Jets 7 11-12 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 28/1
7 12 I'm A Game Changer 9 11-12 Andrew McNamara Darragh O'Keeffe 80/1
FELL Cedarwood Road 6 11-12 Gearoid O'Loughlin Sean Flanagan 9/1
PU Andy Dufresne 7 11-12 Mrs Denise Foster Mark Walsh 3/1
