Cheltenham Festival live as Envoi Allen goes for back-to-back Ryanair Chase wins

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Envoi Allen could become the third horse to claim back-to-back wins in the Ryanair Chase (Image: Getty Images)
Envoi Allen could become the third horse to claim back-to-back wins in the Ryanair Chase (Image: Getty Images)

The Cheltenham Festival collided with football on St Patrick's Thursday with a number of famous faces claiming victory.

Sir Alex Ferguson claimed two successes as Monmiral and Protektorat claimed the Pertemps Network Final and Ryanair Chase respectively. One of his former opponents Harry Redknapp also enjoyed a productive evening at Cheltenham.

He saw Shakem Uparry claim a shock success in the TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase. Away from football, there were also a number of exciting races throughout the rest of the day.

Teahupoo ran out victorious in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle having been much fancied. Grey Dawning won the first race of the day.

The racing at Cheltenham continues as we build up to the Gold Cup day on Friday. Stick with Mirror Sport for all of the latest tips, race coverage and results...

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That's all from Cheltenham

That's all we've got to offer you today from the Cheltenham Festival.

Make sure you join us tomorrow for the Gold Cup.

Inothewayurthinkin wins!

And there we have it folks, Inothewayurthinkin wins the final race of the day.

Git Maker finishes second, while Whacker Clan comes third. Angels Dawn went down at the second last.

Pack separate

The pack is starting to spread out as the race reaches its final stages.

Whacker Clan leads the group but Rapper has become unseated at an open ditch.

And they're off!

Here we go, folks. Harry Redknapp is potentially on for another winner here.

Pack are out

And the horses are out, just as the rain starts pouring down.

We're about ready to get the final race of today's action underway...

Another trophy for Redknapp

Cheltenham Festival live as Envoi Allen goes for back-to-back Ryanair Chase winsHarry Redknapp continues to celebrate his Cheltenham win (Getty Images)

Final race odds

Speaking of odds, let's look at the prices for the final race of the day courtesy of bet365:

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Inothewayurthinkin: 2/1

Daily Present: 5/1

Whacker Clan: 13/2

Punter claims massive win

One Cheltenham punter has gotten very lucky thanks to the football.

According to Betfair, they have secured a huge £16,200 accumulator win. The Betfair customer lodged a £5 on Monmiral (35/1), Protektorat (9/1) and Shakem Up’arry (8/1) victories - owned by Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redkanpp at odds of 3,239/1.

Betfair spokesperson Barry Orr said: "The punter must not only be a Racing fan, but also a big football fan. The two ex-bosses are massive Racing enthusiasts and Cheltenham is the ‘Champions League’ of the Horse Racing world, so for both to score on the biggest stage is a great result."

Prepare for the final race...

We've just got one race remaining of the penultimate day of the Cheltenham Festival.

The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup takes place in just over half an hour's time

Golden Ace wins!

Golden Ace emerges from the pack to claim the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle.

Brighterdaysahead and Birdie Or Bust follow behind.

Birdie Or Bust moves ahead

As we approach the end, Birdie Or Bust has claimed the lead from Victoria Milano.

Can they hold on to win?

And they're off!

The penultimate race of Thursday's action is underway.

Victoria Milano with an early lead after the first hurdle.

The Ryanair Mares Novices’ Hurdle coming up

You thought we were done? Far from it.

The Ryanair Mare Novices' Hurdle is coming up in just 10 minutes time. Let's take a look at some of the favourites:

Brighterdaysahead: 5/6

Jade de Grugy: 7/4

Golden Ace: 10/1

Redknapp celebrates success

What a day for former Premier League managers at Cheltenham!

Cheltenham Festival live as Envoi Allen goes for back-to-back Ryanair Chase winsHarry Redknapp celebrates vicxtory at the Cheltenham Festival (Getty Images)

Football fever at Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Festival live as Envoi Allen goes for back-to-back Ryanair Chase wins (PA)
Cheltenham Festival live as Envoi Allen goes for back-to-back Ryanair Chase wins

Redknapp speaks after memorable success

Speaking after celebrating his first-ever Cheltenham win, Harry Redknapp said: “My nan got me into it, she used to be a bookie’s runner back when it was illegal! She ended up in Poplar police station every week!

"Me and Sir Alex both love the racing, love the football too. This means more than winning I’m A Celebrity … to have a winner at Cheltenham, it’s one of the greatest days of my life.”

TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase results

Let's take a look at how the race ended:

1st - Shakem Uparry (8/1)

2nd - Crebilly (7/2)

3rd - Straw Fan Jack (28/1)

Harry Redknapp launched into wild celebrations after seeing his horse claim the victory.

Shakem Uparry wins!

Shakem Uparry claims the victory - just! It looked as though it would be a comfortable success but they just get over the line for Harry Redknapp!

Bad mistake

Saint Felicien has stumbled and looks to have lost its position.

Water and ditch fences cleared

The whole pack is over a couple of challenging hurdles.

Theatre Man falls

One of the favourites is already out as Theatre Man falls on the second hurdle of the race.

Fingers crossed that both rider and horse are okay.

And we're off!

We're rolling at Cheltenham after a little bit of a delay.

All 21 horses run from a standing start and it's Glengouly who takes an early lead in the opening stages.

Let's take a look at the odds...

That's who the punters are backing but let's take a quick glance at the odds ahead of the TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase:

Theatre Man: 3/1

Crebily: 4/1

Shakem Uparry: 13/2

Theatre Man and Shakem Uparry popular among the punters

Most backed today for this race

  • Theatre Man 17.19%
  • Shakem Uparry 15.00%
  • Crebilly 13.22%
  • Arctic Bresil 10.29%
  • Saint Felicien 7.95%
  • Il Ridoto 6.24%
  • In Excelsis Deo 4.62%
  • Frero Banbou 3.81%
  • Riaan 3.09%
  • James Du Berlais 2.84%
  • Glengouly 2.37%
  • Watch House Cross 2.18%
  • Straw Fan Jack 2.15%
  • Life In The Park 1.59%
  • Torn And Frayed 1.47%
  • Killer Kane 1.44%
  • Fighter Allen 1.31%
  • Hereditary Rule 1.00%
  • Ciel De Neige 0.97%
  • Mars Harper 0.69%
  • Embittered 0.59%

Stats provided by oddschecker. Theatre Man is the bookies favourite at 13/4 with bet365.

Kennedy hails winner

“He's an amazing horse, makes my job very easy. He jumps great, he's a pleasure to ride,” Jack Kennedy said to ITV Sport after claiming victory in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle.

“I wasn’t too bad [after missing out so far this week], but I’m relieved to get off the mark.”

Teahupoo claims victory!

And it's the favourite who claims the win after a brilliant end to the race!

Flooring Porter comes second and Home by the Lee third. That was fantastic!

Halfway round

And it's still Flooring Porter who leads halfway through with Asterion Forlonge behind.

Change of leader

Flooring Porter edges ahead with eight hurdles to go.

9 to go...

And it's Asterion Forlonge who claims the early lead.

And we're off!

Into formation and we're underway!

Daniel Orme

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