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Cheltenham Festival Day Three

Race 6 – The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

Thursday 16 March 2017

               

Race 6 a La Bague Au Roi.jpg

Race 6 b Dusky Legend.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Pre-parade Ring;

La Bague Au Roi

(T: Warren Greatrex; J: Gavin Sheehan)

 

16 March 2017

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Pre-parade Ring;

Dusky Legend

(T: Alan King; J: Wayne Hutchinson)

 

16 March 2017

Race 6 c Dusky Legend.jpg

Race 6 d Let's Dance.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Parade Ring;

Dusky Legend

(T: Alan King; J: Wayne Hutchinson)

 

16 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Parade Ring;

Let’s Dance

(T: Willie Mullins; J: Ruby Walsh)

 

16 March 2017

Race 6 e Airlie Beach.jpg

Race 6 f Dusky Legend.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Parade Ring;

Airlie Beach

(T: Willie Mullins; J: Paul Townend)

 

16 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Parade Ring;

Dusky Legend

(T: Alan King; J: Wayne Hutchinson)

 

16 March 2017

Race 6 g La Bague Au Roi.jpg

Race 6 h Dusky Legend.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Parade Ring;

La Bague Au Roi

(T: Warren Greatrex: J: Gavin Sheehan)

 

16 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

3rd-placed Dusky Legend

(T: Alan King; J: Wayne Hutchinson)

 

16 March 2017

Race 6 i Barra.jpg

Race 6 j Let's Dance.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

runner-up Barra (nearside)

(T: Gordon Elliott; J: Bryan Cooper),

and 3rd-placed Dusky Legend

(T: Alan King; J: Wayne Hutchinson)

 

16 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

the winner, Let’s Dance, returns

(T: Willie Mullins; J: Ruby Walsh)

... following a winners’ drought during the first two days,

Ruby has now ridden four winners today

 

16 March 2017

Race 6 k Let's Dance.jpg

Race 6 j Dusky Legend.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

the winner, Let’s Dance

(T: Willie Mullins; J: Ruby Walsh)

 

16 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

Dusky Legend is wondering

what all the fuss is about!

 

16 March 2017

Race 6 l Let's Dance.jpg

Race 6 m presentations.jpg

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

the winning connections pose for a photograph

– the Ricci’s, Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins

 

16 March 2017

 

 

Race 6:

The Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

In the Winners’ Enclosure;

the winning connections pose

on the podium for photographs

 

16 March 2017

 

 

 

Postscript

 

Sadly one of the mares, Toe The Line, trained by John Kiely and ridden by Denis O’Regan,

lost her life as a result of breaking a leg whilst galloping on the flat. RIP

 

 

 

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