Search
Cheltenham 2024
- Main Site
- Cheltenham Home
- Cheltenham Cards
- Cheltenham Results
- Cheltenham Offers
- Cheltenham Odds
- Cheltenham Tips
- Cheltenham News
- Prestbury Cup
- Cheltenham Videos
-
Cheltenham Statistics
- Leading Trainer
- Leading Jockeys
- Leading Owners
- Previous Years
- Previous Appearances
- Breeding Profile of Winners
- Lady Jockeys at The Festival
- Leading Jockey Award Winners
- Most Successful Jockeys of All Time
- Current Jockeys Competing at Cheltenham
- Most Successful Jockey In..
- Leading Trainer Award Winners
- Most Successfull Trainer All Time
- Current Trainers Competing at Cheltenham
- Most Successful Trainer In..
- Cheltenham Trainer/Runner Index
- Desktop Site
Cheltenham 2024
- irishracing.com
- Cheltenham
- News
- Colreevy another impressive winner for Townend & Mullins
Donal Murphy
Colreevy another impressive winner for Townend & Mullins
Colreevy and Paul Townend pictured on their way to victory
© Photo Healy Racing
Colreevy ran out an impressive winner of the Ballymore Group Rated Novice Chase, on what was her racecourse debut over fences.
Having fell on her sole point-to-point start way back in March of 2017, the daughter of Flemensfirth has achieved plenty since, winning the Grade 1 Champion Bumper at the Punchestown Festival in 2019.
Last seen finishing fifth in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, the Willie Mullins trained seven-year-old was expected to return to winning ways this afternoon.
Sent off the 13/8 favourite under Paul Townend, the daughter of Flemensfirth was always prominent and held a definite advantage from three out.
She stretched clear before the final fence and came home fifteen lengths to the good having jumped well throughout. Popong (25/1) kept on to take second under Hugh Morgan for Henry de Bromhead, while The Big Dog (12/1) was a further twelve lengths back in third.
Townend said afterwards: "The trip was ideal, she handled the ground well and she jumped great. There was plenty of carnage behind me and I was able to stay out of trouble.
"Her form speaks for itself. She's a big mare and chasing will be her game."
The winner is owned and bred by the Flynn family who have enjoyed plenty of success with numerous good horses over the years.
Additional reporting by Alan Magee