Ballyalton battles to Cheltenham Festival success

Ballyalton returned to his best form to claim the Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016 - 17:46

Ballyalton returned to his best form to claim the Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

The nine-year-old had failed to win in four previous starts over fences after finishing second to Faugheen in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle in 2014.

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Courts Racing Cheltenham 2016 Place: Cheltenham Place: Ascot Person: Ballyalton Person: Faugheen Person: Ian Williams Person: Bouvreuil Person: Brian Hughes Person: Bridgets Pet Person: Williams Person: Hughes Person: Ian Event: Cheltenham Festival Event: Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase Event: Novices' Hurdle Event: Gold Cup

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