Tiger Roll pulled up at Cheltenham
The Gordon Elliott-trainer Tiger Roll returned to jumping action today at Cheltenham in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase with Robbie Power on board, but didn't sparkle on this occasion and was pulled up after the 20th.
“Tiger Roll was never travelling. He never had a cut at his fences, I pulled him up because he was never in a rhythm,” stated Robbie Power.
Tiger Roll had returned to action in a flat race at Navan two weeks ago in a prep race for the trip to Cheltenham today.
Today at CheltenhamFrench raider Easysland, which beat Tiger Roll at Cheltenham last March, was sent off a
red-hot 8/11 favourite following that commanding win in the Glenfarclas
Cross Country Chase, but could only finish fourth.
The presence of top weight Tiger Roll meant that the eventual winner, Kingswell Theatre,
lined up 18lb out of the handicap.
However, the Michael Scudamore-trained 11-year-old made every
yard of the running to repeat a victory in the race in 2017.
TIGERFACTS
The Gigginstown-owned 10-year-old Tiger Roll has accumulated over €1,500,000 in prizemoney in 40 runs on the track.
Won 12 races and finishing placed 11 times since winning first time out at Market Rasen in March 2013.
Five wins at Cheltenham.
Two Aintree Grand National wins.
Won at Kilbeggan
Finished second in a maiden at Dundalk in 2016.