| R2 GB - CHELTENHAM | 13 March 2018 |
| Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) G1 5U NCHSE ($311,390), 3199m 4:02.40 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 2. FOOTPAD (FR) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS R WALSH | 71.5 $1.83 | |||||||
| CREACHADOIR (IRE) - WILLAMINA (IRE) | ||||||||||
| SIMON MUNIR & ISAAC SOUEDE | 2nd | 1. BRAIN POWER (IRE) 7yo Gelding | NICKY J. HENDERSON NICO DE BOINVILLE | 71.5 $15.00 | ||||||
| KALANISI (IRE) - BLONDE AMBITION (IRE) | ||||||||||
| MR W EWING | 3rd | 3. PETIT MOUCHOIR (FR) 7yo Gelding | HENRY DE BROMHEAD DAVY RUSSELL | 71.5 $5.00 | ||||||
| AL NAMIX (FR) - ARNETTE (FR) | ||||||||||
| BECTIVE STUD | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5. SAINT CALVADOS (FR) 5yo Gelding | H WHITTINGTON A COLEMAN | 71.5 $3.75 | |||||||
| 5th | 4. ROBINSHILL (IRE) 7yo Gelding | N A TWISTON-DAVIES SAM TWISTON-DAVIES | 71.5 $67.00 | |||||||
Ruby Walsh's attempts to be fit in time for The Festival are rewarded as he rides a winner in just the second race, riding Footpad for trainer Willie Mullins.
