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
- Building Bridges in no mood to compromise
Mark Nunan
Building Bridges in no mood to compromise
Building Bridges (left)
© Photo Healy Racing
Oran McGill gave Building Bridges a well-judged front-running ride to land The Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle.
The New Approach gelding, bred by the Niarchos family and a winner on the level for Jessica Harrington at three, got an easy time of things at the head of affairs and dictated a steady pace. The eight runners were still closely bunched coming to the last and, despite drifting left on the run-in, the winner found plenty to see off Frazel Express and Guido Reni by three parts of a length and the same.
The winner, on the mark at Downpatrick in May, is trained for the Taphouse Syndicate by the winning rider’s father Gary who was on lead-up duty.
Oran McGill remarked: “He made the running at Downpatrick so that was the plan again. He enjoys it out in front. I stretched them a bit and then let him get a breather and he’s done it well.
“I got it handy enough early on. He tends to go a bit left under pressure but he finds plenty.
“He’s been in good form all season. We might give him another run or put him away for a break. We’ll see how he is in a couple of days."