Race Result - Cheltenham, 13th March 2026 Back to results
16:00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Going good to soft (soft in places), 10 ran.
Place Horse Jockey Distance No. Weight S.P.
1st Gaelic Warrior P Townend 3 11 10 11/4 JF
Took keen hold, prominent, disputed lead after 1st, headed after 2nd, chased leaders 6th, headway going well 3 out, led approaching 2 out, went clear on bridle before last, powered clear flat, easily
2nd Jango Baie Mr N De Boinville 8 lengths 8 11 10 11/4 JF
Wore hood to post, in touch with leaders, took closer order 10th, hit 3 out, headway to press leaders after 3 out, disputed second before 2 out, went clear second approaching last, edged right and stayed on flat, no chance with easy winner
3rd Inothewayurthinkin M P Walsh 2 lengths 7 11 10 11/1
Jumped right and slow at times, held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, hit 6th, mistake 10th, hit next, mistake 15th, headway to join main group 18th, headway and ridden before 2 out where not fluent, went fourth approaching last, stayed on to go third after last, kept on final 110yds
4th Grey Dawning Harry Skelton 6 1/2 lengths 5 11 10 16/1
Prominent, went second before 6th, disputed second 9th, mistake 15th, hit next, lost second 3 out, ridden to dispute second before 2 out, edged right after 2 out, soon lost second, no extra and lost third after last
5th L'Homme Presse Charlie Deutsch 9 lengths 9 11 10 40/1
Ran in snatches, held up in midfield, not fluent 6th, edged left 14th (water), dropped to rear 16th, detached before 18th, stayed on from 2 out, went held fifth after last
6th Firefox J W Kennedy 3/4 length 2 11 10 25/1
Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, no extra approaching last
7th Gold Tweet C Lefebvre 1 1/4 length 4 11 10 100/1
Midfield, in touch 3 out, short of room briefly after 3 out, weakened before last
8th The Jukebox Man Mr B R Jones 3 3/4 lengths 11 11 10 7/2
Led, disputed lead after 1st, headed after 2nd, disputed second 9th, went second 3 out, ridden to challenge before 2 out, soon lost second, weakened approaching last
9th Envoi Allen D J O'Keeffe 22 lengths 1 11 10 33/1
Wore hood to post, mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
PulledUp Haiti Couleurs Mr S P Bowen 6 11 10 6/1
Chased leaders, jumped left 1st, headway to lead after 2nd, mistake 4 out, headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last