Race Result - Cheltenham, 13th March 2026 Back to results
14:00 William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Going good to soft (soft in places), 23 ran.
Place Horse Jockey Distance No. Weight S.P.
1st Wilful J J O'Neill 6 11 2 14/1
Prominent, led before last, ran on strongly flat
2nd Sticktotheplan Mr S P Bowen 3 lengths 14 10 10 25/1
Wore hood to post, midfield, headway approaching last, went second last, kept on flat, no match for winner
3rd Joyeuse Mr N De Boinville 2 lengths 16 10 7 12/1
Midfield, ridden approaching last, stayed on from last, went third final 50yds
4th Cracking Rhapsody Mr C Nichol 1/2 length 15 10 8 50/1
Chased leaders, ridden approaching last, kept on flat, went fourth final strides
5th Sinnatra Harry Skelton 1/2 length 22 10 5 9/2
Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, not fluent 2 out, headway approaching last, kept on and went third flat, soon edged left, no extra and lost two places final 50yds
6th Karbau P Townend Neck 4 11 8 4/1 F
Held up towards rear, headway and switched left approaching last, kept on one pace
7th Gibbs Island Mr Stan Sheppard 1/2 length 17 10 6 50/1
Towards rear, headway when carried left before last, stayed on through beaten rivals flat
8th Tripoli Flyer Miss Fern O'brien Neck 9 11 0 33/1
Held up in midfield, lost place before 3 out, in rear when jumped right 2 out, kept on through beaten rivals flat, nearest finish
9th Ooh Betty Mr B R Jones Head 24 10 4 40/1
Led, hit 5th, headed approaching last, lost second last, ridden flat, no extra final 110yds
10th Hello Neighbour K M Donoghue Nose 5 11 6 16/1
Held up towards rear, short of room 2nd, switched left and headway before last, ridden flat, no extra final 110yds
11th Helvic Dream Donagh Meyler Nose 10 10 13 33/1
Midfield, ridden approaching last, no extra final 110yds
12th Tellherthename Kielan Woods Head 21 10 5 18/1
Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, ridden last, kept on steadily flat, never in contention
13th Bowensonfire J W Kennedy 1 1/4 length 3 11 11 14/1
Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and hung right before last, weakened flat
14th Ndaawi Mr J H Williamson 1 length 1 12 0 40/1
Chased leaders, headway approaching last, weakened quickly final 110yds
15th Murcia D E Mullins 3 1/2 lengths 8 11 0 13/2
Held up in mid-division, short of room approaching last, weakened flat
16th Pinot Gris D J O'Keeffe 1 1/2 length 7 11 1 40/1
Mid-division, ridden approaching last, faded flat
17th Sixandahalf C Stone-Walsh Short Head 11 10 11 10/1
Wore hood to post, held up in midfield, ridden before last, weakened flat
18th Williethebuilder Mr Jack Tudor Head 13 10 10 40/1
Held up towards rear, mid-division when hampered 4th, headway and ridden before last, weakened flat
19th Secret Squirrel J J Burke 4 1/2 lengths 23 10 5 11/1
Took keen hold, midfield, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, headway before 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon faded
20th Absurde Mr P W Mullins 15 lengths 2 11 13 16/1
Took keen hold, chased leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along before last, soon weakened
21th Bowmore Mr D J McConville 4 1/4 lengths 20 10 6 100/1
Wore hood to post, midfield, went prominent 2nd, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Fell Balko D'ange Mr B Hayes 19 10 6 100/1
Mid-division, fell 4th
PulledUp Jubilee Alpha Mr H Cobden 12 10 11 25/1
Prominent, weakening when short of room on bend after 2 out, pulled up before last, vet reported mare had bled from nose