12 Mar 2026 15:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £325,000 (Penalty: £182,878); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Home By The Lee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1UP6-41 / 11 |
Jump (49) | J J Slevin | J P O'Brien Mr Sean O'driscoll |
33/1 | |
| prominent, pressed leader after 3 out, ridden along 2 out, edged right but led briefly before last, soon headed, rallied to regain lead flat, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1¼ L |
Ballyburn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2152-23 / 8 |
Jump (74) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins R A Bartlett/david… |
11/2 | |
| carried head low and took keen hold, held up in rear, still going okay when shaken up after 2 out, making good headway when short of room and not fluent last, switched left and went second flat, kept on well | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 1½ L |
Bob Olinger (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
22/221-2 / 11 |
Jump (74) | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Robcour |
13/2 | |
| towards rear, made headway in behind rivals after 2 out, outpaced before last, ridden flat, went third towards finish, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 3 L |
Kabral Du Mathan (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1222-11 / 6 |
Jump (70) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Neil Smith & Alfie… |
4/1 | |
| towards rear of mid-division, closed on leaders after 2 out, made smooth headway and led going easily before last, found little when ridden flat, soon headed, no extra and lost two places towards finish, vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 1 L |
Honesty Policy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
21112-3 / 6 |
Jump (82) | Mark Walsh | G Elliott Mr John P McManus |
11/1 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, made steady headway in behind leaders from 3 out, pushed along and made no impression approaching last, faded run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| HD |
Teahupoo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1/221-11 / 9 |
Jump (74) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Robcour |
9/4 | |
| front rank, dropped to midfield 8th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, made brief headway before last, soon switched right and no impression, switched left and faded flat | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 3¾ L |
Hewick (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
18-7145 / 11 |
Jump (104) | Paddy Hanlon | J J Hanlon Mr T J McDonald |
50/1 | |
| jumped right at times, led, joined after 3 out, ridden along before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| 40 L |
Ma Shantou (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
37-1011 / 7 |
Jump (47) | H Cobden | Miss E C Lavelle Mighty Acorn Stables |
17/2 | |
| chased leaders, shaken up after 3 out, ridden next, hung left and weakened before last, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Doddiethegreat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
12-3453 / 10 |
Jump (47) | James Bowen | N J Henderson Mr K Alexander |
40/1 | |
| took keen hold, midfield, prominent 6th, not fluent 7th, blundered 8th, lost position before 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Gwennie May Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
5196-7P / 8 |
Jump (82) | C J Todd | Christian Williams Ms Gwendoline M… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
Impose Toi (FR) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
42-1112 / 8 |
Jump (47) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
8/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 9th, mistake 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon ridden and struggling, no chance when pulled up before last | ||||||||||