Horse Alert

13 Mar 2026 14:00 Cheltenham

Winner: £110,000 (Penalty: £61,897); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Wilful (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	P12-312 / 7	Jump (56)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Mrs Fitri Hay	14/1
		prominent, led before last, ran on strongly flat
2^nd	14	3 L	Sticktotheplan (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 10)	121130 / 6	Jump (83)	S Bowen	O Murphy Not One But Two	25/1
		wore hood to post, midfield, headway approaching last, went second last, kept on flat, no match for winner
3^rd	16	2 L	Joyeuse (FR) (mare, grey, 10 7)	69-2294 / 7	Jump (55)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Mr John P McManus	12/1
		midfield, ridden approaching last, stayed on from last, went third final 50yds
4^th	15	½ L	Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	71-0666 / 7	Jump (13)	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans Mr J D Wright &…	50/1
		chased leaders, ridden approaching last, kept on flat, went fourth final strides
5^th	22	½ L	Sinnatra (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5)	4-22131 / 6	Jump (21)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Neil Smith & Alfie…	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
6^th	4	NK	Karbau (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	41033-2 / 6	Jump (47)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins Barnane Stud,partner…	4/1
		held up towards rear, headway and switched left approaching last, kept on one pace
7^th	17	½ L	Gibbs Island (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 6)	P8-1057 / 5	Flat (509), Jump (41)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey Raceshare - Gibbs…	50/1
		towards rear, headway when carried left before last, stayed on through beaten rivals flat
8^th	9	NK	Tripoli Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	63-U452 / 7	Flat (21), Jump (55)	Fern O'Brien	F O'Brien Mr Ismail El Magdoub	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
9^th	24	HD	Ooh Betty (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 4)	03-0001 / 8	Jump (55)	Ben Jones	Ben Clarke Butler, Langford,…	40/1
		led, hit 5th, headed approaching last, lost second last, ridden flat, no extra final 110yds
10^th	5	NS	Hello Neighbour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	1163-57 / 5	Flat (255), Jump (40)	Keith Donoghue	G P Cromwell Mr Patrick Sheanon	16/1
		held up towards rear, short of room 2nd, switched left and headway before last, ridden flat, no extra final 110yds
11^th	10	NS	Helvic Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	32525-2 / 9	Flat (152), Jump (225)	Donagh Meyler	N Meade Mrs Caroline Hendron/mrs…	33/1
		midfield, ridden approaching last, no extra final 110yds
12^th	21	HD	Tellherthename (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5)	10/4P5-3 / 7	Jump (148)	Kielan Woods	D Skelton The Megsons	18/1
		wore hood to post, held up towards rear, ridden last, kept on steadily flat, never in contention
13^th	3	1¼ L	Bowensonfire (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	333211 / 6	Jump (40)	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott KTDA Racing	14/1
		took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and hung right before last, weakened flat
14^th	1	1 L	Ndaawi (GB) (colt, bay, 12 0)	36/22-13 / 6	Flat (21), Jump (111)	Josh Williamson	G Elliott EASYFIX	40/1
		chased leaders, headway approaching last, weakened quickly final 110yds
15^th	8	3½ L	Murcia (FR) (filly, bay, 11 0)	2814-34 / 5	Jump (40)	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins Mr K Alexander	13/2
		held up in mid-division, short of room approaching last, weakened flat
16^th	7	1½ L	Pinot Gris (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 1)	21287-0 / 6	Flat (152), Jump (40)	Darragh O'Keeffe	H De Bromhead Mr Basil Holian	40/1
		mid-division, ridden approaching last, faded flat
17^th	11	SHD	Sixandahalf (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11)	1/123-24 / 6	Flat (166), Jump (74)	Conor Stone-Walsh	G P Cromwell Best of the Rest…	10/1
		wore hood to post, held up in midfield, ridden before last, weakened flat
18^th	13	HD	Williethebuilder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	632114 / 7	Jump (41)	Jack Tudor	Christian Williams Mrs Susan Carsberg	40/1
		held up towards rear, mid-division when hampered 4th, headway and ridden before last, weakened flat
19^th	23	4½ L	Secret Squirrel (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5)	5/3F1F-3 / 7	Flat (738), Jump (27)	J J Burke	H Morrison Mrs M D W Morrison	11/1
		took keen hold, midfield, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, headway before 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon faded
20^th	2	15 L	Absurde (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 13)	6P41/31- / 8	Flat (129), Jump (327)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins H O S Syndicate	16/1
		took keen hold, chased leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along before last, soon weakened
21^st	20	4¼ L	Bowmore (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 6)	433-213 / 8	Flat (471), Jump (90)	Daire James McConville	C E Longsdon Harlequins Racing…	100/1
		wore hood to post, midfield, went prominent 2nd, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out
FE	19	-	Balko D'ange (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	4513F6 / 6	Jump (40)	Brian Hayes	P Fenton Ms Patricia Hogan	100/1
		mid-division, fell 4th
	18	-	Hamlet's Night (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 6)	211220 / 5	Flat (23), Jump (13)	James Bowen	James Owen Roxholme Racing	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	12	-	Jubilee Alpha (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11)	81-2522 / 7	Jump (34)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls The Pendil Partnership	25/1
		prominent, weakening when short of room on bend after 2 out, pulled up before last, vet reported mare had bled from nose
	25	-	Captain Ryan Matt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4)	2-15631 / 6	Jump (71)	Reserve 1	H De Bromhead Derek Coles & Family

	26	-	Wellington Arch (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4)	1213-92 / 7	Jump (34)	Reserve 2	J & A O'Neill Mr M J Gaskell