Cheltenham
12:05
Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8 Place: £1.90 £3.60 £3.80 Exacta: £101.70 Tricast: £1295.41 Trifecta: £960.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - outpaced 2 out - rallying when went second inside final 110yds - kept on well and led final stride(op 11/2)
4 G Elite Anthony Honeyball 165 lbs 7/1 Won
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2nd
Soon raced in second - led narrowly 2 out - kept on well but headed final stride(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
6 G Good Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 12/1 0.05
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3rd
Soon led - headed 2 out - no extra when lost second inside final 110yds(tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 151 lbs 16/1 2.5
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4th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 11th - bit short of room when outpaced on turn after 3 out - rallied approaching last - stayed on and went fourth run-in(op 4/1 tchd 10/3 and tchd 9/2)
5 G Good Anthony Honeyball 159 lbs 7/2F 2.5
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5th
In rear - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders when mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
6 G AVG Nicky Henderson 168 lbs 4/1 1.75
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6th
Took keen hold - in rear - in touch with leaders 10th - disputing fourth last - weakened final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 15/2)
4 G AVG James Owen 154 lbs 9/1 2.75
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7th
In touch with leaders - towards rear when not fluent 12th - not fluent 3 out - soon no impression(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
5 G AVG Mark Walford 168 lbs 6/1 1.5
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8th
In rear - not fluent 11th - not fluent 13th - weakened 2 out(op 10/3 tchd 9/2)
5 G Good Olly Murphy 156 lbs 4/1 11
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9th
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
4 F Poor M Seror 145 lbs 28/1 0.3
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