Cheltenham
15:20
Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £34 Place: £5.60 £2.20 £1.70 Exacta: £242.10 Tricast: £1354.39 Trifecta: £1049.50
Non-Runners: Gwennie May Boy (self certificate, lame)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader before 2 out - ridden and led before last - soon edged right and headed - led again run-in - kept on well
9 G Good Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 33/1 Won
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2nd
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway when short of room then not fluent last - hung left run-in - soon went second - kept on(op 6/1)
6 G Elite W P Mullins 164 lbs 11/2 1.25
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3rd
In rear - headway when bit short of room after 2 out - no impression but kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
10 G Elite Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 13/2 1.5
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4th
Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - smooth headway after 2 out - going best when led last - ridden but headed run-in - weakened quickly inside final 110yds (vet said gelding had lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 5/1)
4 G Elite Dan Skelton 164 lbs 4/1 3
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5th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and briefly went third after 2 out - weakened gradually approaching last(op 10/1)
5 G Elite Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 11/1 1
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6th
Prominent - lost position 8th - rallied before 2 out - not clear run and switched right approaching last - soon short of room - carried left and weakened run-in(op 5/2)
7 G Elite Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 9/4F 0.2
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7th
Led - pestered before 2 out - headed before last - soon lost position - weakened run-in(tchd 66/1)
9 G AVG John Joseph Hanlon 164 lbs 50/1 3.75
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8th
Prominent - disputing third after 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last - tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 13/2 tchd 9/1)
5 G Elite Emma Lavelle 164 lbs 17/2 40
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99th
In touch with leaders - prominent with one circuit to go - mistake 8th - weakened quickly 2 out - pulled up before last
9 G AVG Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 40/1 -
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99th
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - hit 3 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before last (regarding the poor form shown - trainer confirmed jockey's report that gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/1)
7 G Good Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 8/1 -
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