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Cheltenham
16:40
Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.30 £2.20 £9.10 Exacta: £28.50 Tricast: £504.05 Trifecta: £634.10
Non-Runners: Wrappedupinmay (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m1f 2m5f 2m½f 2m6½f 3m
1st
Travelled strongly - pressed leaders - briefly led before 4 out - mistake last - soon led and pushed along - always doing enough(op 8/1)
8 G AVG
J J O'Shea 168 lbs 9/2 Won
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3m 3m1f 3m2½f 3m½f 3m
2nd
Midfield - headway from 11th - prominent after 12th - pressed leaders 15th - mistake 17th - led 4 out - headed run-in - stayed on(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
8 G Good
Emmet Mullins 168 lbs 7/2F 0.3
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2m4f 2m5f 3m 3m2½f 3m2½f
3rd
Prominent - went third 2 out - stayed on(op 25/1)
8 G AVG
Kelly Morgan 168 lbs 33/1 7.5
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3m 3m 2m7½f 3m 2m7f
4th
Prominent - went fourth run-in - stayed on(op 14/1)
6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 16/1 6
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3m1f 3m5f 3m2f 3m1f 3m
5th
Prominent - pressed leaders from 15th - lost position when mistake 3 out - weakened run-in(op 9/2)
8 G AVG
Martin Brassil 168 lbs 4/1 6
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2m6½f 3m 3m
6th
Midfield - stayed on from 2 out(op 7/1)
7 G Elite
Terence O'Brien 168 lbs 9/1 .5
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3m1½f 3m2f 2m7½f 2m6f 3m2½f
7th
Held up in rear - hit 2nd - midfield 12th - no impression from 2 out(tchd 5/1)
9 G AVG
S Curling 168 lbs 6/1 2.5
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2m4f 2m4½f 3m1f 3m 2m6f
8th
In touch with leaders - weakened after 2 out(op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
10 G Poor
Myles Osborne 168 lbs 66/1 7
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3m 2m 2m1f 2m5f 3m1f
9th
Always behind(tchd 16/1)
7 G AVG
E Bolger 168 lbs 14/1 7
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2m 2m4f 3m2½f 3m½f 3m
10th
Midfield - lost position 13th - weakened after 17th - tailed off(op 40/1)
8 G AVG
S R B Crawford 168 lbs 50/1 28
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3m5½f 3m1f 3m5½f 3m½f 2m6½f
11th
Held up in rear - headway 17th - in touch with leaders 4 out - soon outpaced - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 20/1 2.25
3m1f
2m7f 3m3½f 3m
99th
Midfield - struggling 12th - weakened after 16th - mistake 17th - soon pulled up(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
5 G AVG
C W J Farrell 168 lbs 80/1 -
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2m7½f 2m6½f 3m 2m6½f 2m4f
99th
Midfield - dropped to rear 11th - tailed off when pulled up before 17th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 66/1)
8 G AVG
J J O'Shea 168 lbs 80/1 -
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3m2½f 2m5f 3m½f 3m 3m1f
99th
Midfield - towards rear when not fluent 3rd - pulled up after 3 out(tchd 20/1)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 18/1 -
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3m2½f 3m3½f 3m 3m2½f 2m6f
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up after 10th(op 125/1)
9 G AVG
Miss M Filby 168 lbs 150/1 -
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3m1f 2m5½f 2m7f 3m2½f 2m6f
99th
Midfield - weakened gradually after 17th - mistake and stumbled 3 out - soon pulled up(op 25/1)
9 G Good
Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 28/1 -
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2m6f 2m5f 3m 3m½f 2m5f
99th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 9th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 80/1)
9 G AVG
J J O'Shea 168 lbs 100/1 -
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2m6½f 2m5f 3m2½f 3m3½f 3m
99th
Jumped slightly right throughout - led - headed before 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out - soon pulled up(op 33/1)
9 G AVG
J J O'Shea 168 lbs 50/1 -
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2m6½f 3m1½f 3m3½f 3m2½f 3m
99th
Midfield - weakened after 17th - pulled up after 3 out
10 G AVG
Tom Britten 168 lbs 150/1 -
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2m4½f 3m 2m3f 3m½f 3m1½f
99th
Always behind - pulled up after 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
10 G AVG
Olly Murphy 168 lbs 40/1 -
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2m4f 3m½f 4m2½f 2m5f 3m
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 17th(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
9 G AVG
Faye Bramley 168 lbs 16/1 -
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2m4f 2m1½f 2m4½f 3m1f 2m4f
99th
Raced wide - midfield - in touch with leaders after 2nd - weakened after 17th - mistake 18th - awkward jump 4 out - soon pulled up
11 G AVG
G Ahern 168 lbs 80/1 -
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2m6½f 2m4f 2m5f 3m1f 2m6½f
99th
Jumped right on occasions - midfield - weakened 17th - fell 3 out(tchd 200/1)
10 G AVG
R C Pudd 168 lbs 150/1 -
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