Cheltenham
14:00
Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2 £4.70 £2.10 Exacta: £315.10 Tricast: £1283.03 Trifecta: £3249.50
Non-Runners: Old Cowboy (self certificate, temperature), Sixmilebridge (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader 3rd - led again 10th - briefly headed 4 out - not fluent 2 out - clear with one other before last - ridden clear run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a step up in trip from 2 miles - to 2 miles 4 furlongs - and today's good - good to soft in places going - compared to the heavy - soft in places at Newbury)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
5 G Elite Ben Pauling 153 lbs 9/1 Won
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2nd
Prominent on outer - led narrowly 3rd - headed and pressed winner 10th - briefly led 4 out - went clear with winner before last - no extra run-in(op 33/1)
6 G Good W P Mullins 159 lbs 25/1 4.75
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3rd
Taken down early - prominent on outer - pressed leaders 3 out - edged left and no extra before last(tchd 9/2)
6 G Elite Paul Nicholls 159 lbs 5/1J 2.25
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4th
In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along before 2 out - went fourth last - soon no extra(op 25/1)
7 G Good W P Mullins 158 lbs 20/1 6
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5th
Midfield - steady headway on outer 3 out - hung left after 2 out - weakened last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
5 G Good W P Mullins 155 lbs 11/1 2.5
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6th
Prominent - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 6/1)
6 G Good Henry De Bromhead 160 lbs 5/1J 2.75
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7th
Midfield on inner - brief headway on inner before 2 out - no impression before last(op 10/1)
6 G Elite Olly Murphy 148 lbs 12/1 1.5
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8th
In rear - headway into midfield 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 9/2)
4 G Elite Anthony Honeyball 154 lbs 11/2 2.75
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9th
Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)
7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 9/1 0.1
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10th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along after 3 out - never dangerous(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
4 G Good Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm 151 lbs 15/2 2.5
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11th
In rear - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 5th - never on terms(op 33/1)
6 G Good Eoin Griffin 159 lbs 40/1 7.5
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12th
Always behind(op 18/1)
5 G Good Anthony Honeyball 146 lbs 12/1 1.5
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13th
Never better than midfield(op 25/1)
5 G Good Joe Tizzard 150 lbs 20/1 0.3
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14th
Towards rear throughout - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his left-hind leg)
7 G AVG W P Mullins 143 lbs 66/1 1.25
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15th
In rear - brief headway 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
5 G AVG W P Mullins 147 lbs 25/1 9
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16th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - bad mistake 10th - never on terms(op 66/1)
5 G Good John C McConnell 148 lbs 80/1 14
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99th
In rear - hit 3rd - weakened before 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 25/1)
5 G AVG Rebecca Curtis 146 lbs 33/1 -
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99th
In rear - lost touch and pulled up before 13th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
5 G Good Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 154 lbs 33/1 -
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