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Cheltenham
14:00
William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £3.20 £5.80 £3.80 Exacta: £337.10 Tricast: £4332.66 Trifecta: £4903.20
Non-Runners: Hamlet's Night (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f 2m 1m7½f 2m
1st
Pressed leaders - led before last - ridden run-in - kept on well(op 11/1)
5 G Good
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 156 lbs 14/1 Won
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2m½f 2m½f 2m3½f 1m7½f 1m7½f
2nd
Midfield - headway after 3 out - went second last - kept on(op 28/1)
5 G AVG
Olly Murphy 150 lbs 25/1 3
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2m 2m1½f 2m1½f 1m7½f 1m7½f
3rd
Midfield - headway last - went third final 110yds - kept on(op 11/1)
6 M AVG
Nicky Henderson 147 lbs 12/1 2
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2m 2m½f 2m4f 1m7½f 2m
4th
Prominent - disputing fourth last - kept on(op 66/1)
5 G Good
Ewan Whillans 148 lbs 50/1 .5
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2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m3½f 2m3f
5th
Towards rear - headway after 2 out - hit last - briefly went third final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
5 G Good
Dan Skelton 145 lbs 9/2 .5
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2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m
6th
Held up in rear - some headway but not clear run before last - soon switched left - not clear run run-in - kept on final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(tchd 7/2)
4 G AVG
W P Mullins 162 lbs 4/1F 0.3
2m
2m1f 2m 2m½f 2m 1m7½f
7th
Held up in rear - headway approaching last - kept on well final 110yds - nearest finish(op 66/1)
4 G AVG
Tom Lacey 146 lbs 50/1 .5
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2m4f 2m1½f 2m 2m3½f 1m4f
8th
Midfield - dropped to rear when outpaced after 2 out - kept on run-in
5 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 149 lbs 33/1 0.3
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2m 1m7½f 1m7½f 2m3f 1m7½f
9th
Led - hit 5th - headed approaching last - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 33/1)
6 M AVG
Ben Clarke 144 lbs 40/1 0.2
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2m1f 2m 1m4f 2m 2m
10th
Held up in rear - headway before last - keeping on when not clear run and hampered final 110yds - kept on towards finish(op 18/1)
3 G Good
Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 16/1 0.05
2m
1m6f 2m 1m5f 2m1f 2m
11th
Midfield - not fluent 2 out - headway home turn - disputing fourth last - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 40/1)
8 G AVG
Noel Meade 153 lbs 33/1 0.05
2m
2m½f 2m 2m 2m4f 2m
12th
Held up in rear - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 14/1)
6 G AVG
Dan Skelton 145 lbs 18/1 0.2
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2m 2m4f 2m 2m 2m
13th
Held up in rear - headway from 5th - in touch with leaders after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 14/1 1.25
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2m 2m 2m2f 2m½f 1m
14th
Prominent - disputing fourth last - weakened final 110yds
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 40/1 1
2m½f
2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m 2m
15th
Towards rear - headway after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
4 F AVG
W P Mullins 154 lbs 13/2 3.5
2m
2m1f 2m½f 1m6½f 2m 2m
16th
Towards rear - headway into midfield home turn - hit last - soon weakened(tchd 50/1)
4 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 155 lbs 40/1 1.5
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2m½f 1m6f 2m1f 2m1½f 2m4½f
17th
Midfield - weakened run-in(op 11/1)
4 F AVG
Gavin Cromwell 148 lbs 10/1 0.1
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2m 2m½f 2m 2m 1m7½f
18th
Held up in rear - hampered by faller 4th - headway into midfield after 5th - weakened run-in
5 G AVG
Christian Williams 150 lbs 40/1 0.2
1m7½f
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m 2m½f 1m7f
19th
Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 9/1)
6 G Good
Hughie Morrison 145 lbs 11/1 4.5
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1m5½f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 2m
20th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - headway after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 20/1 tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 167 lbs 16/1 15
2m½f
2m7½f 2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f
21st
Prominent - pressed leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out
7 G AVG
Charlie Longsdon 139 lbs 100/1 4.25
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2m1f 2m 2m 2m4f 2m
99th
Towards rear - fell 4th
4 G AVG
Philip Fenton 146 lbs 100/1 -
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2m4½f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m5f
99th
Pressed leaders early - prominent from 2nd - weakened after 2 out - soon pulled up (vet said mare had bled from the nose)(op 22/1)
6 M Good
Paul Nicholls 151 lbs 25/1 -
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