Results Cheltenham Thu, 12th Mar, 2026

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £127,946.26 Not Won. Carried forward to Cheltenham on Friday 13th March. Placepot Pool - £1,214,466.19 Dividend - £398.40 Winning Units - 2224.93. Quadpot Pool - £119,568.81 Dividend - £17.50 Winning Units - 5050.89.

1.20

Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £105,000 2m 179yds

1st

White Noise (IRE) (19)

40/1

Tote £49.20 £8.30

2nd

1.25L

Oldschool Outlaw (IRE) (15)

15/2

£2.50

3rd

1.25L

Place De La Nation (FR) (16)

28/1

£8.10

4th

Charme De Faust (FR) (20)

28/1

OFF 1.24. Time 4m. 3.59 secs22 Ran

Trainer K C Bailey

Jockey Tom Bellamy

Owner Mr J Perriss

Breeder John & Jimmy Lawler

Tote Exacta- £605.90
Tote Trifecta- £8527.40
CSF- £316.58
Tricast- £8415.70

Full Result

White Noise provides Festival joy for Bellamy

White Noise clears the last

White Noise provides Festival joy for Bellamy

2.00

Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £125,000 2m 4f 127yds

1st

Meetmebythesea (IRE) (11)

9/1

Tote £10.00 £2.00

2nd

4.75L

Gold Dancer (FR) (1)

25/1

£4.70

3rd

2.25L

Regent's Stroll (IRE) (4)

5/1Jfav

£2.10

4th

King Alexander (IRE) (6)

20/1

£4.70

OFF 2.01. Time 5m. 10.84 secs18 Ran

Trainer B Pauling

Jockey Ben Jones

Owner Mr John P McManus

Breeder Mr Maurice Day

Tote Exacta- £315.10
Tote Trifecta- £3249.50
CSF- £224.08
Tricast- £1283.03

NRs - Sixmilebridge (IRE) ( Going (Changed since declaration)), Old Cowboy (GB) ( Self Cert (Temperature))

Full Result

Meetmebythesea powers to Festival glory

He was very good. He was quick and nimble when he needed to be and he was bold when he needed to be. I don’t think I wanted him to be that far forward, but he was enjoying himself and I’m delighted for JP, who is a huge supporter of the industry. I’ve been training for 13 years and to have the support of someone like that helps a lot. This was one of the darts we hoped would run really well this week and it’s nice to see it come off.

Meetmebythesea and Ben Jones take the honours

Meetmebythesea powers to Festival glory

2.40

Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £125,000 2m 4f 56yds

1st

Wodhooh (FR) (7)

5/6fav

Tote £1.84 £1.30

2nd

Jade De Grugy (FR) (3)

2/1

£1.70

3rd

Feet Of A Dancer (FR) (2)

8/1

4th

10L

Take No Chances (IRE) (6)

12/1

OFF 2.40. Time 4m. 54.95 secs7 Ran

Trainer Gordon Elliott

Jockey J W Kennedy

Owner The Sundowners Partnership

Breeder Al Shaqab Racing

Tote Exacta- £2.80
Tote Trifecta- £8.90
CSF- £2.74

Full Result

Wodhooh lifts Mares’ Hurdle prize for Elliott

It’s hard to have winners here, the ball just wasn’t bouncing, but thankfully we’re on the board now. I’m delighted for myself and staff and my owners. The race worked out great and Jack gave her a peach. She idled a bit up the straight but she picked up again and she’s something else. It’s hard to know how good she is as she doesn’t do anything fancy at home, but we’re lucky to have her. She could go to Aintree, she ran well there last year (second to Lossiemouth).

Wodhooh and Jack Kennedy won the Close Brothers Mares Hurdle Grade 1 for the The Sundowners Partnership

Wodhooh lifts Mares’ Hurdle prize for Elliott

3.20

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £325,000 2m 7f 213yds

1st

Home By The Lee (IRE) (6)

33/1

Tote £34.00 £5.60

2nd

1.25L

Ballyburn (IRE) (1)

11/2

£2.20

3rd

1.5L

Bob Olinger (IRE) (2)

13/2

£1.70

4th

Kabral Du Mathan (FR) (9)

4/1

OFF 3.20. Time 5m. 50.14 secs10 Ran

Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Jockey J J Slevin

Owner S O'driscoll

Breeder Mr Sean O'Driscoll

Tote Exacta- £242.10
Tote Trifecta- £1049.50
CSF- £206.21
Tricast- £1354.39

NRs - Gwennie May Boy (IRE) ( Self Cert (Lame))

Full Result

Home By The Lee digs deeps for Stayers’ success

Home By The Lee and JJ Slevin in celebratory mood

Home By The Lee digs deeps for Stayers’ success

4.00

Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)(Class 1 ) of £375,000 2m 4f 127yds

1st

Heart Wood (FR) (4)

9/2

Tote £5.50 £2.10

2nd

10L

Jonbon (FR) (6)

2/1fav

£1.70

3rd

Banbridge (IRE) (1)

3/1

4th

4.5L

Jpr One (IRE) (7)

18/1

OFF 4.01. Time 5m. 7.34 secs7 Ran

Trainer Henry De Bromhead

Jockey Darragh O'keeffe

Owner Robcour

Breeder Mme Murielle Guillerm

Tote Exacta- £11.90
Tote Trifecta- £35.00
CSF- £13.98
Tricast- £29.88

NRs - Fact To File (FR) ( P. Mullins. Going (Changed since declaration)), Croke Park (IRE) ( Self Cert (Bruised Foot))

Full Result

Heart Wood too good for Ryanair rivals

We’re delighted to get on the board. It was getting a bit sketchy there I have to admit, but that was brilliant, Darragh was brilliant on him and he jumped amazing. He ran a blinder last year when we rode him to be placed, whereas this year we said we’d go out and give it a real go. He just winged fences and it was one of those dream races. It’s getting harder and harder to win here. It’s been even more competitive this week when you see the numbers in the fields. We have a great team at home, we all work hard and it’s great to get these rewards.