irishracing.com | Race Result Cheltenham, Sat, 24th Jan, 2026, Timeform Novices´ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus

Cheltenham Result

Sat, 24th Jan, 2026

Going - Soft.

Jackpot Pool - £14,084.51 Winning Units - .01 Dividend - £10,000.00. Placepot Pool - £313,727.35 Winning Units - 883.09 Dividend - £259.30. Quadpot Pool - £28,431.99 Winning Units - 540.56 Dividend - £38.90. Place Six Dividend - £431.60. Place Five Dividend - £56.03.

Summary

12.05

Timeform Novices´ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus(Class 2) 2m. 4f. 127yds.

12.05 2m. 4f. 127yds. (Class 2) 5-y-o plus9 Ran
Timeform Novices´ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus

1st - £21,784.00, 2nd - £10,036.00, 3rd - £5,016.00, 4th - £2,512.00 9 Ran

1st

Jordans Cross (IRE) 6, b g 11-11 (The Steeple Chasers)
ts⁷ Rated 134
Berkshire (IRE) - Mrs Jordan (IRE)(King's Theatre (IRE))
Breeder - Brian Kiely

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1) SP 7/1

A J Honeyball

Sam Twiston-Davies

Tote Win £8.00 Place £1.90

mid-division, headway before 3 out, third approaching 2 out, ridden before last, ran on strongly run-in to lead near line

13th Dec, 25 Doncaster
1st Hcp Chs Rated 130 This
Race 12th Mar, 26 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Chs Rated 140

2nd

nose

Quebecois (FR) 7, ch g 11-12 (McNeill,stevens,mckenzie,flowers&Walsh)
ts⁴ Rated 135
No Risk At All (FR) - Miss Poutine (FR)(Chamberlin (FR))
Breeder - Haras de Moricand

(Morning price: 18/1 16/1 20/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Paul Nicholls

Freddie Gingell

Place £3.60

chased leader, headway to lead after 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on well run-in, headed near line

5th Dec, 25 Sandown
4th Chs Rated 138 This
Race 17th Feb, 26 Newbury
2nd Chs Rated 139

3rd

2.5L

Scorsese (IRE) 8, ch g 10-11 (Paul McKeon)
cp⁶ Rated 120
Shirocco (GER) - Nova Destiny (GB)(Definite Article (GB))
Breeder - Sean Osborne

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 14/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Neil Mulholland

C O'Farrell

Place £3.80

led until headed after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in

26th Dec, 25 Sedgefield
1st Hcp Chs Rated 115 This
Race 28th Feb, 26 Newbury
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 122

4th

2.5L

Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) 6, b g 11-5 (Les Bleus Fonces)
ts⁸ Rated 128
- Magic Saintfray (FR)(Pedro The Great (USA))
Breeder - Mme Catherine Savare

(Morning price: 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 4/1 9/2 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 18/5 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2) SP 7/2fav

A J Honeyball

G Sheehan

mid-division, ridden and briefly outpaced after 3 out, kept on well from 2 out

6th Dec, 25 Aintree
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 126 This
Race 21st Feb, 26 Kempton
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 129

5th

1.75L

Califet En Vol (IRE) 7, br g 12-0 (McNeill Family & Stone Family)
Rated 137
Califet (FR) - Mallards In Flight (IRE)(Well Chosen (GB))
Breeder - Thomas Anthony Geoghegan

(Morning price: 7/2 3/1 4/1 7/2 10/3 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 10/3)
(Ring price: 7/2 10/3 7/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Nicky Henderson

N de Boinville

towards rear, not fluent 1st and 6th, headway to chase leaders 3 out, mistake 2 out, kept on one pace from last

1st Jan, 26 Cheltenham
3rd Chs Rated 137 This
Race 21st Feb, 26 Kempton
1st Hcp Chs Rated 136

6th

2.75L

Secret Des Dieux (FR) 6, b g 11-0 (Mr P H Betts)
Rated 123
Zarak (FR) - Sable Island (FR)(Slickly (FR))
Breeder - Mr. Michel Agelou

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 17/2 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

James Owen

Brendan Powell

held up towards rear, headway to chase leader after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened run-in

26th Dec, 25 Kempton
4th Hcp Chs Rated 122 This
Race 19th Feb, 26 Huntingdon
1st Hcp Chs Rated 122

7th

1.5L

Push The Button (IRE) 7, gr g 12-0 (The 8 Amigos, Readers & Wiggy, N Skinn)
Rated 137
Kingston Hill (GB) - Tara Rose (GB)(Kayf Tara (GB))
Breeder - J. & S. Wenman

(Morning price: 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 5/1 6/1 5/1 11/2 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 4/1 9/2 6/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Mr M T Walford

Jamie Hamilton

mid-division, mistake 12th, not fluent 3 out and ridden soon after, weakened after 2 out

19th Dec, 25 Ascot
2nd Chs Rated 136 This
Race 28th Feb, 26 Kelso
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 136

8th

11L

Barlovento (IRE) 7, b g 11-2 (Mrs Diana L Whateley)
Rated 125
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Playhara (IRE)(King's Theatre (IRE))
Breeder - E. O'Connor & K. Harding

(Morning price: 4/1 7/2 3/1 5/2 9/4 5/2 11/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 11/4 7/2)
(Ring price: 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 18/5 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Olly Murphy

Sean Bowen

held up in rear, not fluent 10th and 11th, ridden after 4 out, brief headway after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

26th Dec, 25 Kempton
1st Hcp Chs Rated 121 This
Race 14th Mar, 26 Kempton
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 125

9th

Kaline Des Boullat (FR) 6, b f 10-5 (Mr Dov Seror)
Rated 114
Jeu St Eloi (FR) - Reine De Mai (FR)(Fragrant Mix (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Jean Brest

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 28/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

M Seror

Bryony Frost

chased leaders, mistake 12th, not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out and weakened

31st Dec, 25 Pau
1st Hdl This
Race 14th Feb, 26 Auteuil
1st Hcp Hdl

Off 12.05
Time 5m. 22.09 secs, which is 1.21 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £101.70
Tote Trifecta- £960.70
CSF- £83.02
Tricast- £1295.41.

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