Cheltenham Horse Racing Results | 16:00 13th March 2026
Horse Racing Cheltenham' Results | 13th March 2026
Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
(10 ran, Non Runners: Spillane's Tower. 9 finished)Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Cup, Gold, Grade, Grade 1
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
3m 2f 70y
Prize Money
£625,000
Time
06:39:02
Fences Jumped
22
Win Odds
3.75
Place Pays
1/5
BF Win
0
BF Place
0
Winning jockey
Paul Townend
Winning trainer
W P Mullins
| Position | Horse | Odds | Age | Trainer | Jockey | Weight Finishing Time |
OR | Horse Most Likely To Win |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  3
|
311-132 H C G Cl Hcp
Win Place
“Took keen hold, prominent, disputed lead after 1st, headed after 2nd, chased leaders 6th, headway going well 3 out, led approaching 2 out, went clear on bridle before last, powered clear flat, easily” | -- £-- | 8 | W P Mullins 20.22% | Paul Townend 47.62% | 11-10 399.02 | 172 | 18% | |
| 2 (8) |  8
|
1213-14 BF C G Cl Hcp
Place
“Wore hood to post, in touch with leaders, took closer order 10th, hit 3 out, headway to press leaders after 3 out, disputed second before 2 out, went clear second approaching last, edged right and stayed on flat, no chance with easy winner” | -- £-- | 7 | N J Henderson 25.81% | N de Boinville 15.79% | 11-10 400.475 | 167 | 16% | |
| 3 (10) |  7
|
541-59F T CD G Cl Hcp
Place
“Jumped right and slow at times, held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, hit 6th, mistake 10th, hit next, mistake 15th, headway to join main group 18th, headway and ridden before 2 out where not fluent, went fourth approaching last, stayed on to go third after last, kept on final 110yds” | -- £-- | 8 | G P Cromwell 7.69% | Mark Walsh 10% | 11-10 400.838 | 172 | 10% | |
| 4 (16.5) |  5
|
2P12-13 BF C D G Cl Hcp “Prominent, went second before 6th, disputed second 9th, mistake 15th, hit next, lost second 3 out, ridden to dispute second before 2 out, edged right after 2 out, soon lost second, no extra and lost third after last” | -- £-- | 9 | D Skelton 14.67% | Harry Skelton 16.13% | 11-10 402.02 | 166 | 6% | |
| 5 (25.5) |  9
|
31P-222 CD G Cl Hcp “Ran in snatches, held up in midfield, not fluent 6th, edged left 14th (water), dropped to rear 16th, detached before 18th, stayed on from 2 out, went held fifth after last” | -- £-- | 11 | Miss V Williams 15.38% | Charlie Deutsch 12.5% | 11-10 403.656 | 164 | 2% | |
| 6 (26.25) |  2
|
362-124 T C G Cl Hcp “Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, no extra approaching last” | -- £-- | 8 | G Elliott 9.33% | Jack Kennedy 7.14% | 11-10 403.793 | 158 | 2% | |
| 7 (27.5) |  4
|
F-26535 T C D Cl Hcp “Midfield, in touch 3 out, short of room briefly after 3 out, weakened before last” | -- £-- | 9 | Gabriel Leenders 0% | C Lefebvre 0% | 11-10 404.02 | 144 | 1% | |
| 8 (31.25) |  11
|
22/11-11 C G Cl Hcp “Led, disputed lead after 1st, headed after 2nd, disputed second 9th, went second 3 out, ridden to challenge before 2 out, soon lost second, weakened approaching last” | -- £-- | 8 | B Pauling 20.69% | Ben Jones 20.59% | 11-10 404.702 | 168 | 20% | |
| 9 (53.25) |  1
|
24/1U3-1 T C G Cl Hcp “Wore hood to post, mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened” | -- £-- | 12 | H De Bromhead 5.56% | Darragh O'Keeffe 6.67% | 11-10 408.702 | 162 | 3% |
Non Runners
| Position | Horse | Odds | Age | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | OR | Horse Most Likely To Win |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-runner |  10
|
252-931 C Cl Hcp “NonRunner” | -- £-- | 8 | J J Mangan 0% | H Cobden 10.71% | 11-10 | 163 | 7% | |
| Pulled Up |  6
|
11-1P11 C D G Cl Hcp “Chased leaders, jumped left 1st, headway to lead after 2nd, mistake 4 out, headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last” | -- £-- | 9 | Miss R Curtis 0% | S Bowen 8.11% | 11-10 | 166 | 13% |
Lengths Behind Winner
| SP | BSP | Plc. BSP | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1st
|
3.75 | ||
|
2nd
|
3.75 | ||
|
3rd
|
12 |