Cheltenham Horse Racing Results | 14:00 12th March 2026

Horse Racing Cheltenham' Results | 12th March 2026

Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

(18 ran, Non Runners: Sixmilebridge, Old Cowboy. 16 finished)
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Gold, Grade, Handicap, Limited, Novice, Grade 2
Ground
Good
Distance
2m 4f 127y
Prize Money
£125,000
Time
05:10:84
Fences Jumped
16
Win Odds
10
Place Pays
1/5
BF Win
12.7
BF Place
3.1
Winning jockey
Ben Jones
Winning trainer
B Pauling
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight
Finishing Time
OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
1Silk 11
113-116
D
Cl
Hcp
Win Place
“Led narrowly 1st, headed 3rd but remained close up, disputed lead 8th, led narrowly 10th, disputed lead 13th, headed 4 out, disputed lead next, led clearly before 2 out where not fluent, pressed by runner-up approaching last, ran on strongly from last, comfortably”
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£--
6B Pauling
24.14%
Ben Jones
23.53%
10-13
310.84
139

12%

2 (4.75)Silk 1
111224
T
D
G
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Close up, led 3rd, disputed lead before 8th, headed 10th, disputed lead 13th, led narrowly 4 out, disputed lead next, ridden and headed before 2 out, pressed winner approaching last, kept on flat, no match for winner”
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£--
7W P Mullins
24.66%
Sean Cleary-Farrell
0%
11-5
311.632
152

3%

3 (7)Silk 4
212-312 BF
H
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Went early to post, in touch with leaders, chased leaders 5th, prominent 4 out, pressed leaders after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on one pace from last”
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£--
7P F Nicholls
7.14%
H Cobden
11.11%
11-5
312.007
145

13%

4 (13)Silk 6
903-231
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
“In touch with leaders, mistake 10th, ridden approaching 2 out where not fluent, kept on from last”
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£--
8W P Mullins
24.66%
Danny Mullins
4.76%
11-4
313.007
144

3%

5 (15.5)Silk 8
171-322 BF
CD
Cl
Hcp
“In touch with leaders, midfield when not fluent 12th, headway 3 out, plugged on one pace from 2 out”
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£--
6W P Mullins
24.66%
J J Slevin
21.05%
11-1
313.423
141

5%

6 (18.25)Silk 3
3/22-2B2 BF
T
C
D
Cl
Hcp
“Led, headed 1st but remained close up, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, no extra from 2 out”
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£--
8H De Bromhead
3.45%
Darragh O'Keeffe
3.45%
11-6
313.882
146

9%

7 (19.75)Silk 16
1/13-121
T
D
G
Hcp
“Wore hood to post, midfield, hit 8th, ridden before 2 out, no extra approaching last”
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£--
7O Murphy
8.11%
S Bowen
10.53%
10-8
314.132
134

5%

8 (22.5)Silk 10
12-1F11
T
CD
Hcp
“Towards rear, midfield 4th, not fluent next, ridden after 3 out, no extra from next”
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£--
6A J Honeyball
16%
Sam Twiston-Davies
14.29%
11-0
314.59
140

8%

9 (22.6)Silk 7
206-232
C
D
Cl
Hcp
“Wore hood to post, chased leaders, not fluent 1st, prominent 4 out, not fluent 3 out, ridden when mistake 2 out, held when hit last, faded flat”
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£--
8G Elliott
7.81%
Jack Kennedy
4.17%
11-2
314.607
142

5%

10 (25.1)Silk 13
620-521
H
C
Cl
Hcp
“Raced keenly, held up towards rear, mistake 10th, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, faded approaching last”
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£--
5N George & A Zetterholm
0%
J J Burke
4.76%
10-11
315.023
139

6%

11 (32.6)Silk 5
145-115
T
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Mid-division, dropped to rear after 3rd, bad mistake and almost unseated rider 5th, mid-division when mistake 8th, headway 13th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened”
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£--
7E Griffin
16.67%
Ricky Doyle
9.09%
11-5
316.273
145

3%

12 (34.1)Silk 18
2-F1243
T
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
“Held up in rear, struggling when mistake 3 out, never involved”
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£--
6A J Honeyball
16%
Rex Dingle
7.14%
10-6
316.523
131

4%

13 (34.4)Silk 14
U8-4112
T
C
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Midfield, not fluent 10th, mistake and lost place 13th, weakened 3 out”
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£--
7J Tizzard
3.7%
Brendan Powell
0%
10-10
316.573
136

2%

14 (35.65)Silk 19
129-833
CD
G
Hcp
“Always towards rear, vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-hind leg”
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£--
8W P Mullins
24.66%
John Shinnick
20%
10-3
316.782
130

2%

15 (44.65)Silk 17
U47F06
D
Cl
Hcp
“Mid-division, headway 13th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon faded”
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£--
7W P Mullins
24.66%
Sean O'Keeffe
4.55%
10-7
318.282
133

2%

16 (58.65)Silk 12
P8-15U5
P
C
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Held up in midfield, blundered 10th, struggling when mistake 4 out, weakened next”
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£--
7J C McConnell
0%
Alex Harvey
12.5%
10-8
320.615
137

1%

Non Runners
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
Non-runnerSilk 15
32-31F3
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“NonRunner”
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£--
6G & J Moore
8.33%
Non Runner
0%
10-9
135

1%

Non-runnerSilk 2
1D9-111
T
CD
Cl
Hcp
“NonRunner”
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£--
7F O'Brien
9.68%
Kielan Woods
9.52%
11-10
150

9%

Pulled UpSilk 20
28-512U BF
D
G
Hcp
“Towards rear, jumped big 1st, mistake 3rd, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out”
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£--
7Miss R Curtis
0%
B S Hughes
10.81%
10-6
127

2%

Pulled UpSilk 9
22P-126
T
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“In touch with leaders, mistake and dropped to midfield 3rd, in rear 5th, pulled up before 12th”
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£--
6K Bailey & M Nicholls
27.27%
Thomas Bellamy
32.26%
11-0
140

3%

Lengths Behind Winner
SP BSP Plc. BSP
  1st  Silk
11 Meetmebythesea
10 12.7 3.1
  2nd Silk
1 Gold Dancer
26 32 6.46
  3rd Silk
4 Regent's Stroll
6 8.29 2.52