12:15 Cheltenham

Thursday 1 January 2026

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Enquire About The Cheltenham Bloodstock Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 5m 0.7s

1^st

Step Ahead

611-7

3/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Wore red hood to post, led, headed 2nd, remained handy, led again 3 out, nodded on landing 2 out, pushed along and faced challenge on run to last, ridden and joined run-in, ran on gamely and found extra closing stages to edge ahead op 5/2

2^nd

Just Golden

611-7

5/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked front pair, pressed leader on run to last, ridden run-in and disputed lead, headed narrowly closing stages, just held op 11/8 tchd 6/5

3^rd

3 ½

Neon Dream

611-7

13/2

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, closer after 3 out, took fourth 2 out, chased front pair on run to last, ridden run-in and kept on one pace op 9/1

4^th

Handin Manypockets

511-7

33/1

T: S HosieJ: Rex Dingle

Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, well held before last

5^th

5 ½

Kiwi Rush

611-7

7/2

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Prominent, led 2nd, blundered on landing 3 out and nearly unseated rider, soon headed but recovered to remain close up, ridden and weakened before last op 4/1

6^th

Walk Tall

611-7

25/1

T: J TizzardJ: H Cobden

In rear, awkward 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, soon tailed off op 16/1

7^th

2 ¼

Minella Mission

711-7

80/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Charlie Deutsch

Towards rear, lost position and pushed along after 5th, soon lost touch op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Can't Resist It²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Fern O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.80, £1.30EX:£6.50Trifecta:£23.90SF:£7.25Swingers:£1.10, £2.90, £1.80

Forecasts

Just Golden (5/4), Step Ahead (3/1), Kiwi Rush (7/2), Neon Dream (13/2), Walk Tall (25/1), Handin Manypockets (33/1), Can't Resist It (50/1), Minella Mission (80/1)

Several of these should be winning races before long and STEP AHEAD could be the first of them to deliver. He pulled nicely clear of the rest when chasing home one who had race-fitness/hurdling experience on his side at Warwick on what was his first run in this sphere following almost a year off. Next on the list is Just Golden, who has shown plenty in his two starts over hurdles and remains open to improvement. Kiwi Rush and point winner Neon Dream are others to consider.

STEP AHEAD (IRE)
JUST GOLDEN (IRE)
KIWI RUSH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Diva Luna

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: Kielan Woods | T: B Pauling

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £10,892.002nd: £5,018.003rd: £2,508.004th: £1,256.00