13:00 Ayr

Friday 2 January 2026

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Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch at WesternHouseHotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 3m 55.29s

1^st

Sanilam

611-8

11/4

T: A M ThomsonJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, led before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, ran on well, always doing enough op 7/2

2^nd

3 ½

Wilstar

611-8

5/6f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on but no impression, took second near finish op 10/11 tchd 4/5

3^rd

Like Minded

511-8

7/2

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge

Front mid-division, disputed fourth 3 out, pushed along before 2 out and chased leader, always held and lost second towards finish op 11/4 tchd 5/2

4^th

3 ½

Johnny Moonshine

511-8

20/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Mid-division, mistake 1st, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on, never threatened op 25/1 and tchd 28/1

5^th

1 ¾

Whathaveyou

711-8

40/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on, ridden and one pace after 2 out op 50/1

6^th

Locquirec

511-8

12/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, closed up 4 out, chased front rank 3 out, ridden after 2 out and gradually faded op 10/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

7 ½

Abbey Scope

611-8

33/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, no response op 28/1

8^th

7 ½

Largy Meadow

611-8

33/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)

Raced keenly in mid-division, in lead after 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed before 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out tchd 28/1

9^th

L'arme De Bonheur

511-8

200/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Jamie Hamilton

Led, headed after 3rd, remained handy, dropped away after 4 out op 150/1

10^th

8 ½

Zhanma Enki

511-1

66/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Sam Ewing

Rear mid-division, lost touch before 3 out op 50/1

11^th

Johnny Two Jets

511-8

200/1

T: R M SmithJ: Toby Wynne

Towards rear, not fluent 4th and reminders, pushed along after 4 out and tailed off op 100/1 tchd 250/1

Also Ran

Giveitsomewellie

611-8

300/1

T: A B HamiltonJ: Alan Doyle (3)

In rear, always behind and pulled up after 4 out op 125/1

Plane Sailing

611-8

300/1

T: D BourkeJ: Callum Bewley

Towards rear, ridden and struggling 4 out, soon pulled up op 200/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.50EX:£8.00Trifecta:£22.30SF:£5.90Swingers:£1.60, £2.60, £2.10

Forecasts

Wilstar (5/6), Sanilam (11/4), Like Minded (7/2), Locquirec (12/1), Johnny Moonshine (20/1), Abbey Scope (33/1), Largy Meadow (33/1), Whathaveyou (40/1), Zhanma Enki (66/1), L'arme De Bonheur (200/1), Johnny Two Jets (200/1), Plane Sailing (300/1), Giveitsomewellie (300/1)

The well-related WILSTAR proved a let-down starting out over hurdles at Newbury, but he has since undergone wind surgery and, given the promise he showed in bumpers during the spring, it's not hard to envisage him leaving that form a long way behind here. He gets the nod ahead of French import Locquirec, while likely improvers Like Minded and Sanilam have decent each-way claims, for all that they're both likely to be seen in a better light when faced with stiffer tests.

WILSTAR (IRE)
LOCQUIREC (FR)
LIKE MINDED (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Walking On A Dream

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: D R Fox | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

1/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00