16:40 Cheltenham

Tuesday 10 March 2026

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Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 5m 3.02s

1^st

Madara

711-0

3/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division, made good headway after 12th, soon chased leaders, shaken up going best after 3 out, pushed along to lead 2 out, jumped left last, drifted left but went clear run-in, readily op 4/1

2^nd

7 ½

Will The Wise

710-13

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Prominent, jumped markedly right and hampered rivals 1st, nodded 11th, shaken up to lead 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, made no impression on winner run-in, stayed on op 12/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Moon D'orange

810-2

25/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Callum Pritchard (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along and lost position after 3 out, rallied before 2 out where jumped left and not fluent, went third run-in, kept on well op 40/1

4^th

1 ¼

Downmexicoway

711-5

9/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, bumped 1st, slow 11th, switched right after 3 out, ridden 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied flat, kept on well op 10/1

5^th

3 ¼

Zurich

710-8

10/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Brian Hayes

Midfield, made headway after 4 out, outpaced 3 out, ridden next, edged left and kept on flat, never near to challenge op 9/1

6^th

nse

O'Moore Park

911-1

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Midfield, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, made steady headway before 2 out, plenty to do approaching last, ran on flat op 12/1

7^th

McLaurey

710-7

5/1

T: E MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Midfield, bumped 1st, made headway on outer after 12th, still going okay 3 out, switched left before 2 out, ridden before last, no chance flat, weakened run-in op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and 11/2

8^th

Western Zephyr

910-6

50/1

T: M BowenJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Front rank, pressed leader 3 out, ridden and hung right on bend before 2 out, soon edged left, no extra and faded after last, vet reported gelding finished lame on his right-fore op 66/1

9^th

Boombawn

911-7

80/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

In touch, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, no chance with leaders when switched right before last, plugged on but never dangerous tchd 66/1

10^th

1 ½

Midnight It Is

1010-9

40/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

In touch, pushed along after 4 out, ridden 3 out, carried left before 2 out, made little impression and weakened flat op 28/1

11^th

Riskintheground

910-11

80/1

T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd

Towards rear, ridden along after 2 out, keeping on when badly hampered last, not recover op 50/1

12^th

4 ¼

Peaky Boy

810-13

25/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in behind leaders, hampered 1st, not fluent 7th, lost position when bad mistake 4 out, ridden along and weakened after 3 out op 22/1

13^th

2 ¼

Jipcot

710-7

14/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Kielan Woods

Wore hood to post, held up in rear of midfield, hampered 1st, made headway after 4 out, ridden next, slow 2 out, faded before last tchd 16/1

14^th

Dee Capo

712-0

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Held up in rear, midfield after 11th, shaken up 12th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and made little impression after 3 out, weakened from 2 out tchd 28/1

15^th

Theatre Native

810-7

50/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor

Never better than mid-division

16^th

1 ¼

Jungle Boogie

1211-8

66/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent, led 6th, headed 3 out, soon lost position, no extra when bad mistake and almost unseated 2 out op 50/1

17^th

No Questions Asked

811-9

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Held up in rear, not fluent 11th, never on terms op 12/1

Also Ran

Down Memory Lane

811-12

11/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up in rear, hampered 1st, pushed along after 4 out, jumped left 3 out, soon lost touch, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1

Guard Your Dreams

1011-1

20/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In touch when badly hampered and brought down 1st tchd 22/1

Booster Bob

811-0

10/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to post, towards rear of midfield, made steady headway from 12th, still going okay 3 out, ridden and made no impression after 2 out, weakening when fell last op 9/1

Grandeur D'ame

1010-5

66/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Wore hood to post, in touch, not fluent 6th, lost ground and struggling after 12th, beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

Embittered

1210-4

150/1

T: S HosieJ: Paddy Hanlon (5)

Towards rear, hampered 1st, slow 12th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out

Yes Indeed

910-2

66/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Freddie Keighley (5)

Led, mistake 3rd, headed 6th, not fluent 9th, slow 11th, lost position when slow 12th, weakened quickly before 4 out, lost touch and pulled up before 2 out, vet reported gelding had suffered a small wound on his left-fore pastern op 125/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.60, £2.90, £4.80, £2.40EX:£71.20Trifecta:£1,268.90Tricast:£720.62SF:£35.44Swingers:£11.20, £23.20, £40.30

Forecasts

Madara (3/1), McLaurey (5/1), Down Memory Lane (11/2), Downmexicoway (9/1), No Questions Asked (9/1), Will The Wise (10/1), Zurich (10/1), Booster Bob (10/1), Jipcot (14/1), Guard Your Dreams (20/1), O'Moore Park (22/1), Moon D'orange (25/1), Peaky Boy (25/1), Dee Capo (33/1), Midnight It Is (40/1), Western Zephyr (50/1), Theatre Native (50/1), Jungle Boogie (66/1), Grandeur D'ame (66/1), Yes Indeed (66/1), Boombawn (80/1), Riskintheground (80/1), Embittered (150/1)

Having shaped well in the Paddy Power and December Gold Cup here upon joining Dan Skelton in 2024, MADARA arrives on the back of a very eye-catching second at Kempton 5 weeks ago and this will have been on his radar for some time. With refitted cheekpieces likely to put an extra edge on him he looks very interesting. Mclaurey has fewer miles on the clock than the selection and is feared for the stable who won this in 2021. Zurich and Will The Wise are just a couple of the others to consider.

MADARA (FR)
MCLAUREY (IRE)
ZURICH (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Jagwar

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 6

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £84,405.002nd: £31,800.003rd: £15,915.004th: £7,950.005th: £3,990.006th: £1,995.007th: £990.008th: £510.00