14:00 Cheltenham

Thursday 12 March 2026

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

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 10.84s

1^st

Meetmebythesea

610-13

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

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 op 8/1 tchd 15/2

2^nd

4 ¾

Gold Dancer

711-12

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)

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 op 33/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Regent's Stroll

711-5

5/1j

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

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 tchd 9/2

4^th

King Alexander

811-4

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

In touch with leaders, mistake 10th, ridden approaching 2 out where not fluent, kept on from last op 25/1

5^th

2 ½

Kiss Will

611-1

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: J J Slevin

In touch with leaders, midfield when not fluent 12th, headway 3 out, plugged on one pace from 2 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

2 ¾

Slade Steel

811-6

5/1j

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, headed 1st but remained close up, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, no extra from 2 out op 6/1

7^th

1 ½

The Bluesman

710-8

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to post, midfield, hit 8th, ridden before 2 out, no extra approaching last op 10/1

8^th

2 ¾

Jordans Cross

611-0

11/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Towards rear, midfield 4th, not fluent next, ridden after 3 out, no extra from next op 9/2

9^th

Wingmen

811-2

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

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 op 10/1

10^th

2 ½

Stencil

510-11

15/2

T: N George & A ZetterholmJ: J J Burke

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, mistake 10th, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, faded approaching last op 8/1 tchd 17/2

11^th

7 ½

Ol Man Dingle

711-5

40/1

T: E GriffinJ: Ricky Doyle

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 op 33/1

12^th

1 ½

Kdeux Saint Fray

610-6

12/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Held up in rear, struggling when mistake 3 out, never involved op 18/1

13^th

Western Knight

710-10

20/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Midfield, not fluent 10th, mistake and lost place 13th, weakened 3 out op 25/1

14^th

1 ¼

Dr Eggman

810-6

66/1

T: W P MullinsJ: John Shinnick (3)

Always towards rear, vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-hind leg

15^th

Where's My Jet

710-7

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, headway 13th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon faded op 33/1

16^th

Intense Approach

710-11

80/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey (3)

Held up in midfield, blundered 10th, struggling when mistake 4 out, weakened next op 66/1

Also Ran

Moon Rocket

611-0

33/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy

In touch with leaders, mistake and dropped to midfield 3rd, in rear 5th, pulled up before 12th op 40/1 tchd 28/1

Ben Solo

710-6

33/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, jumped big 1st, mistake 3rd, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Sixmilebridge⁴⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Kielan Woods

Old Cowboy¹⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£2.00, £4.70, £2.10, £4.70EX:£315.10Trifecta:£3,249.50Tricast:£1,283.03SF:£224.08Swingers:£36.80, £9.20, £30.10

Forecasts

Regent's Stroll (5/1), Slade Steel (5/1), Jordans Cross (11/2), Sixmilebridge (7/1), Stencil (15/2), Meetmebythesea (9/1), Wingmen (9/1), Kiss Will (11/1), The Bluesman (12/1), Kdeux Saint Fray (12/1), King Alexander (20/1), Western Knight (20/1), Gold Dancer (25/1), Where's My Jet (25/1), Moon Rocket (33/1), Ben Solo (33/1), Ol Man Dingle (40/1), Dr Eggman (66/1), Old Cowboy (66/1), Intense Approach (80/1)

JORDANS CROSS earmarked himself for this ultra-competitive contest when a last-gasp winner of the Timeform Novices' Handicap over C&D in January. That race has thrown up plenty of Cheltenham Festival winners and this highly progressive sort is fancied to become another. Gordon Elliott's handicap debutant Wingmen figures on a handy-looking mark and seems sure to be on the premises, while Sixmilebridge, Kdeux Saint Fray, Stencil, and Ben Solo all need factoring in too.

JORDANS CROSS (IRE)
WINGMEN (IRE)
SIXMILEBRIDGE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Caldwell Potter

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £64,300.002nd: £29,562.003rd: £14,788.004th: £7,388.005th: £3,700.006th: £1,838.007th: £925.008th: £462.00