14:00 Cheltenham

Friday 13 March 2026

All13:2014:0014:4015:2016:0016:4017:20

William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 6.14s

1^st

Wilful

711-2

14/1

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

Prominent, led before last, ran on strongly flat op 11/1

2^nd

Sticktotheplan

610-10

25/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to post, midfield, headway approaching last, went second last, kept on flat, no match for winner op 28/1

3^rd

Joyeuse

710-7

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Midfield, ridden approaching last, stayed on from last, went third final 50yds op 11/1

4^th

Cracking Rhapsody

710-8

50/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, ridden approaching last, kept on flat, went fourth final strides op 66/1

5^th

Sinnatra

610-5

9/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, not fluent 2 out, headway approaching last, kept on and went third flat, soon edged left, no extra and lost two places final 50yds op 5/1 tchd 4/1

6^th

Karbau

611-8

4/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, headway and switched left approaching last, kept on one pace tchd 7/2

7^th

Gibbs Island

510-6

50/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Towards rear, headway when carried left before last, stayed on through beaten rivals flat op 66/1

8^th

Tripoli Flyer

711-0

33/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (5)

Held up in midfield, lost place before 3 out, in rear when jumped right 2 out, kept on through beaten rivals flat, nearest finish

9^th

Ooh Betty

810-4

40/1

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Ben Jones

Led, hit 5th, headed approaching last, lost second last, ridden flat, no extra final 110yds tchd 33/1

10^th

nse

Hello Neighbour

511-6

16/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Held up towards rear, short of room 2nd, switched left and headway before last, ridden flat, no extra final 110yds op 18/1

11^th

nse

Helvic Dream

910-13

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Midfield, ridden approaching last, no extra final 110yds tchd 40/1

12^th

Tellherthename

710-5

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Kielan Woods

Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, ridden last, kept on steadily flat, never in contention op 14/1

13^th

1 ¼

Bowensonfire

611-11

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and hung right before last, weakened flat op 16/1 tchd 12/1

14^th

Ndaawi

612-0

40/1

T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (5)

Chased leaders, headway approaching last, weakened quickly final 110yds

15^th

3 ½

Murcia

511-0

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Held up in mid-division, short of room approaching last, weakened flat op 10/1

16^th

1 ½

Pinot Gris

611-1

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, ridden approaching last, faded flat tchd 50/1

17^th

Sixandahalf

610-11

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (3)

Wore hood to post, held up in midfield, ridden before last, weakened flat op 11/1

18^th

Williethebuilder

710-10

40/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Held up towards rear, mid-division when hampered 4th, headway and ridden before last, weakened flat

19^th

4 ½

Secret Squirrel

710-5

11/1

T: H MorrisonJ: J J Burke

Took keen hold, midfield, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, headway before 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon faded op 9/1

20^th

Absurde

811-13

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Took keen hold, chased leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along before last, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 14/1

21^st

4 ¼

Bowmore

810-6

100/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Daire James McConville (7)

Wore hood to post, midfield, went prominent 2nd, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out

Also Ran

Jubilee Alpha

710-11

25/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, weakening when short of room on bend after 2 out, pulled up before last, vet reported mare had bled from nose op 22/1

Balko D'ange

610-6

100/1

T: P FentonJ: Brian Hayes

Mid-division, fell 4th

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Non-Runners

Hamlet's Night¹³

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: James Owen J: James Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.00Pl:£3.20, £5.80, £3.80, £10.70EX:£337.10Trifecta:£4,903.20Tricast:£4,332.66SF:£345.00Swingers:£62.10, £36.80, £75.00

Forecasts

Karbau (4/1), Sinnatra (9/2), Murcia (13/2), Sixandahalf (10/1), Secret Squirrel (11/1), Joyeuse (12/1), Wilful (14/1), Bowensonfire (14/1), Hello Neighbour (16/1), Absurde (16/1), Tellherthename (18/1), Sticktotheplan (25/1), Jubilee Alpha (25/1), Tripoli Flyer (33/1), Helvic Dream (33/1), Hamlet's Night (33/1), Ooh Betty (40/1), Ndaawi (40/1), Pinot Gris (40/1), Williethebuilder (40/1), Cracking Rhapsody (50/1), Gibbs Island (50/1), Bowmore (100/1), Balko D'ange (100/1)

An ultra-competitive renewal and a chance is taken on TELLHERTHENAME who created a very good impression as a novice and could be revitalised by a switch to the outstanding Dan Skelton yard. It's hard to knock Secret Squirrel's form in top-end handicaps and he's feared following an encouraging return in the Kingwell, while this test could bring out the best in strong-travelling Sixandahalf, who was narrowly denied at the Festival 12 months ago.

TELLHERTHENAME (IRE)
SECRET SQUIRREL
SIXANDAHALF (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Kargese

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 5

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,897.002nd: £23,320.003rd: £11,671.004th: £5,830.005th: £2,926.006th: £1,463.007th: £726.008th: £374.00