Cheltenham Race Previews — Friday 13 March 2026

7 races at Cheltenham today on Good-good to soft in places ground.

13:20 — JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Hurdle | 2m | Class 1 | 20 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Proactif	4	-	3/1	W P Mullins	Mark Walsh	1-1
2	Selma De Vary	4	136	7/2	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	2-512
3	Minella Study	4	139	5/1	A Nicol	Ryan Mania	1-11
4	Maestro Conti	4	135	6/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	111
5	Macho Man	4	-	8/1	W P Mullins	Brian Hayes	1-2
6	Mon Creuset	4	-	10/1	W P Mullins	H Cobden	1-4
7	Highland Crystal	4	133	10/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	111
8	Minella Academy	4	-	12/1	W P Mullins	Danny Mullins	1
9	Kai Lung	4	-	25/1	W P Mullins	Sean O’Keeffe	1
10	North Shore	4	-	25/1	G P Cromwell	Keith Donoghue	34
11	Apolon De Charnie	4	-	33/1	W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins	2
12	Forty Fifty	4	-	33/1	W P Mullins	J J Burke	4
13	One Horse Town	4	132	50/1	Harry Derham	Paul O’Brien	111322
14	Noemie De La Vis	4	-	50/1	W P Mullins	Daniel King	2-2
15	Tenter Le Tout	4	123	50/1	Chester Williams	G Sheehan	4116
16	Fantasy World	4	-	66/1	N J Henderson	N de Boinville	43
17	Indian River	4	122	66/1	A Keatley	Kielan Woods	111
18	Lord Byron	4	123	66/1	Faye Bramley	Ben Jones	244
19	Wolf Rayet	4	120	100/1	S Drinkwater	R T Dunne	243
20	Berto Ramirez	4	115	100/1	A J McNamara	Darragh O’Keeffe	574

Ones to watch:

Proactif — won last time at Fairyhouse (2m, Yielding). W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.
Selma De Vary — 2nd last time at Leopardstown (2m). W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.
Minella Study — won last time at Cheltenham (2m1f, Good to Soft).

14:00 — William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Hurdle Handicap | 2m | Class 1 | 26 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Karbau	6	150	4/1	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	41033-2
2	Murcia	5	142	5/1	W P Mullins	Danny Mullins	2814-34
3	Sinnatra	6	133	7/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	4-22131
4	Absurde	8	155	10/1	W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins	6P41/31-
5	Hello Neighbour	5	148	10/1	G P Cromwell	Keith Donoghue	1163-57
6	Wilful	7	144	12/1	J & A O’Neill	Jonjo O’Neill Jr.	P12-312
7	Tellherthename	7	133	12/1	D Skelton	Kielan Woods	10/4P5-3
8	Ndaawi	6	156	14/1	G Elliott	Josh Williamson	36/22-13
9	Bowensonfire	6	153	14/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	333211
10	Sixandahalf	6	139	14/1	G P Cromwell	Conor Stone-Walsh	1/123-24
11	Jubilee Alpha	7	139	14/1	P F Nicholls	H Cobden	81-2522
12	Joyeuse	7	135	16/1	N J Henderson	N de Boinville	69-2294
13	Secret Squirrel	7	133	16/1	H Morrison	J J Burke	5/3F1F-3
14	Tripoli Flyer	7	142	25/1	F O’Brien	Fern O’Brien	63-U452
15	Helvic Dream	9	141	25/1	N Meade	Donagh Meyler	32525-2
16	Williethebuilder	7	138	33/1	Christian Williams	Jack Tudor	632114
17	Sticktotheplan	6	138	33/1	O Murphy	S Bowen	121130
18	Hamlet’s Night	5	134	33/1	James Owen	James Bowen	211220
19	Captain Ryan Matt	6	132	33/1	H De Bromhead	Reserve 1	2/15631
20	Wellington Arch	7	132	33/1	J & A O’Neill	Reserve 2	1213-92
21	Pinot Gris	6	143	50/1	H De Bromhead	Darragh O’Keeffe	21287-0
22	Gibbs Island	5	134	50/1	T Lacey	Stan Sheppard	P8-1057
23	Balko D’ange	6	134	50/1	P Fenton	Brian Hayes	4513F6
24	Bowmore	8	134	50/1	C E Longsdon	Daire James McConv	433-213
25	Ooh Betty	8	132	50/1	Ben Clarke	Ben Jones	03-0001
26	Cracking Rhapsody	7	136	66/1	Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol	71-0666

Ones to watch:

Karbau — 2nd last time at Naas (2m). W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.

14:40 — Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares’ Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Chase | 2m4f | Class 1 | 9 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Dinoblue	9	159	6/4	W P Mullins	Mark Walsh	111-211
2	Spindleberry	8	153	7/2	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	111-11P
3	Panic Attack	10	147	4/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	312-111
4	Only By Night	8	148	8/1	G P Cromwell	Keith Donoghue	1122-15
5	Diva Luna	7	143	8/1	B Pauling	Ben Jones	1237-11
6	July Flower	7	143	10/1	H De Bromhead	Darragh O’Keeffe	155-113
7	Telepathique	8	147	33/1	L Wadham	Tom Cannon	211-242
8	All The Glory	9	127	100/1	J & A O’Neill	Jonjo O’Neill Jr.	0-26334
9	Piper Park	7	-	100/1	T Lacey	Stan Sheppard	13/6-2

Ones to watch:

Dinoblue — won last time at Naas (2m, Soft - Heavy). W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.
Spindleberry — unfinished last time at Leopardstown. W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.
Panic Attack — won last time at Newbury (2m7f, Good to Soft).

15:20 — Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Hurdle | 2m7f | Class 1 | 22 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Doctor Steinberg	6	147	3/1	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	2-15111
2	Thedeviluno	7	141	4/1	P Nolan	Sean O’Keeffe	22212-1
3	The Passing Wife	7	139	7/1	G P Cromwell	Keith Donoghue	11-3351
4	Spinningayarn	6	136	8/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	1/14-311
5	Espresso Milan	6	-	12/1	W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins	427-11
6	Mondoui’boy	6	134	14/1	B Pauling	Ben Jones	2/26-11
7	Jalon D’oudairies	7	-	16/1	G Elliott	Danny Gilligan	113/221
8	Kazansky	6	139	16/1	G Elliott	Jordan Gainford	21-B112
9	King’s Bucks	6	130	16/1	H De Bromhead	Darragh O’Keeffe	1243-2
10	Moneygarrow	6	133	16/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	22-3511
11	Doctor Du Mesnil	6	-	20/1	W P Mullins	Danny Mullins	1-22
12	Johnny’s Jury	6	129	20/1	Jamie Snowden	G Sheehan	3-11
13	Kripticjim	6	135	20/1	J Tizzard	Brendan Powell	21-2111
14	Fruit De Mer	6	-	25/1	H De Bromhead	Sean Flanagan	1/2-13
15	Road Exile	6	134	25/1	G Elliott	Sam Ewing	121-312
16	Hipop De Loire	9	-	33/1	W P Mullins	H Cobden	2-1
17	Ubatuba	6	133	33/1	O Murphy	Ben Sutton	U1-112
18	Park Princess	6	132	33/1	A J Honeyball	Sam Twiston-Davies	9/12171
19	Kicour La	6	131	50/1	B Pauling	Callum Pritchard	2-114
20	The Price Of Peace	7	131	50/1	Miss R Curtis	S Bowen	2U1-215
21	Swindon Village	6	133	66/1	C E Longsdon	David Bass	36-3131
22	Tackletommywoowoo	6	132	66/1	D Queally	Mr D L Queally	F16117

Ones to watch:

Doctor Steinberg — won last time at Leopardstown (2m6f, Heavy). W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.
Thedeviluno — won last time at Doncaster (3m, Soft).

16:00 — Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Chase | 3m2f | Class 1 | 11 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	The Jukebox Man	8	168	3/1	B Pauling	Ben Jones	22/11-11
2	Gaelic Warrior	8	172	7/2	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	311-132
3	Jango Baie	7	167	4/1	N J Henderson	N de Boinville	1213-14
4	Haiti Couleurs	9	166	5/1	Miss R Curtis	S Bowen	11-1P11
5	Inothewayurthinkin	8	172	7/1	G P Cromwell	Mark Walsh	541-59F
6	Spillane’s Tower	8	163	10/1	J J Mangan	H Cobden	252-931
7	Grey Dawning	9	166	12/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	2P12-13
8	Envoi Allen	12	162	25/1	H De Bromhead	Darragh O’Keeffe	24/1U3-1
9	Firefox	8	158	33/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	362-124
10	L’Homme Presse	11	164	33/1	Miss V Williams	Charlie Deutsch	31P-222
11	Gold Tweet	9	144	100/1	Gabriel Leenders	C Lefebvre	F-26535

Ones to watch:

The Jukebox Man — won last time at Kempton (3m, Good).
Gaelic Warrior — 2nd last time at Leopardstown (3m). W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.
Jango Baie — 4th last time at Kempton. N J Henderson has a 37/274 (14%) record at Cheltenham.

16:40 — Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase

Chase | 3m2f | Class 2 | 24 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Wonderwall	10	140	4/1	S Curling	Mr R James	32111-1
2	Its On The Line	9	140	5/1	E Mullins	Mr D O’Connor	321-412
3	Panda Boy	10	142	6/1	M Brassil	Mr J L Gleeson	3U-8311
4	Con’s Roc	9	132	7/1	T O’Brien	Mr Darragh Allen	11/12-13
5	Stattler	11	137	10/1	Faye Bramley	Mr P W Mullins	624P/21
6	Wrappedupinmay	8	118	10/1	S Curling	Mr D Doyle	1/3P-211
7	Willitgoahead	8	134	12/1	G Elliott	Mr H C Swan	130P-2U
8	Barton Snow	9	142	14/1	J J O’Shea	Mr H Crow	211-111
9	Chemical Energy	10	141	14/1	G Elliott	Mr B O’Neill	465-011
10	Golden Son	8	132	14/1	P F Nicholls	Miss O Nicholls	93P3-11
11	Music Drive	9	131	14/1	Miss Kelly Morgan	Miss Ellie Callwoo	9/114-12
12	Shearer	10	132	16/1	P F Nicholls	Miss Gina Andrews	11/115-3
13	Gracchus De Balme	10	133	25/1	J J O’Shea	Mr P A King	P1-21P2
14	Carnfunnock	9	126	33/1	S R B Crawford	Mr Stephen Connor	16P-161
15	Kings Jet	6	120	33/1	C W J Farrell	Mr T A Halford	1P2162
16	Linelee King	11	124	33/1	O Murphy	Mr James King	3P4/1-21
17	Solitary Man	8	136	33/1	E Bolger	Miss A B O’Connor	312141
18	King Alex	12	120	50/1	G Ahern	Mr J Ahern	25-3212
19	Paul Marvel	9	120	50/1	J J O’Shea	Miss Amber Jackson	21P211
20	Take All	11	126	50/1	Myles Osborne	Mr Samuel Scott	F1-4432
21	Pyleigh Court	11	123	66/1	R Pudd	Miss Ella Herbison	3/31P-12
22	What A Glance	11	137	66/1	T Britten	Miss Clara Brewitt	220-5F2
23	Willewonga	10	127	66/1	J J O’Shea	Mr Thomas Easterby	22P2-32
24	Lift Me Up	10	122	100/1	Miss M Filby	Miss Heidi Palin	P101-4P

Ones to watch:

Wonderwall — won last time at Cheltenham (3m2f, Good to Soft). S Curling has a 2/4 (50%) record at Cheltenham.
Its On The Line — won last time at Down Royal (3m, Yielding).

17:20 — Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Hurdle Handicap | 2m4f | Class 2 | 26 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Kel Histoire	6	137	5/1	W P Mullins	Michael Kenneally	1/128-55
2	Roc Dino	5	131	6/1	W P Mullins	John Shinnick	723-22
3	Air Of Entitlement	7	139	8/1	H De Bromhead	Patrick M O’Brien	7/117-20
4	Jump Allen	7	133	8/1	W P Mullins	Anna McGuinness	543121-
5	East India Express	7	137	10/1	N J Henderson	Freddie Gordon	71/FP92-
6	Nurse Susan	9	140	12/1	D Skelton	Tristan Durrell	09-9114
7	Wendrock	5	134	12/1	G Elliott	Carl Millar	53-745P
8	Act Of Authority	8	135	14/1	O Murphy	Lewis Saunders	27/4348-
9	Its Bilbo	5	141	16/1	H De Bromhead	Mike O’Connor	522-431
10	Sa Fureur	9	138	16/1	G Elliott	Eoin Staples	00-4742
11	Fiercely Proud	7	137	16/1	B Pauling	Callum Pritchard	1PP-501
12	Andashan	6	133	16/1	C Gordon	Dylan Johnston	315-321
13	He Can’t Dance	6	129	16/1	G Elliott	Reserve 1	8-33233
14	Open Secret	5	133	20/1	G Elliott	James Smith	42142
15	Karl Des Tourelles	6	138	25/1	P Fenton	Gavin Brouder	74-6464
16	Zillow	6	138	25/1	W P Mullins	Sean Cleary-Farrel	70-110F
17	Stede Bonnet	5	133	25/1	G Elliott	Josh Williamson	16211-3
18	Saint Le Fort	6	132	25/1	P Fenton	Niall Moore	984531
19	Farfromnowhere	8	138	33/1	P Nolan	Conor Stone-Walsh	201P24
20	Da Capo Glory	9	137	33/1	Padraig Butler	Cian Quirke	79/FP33
21	Hot Fuss	5	130	33/1	Tom Dascombe	Joe Anderson	4-6241P
22	Sainte Lucie	5	129	33/1	W P Mullins	Charlie O’Dwyer	8857-00
23	Intellotto	6	135	50/1	Daisy Hitchins	Robbie David	4/3-1334
24	Ballykinlar	7	132	50/1	M Bowen	Shane Fenelon	111432
25	Charlus	5	130	50/1	D Skelton	Harry Atkins	10-2FP
26	Glynn Brae	6	129	50/1	N & W Twiston-Davies	Reserve 2	15-1544

Ones to watch:

Kel Histoire — 5th last time at Gowran Park. W P Mullins has a 51/413 (12%) record at Cheltenham.

Rankings based on our statistical model. Not betting advice — always do your own research.