14:35 cheltenham Thursday 1st January 2026
14:35 CHELTENHAM
| 5+
Winner GBP £39,865 - 6 runners
2m 4f 56y
Going: Good
Surface: T
Race Analysis
This can go the way of KABRAL DU MATHAN (4) who may well yet reach top-level company over hurdles. Impressed winning a decent handicap hurdle by 12L making stable debut at Haydock forty days ago and clearly handles a sound surface. This Dan Skelton recruit could take plenty of beating. LUCKY PLACE (2) is perhaps the biggest danger. He stayed on well to win this twelve months ago and looks interesting revisiting hurdles having struggled a touch in two fences races this season. Stablemate JINGKO BLUE (3) was a G2 fences winner last season. Might take a step forward from his reappearance effort in a handicap hurdle at Haydock during November. THE REAL WHACKER (6) heads the remainder.
No. Form
Horse Racing
Comments
Age
Weight
OR
Jockey(Claim)
Trainer
Best Odds
1
8037
(20)b/br, gb/br, g
10
11-6
145
T Nigel Twiston-DaviesJ Sam Twiston-Davies
- 10
- 11-6
- 145
- Sam Twiston-Davies
- Nigel Twiston-Davies
2
7432
(15)b, gb, g
7
11-6
153
T Nicky J. HendersonJ Nico De Boinville
- 7
- 11-6
- 153
- Nico De Boinville
- Nicky J. Henderson
3
11l7
(40)b, gb, g
7
11-0
144
T Nicky J. HendersonJ James Bowen
- 7
- 11-0
- 144
- James Bowen
- Nicky J. Henderson
4
221
(40)b, gb, g
6
11-0
154
T Dan SkeltonJ Harry Skelton
- 6
- 11-0
- 154
- Harry Skelton
- Dan Skelton
5
2022
(18)b, gb, g
9
11-0
136
T F M O'brienJ Jonathan Burke
- 9
- 11-0
- 136
- Jonathan Burke
- F M O'brien
6
5425
(61)b, gb, g
10
11-0
146
T P NevilleJ Sean Bowen
- 10
- 11-0
- 146
- Sean Bowen
- P Neville