18:20 Market Rasen 01 Feb 2026
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle
Class 4 | 4YO plus
Winner £5,809 - 7 ran
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Draw Advantage: None
Forecast: Light rain
Temperature: 5.2° - 8.1°
Rainfall: 0.82mm
Wind: 5.2 mph E
Last Update: 01/02/2026 17:00x
prominent, pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on, all out
wore red hood to post, mid-division, improved into third after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on to chase leader before last, ridden run-in, no telling impression
mid-division, towards rear 7th and cajoled along, lost touch 8th, plugged on, rallied on long run-in, finished strongly but not reach leaders
led, not fluent 6th, awkward next, headed before 2 out and pushed along, weakened before last
in rear, slow jump 6th and detached, soon tailed off
tracked leaders, dropped away tamely before 2 out
chased leaders, stumbled 3 out and ridden losing ground, pulled up before 2 out
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good to Soft | 7 | Hardy Fella | 8 | 11 6 | 112 | P-P5952 | 19 days | Miss E C Lavelle (179 miles) | Ben Jones | 7/ 2 | 6:01.80 | |
| 2024 | Soft | 7 | Hashtag Boum | 7 | 11 7 | 113 | 321-622 | 39 days | Ruth Jefferson (71 miles) | Henry Brooke | 11/ 5 | 6:16.50 | |
| 2023 | Good to Soft | 7 | Shighness | 6 | 11 3 | 107 | 3614-14 | 39 days | Micky Hammond (109 miles) | Brian Hughes | 2/ 1 | 5:55.77 | |
| 2022 | Good to Soft | 10 | Schalke | 7 | 11 1 | 104 | 6F-4577 | 56 days | R Menzies (122 miles) | Brian Hughes | 6/ 1 | 6:05.02 | |
| 2020 | Good to Soft | 11 | Supakalanistic | 7 | 12 0 | 117 | 8-347P5 | 36 days | N & W Twiston-Davies (174 miles) | Mr Zac Baker | 12/ 1 | 5:57.80 | |
| 2019 | Good to Soft | 11 | Corinto | 6 | 11 6 | 109 | 0534 | 19 days | O Murphy (115 miles) | Richard Johnson | 6/ 1 | 5:58.45 |
