Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:20

Date 2026-03-10

Distance 3m1f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £84,405

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.8°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (22)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Jagwar Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Mark Walsh T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	163	t	311-32	152	166	158	45d	—	—	+9	32.8	11/4 27%
Won the 2m4f Plate here 12 months ago; this new trip could prompt further improvement
1	Iroko Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	t	424-21	157	163	131	80d	—	—	+19	29.6	7/1 13%
Won hot, 3-runner graduation chase at Ascot in December; entitled to considerable respect
16	Quebecois Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	150	t	1-2422	139	160	153	21d	—	—	+22	32.1	15/2 12%
Best performance over hurdles came at 3m; possible improver now back up in trip
2	Handstands Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	166	p	1P-243	155	163	137	51d	—	—	+21	28.2	11/1 8%
2m4f Grade 1 novice chase win last February; needs something extra on this season's form
13	Hyland Grey J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	154	p	2P-974	143	164	137	80d	—	—	+17	25.6	11/1 8%
3-5 here and close fourth at Ascot in December when last seen; could be in the mix
14	Myretown Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	153	—	11-F4P	142	166	110	24d	—	—	+18	25.1	11/1 8%
Return to form needed but it's hard to forget his dominant display in this 12 months ago
20	Knight Of Allen Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	142	—	1-2142	131	161	146	31d	—	—	+22	29.2	12/1 8%
4lb wrong but this unexposed 6yo has been showing promise and is not ruled out each-way
12	Blow Your Wad Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(3) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell(3) T:Gary & Josh Moore	155	tp	5-3732	144	166	151	10d	—	—	+19	25.1	14/1 7%
Kept on for close second over 2m4f recently; the step back up in trip could be a firm plus
5	Blaze The Way Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	157	—	562415	146	158	140	44d	—	—	+28	34.1	16/1 6%
Won in good style here in December and the ground was heavy when well beaten next time
7	Johnnywho Brown J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	157	tp	25-535	146	163	151	52d	—	—	+20	25.4	20/1 5%
Below best at Haydock but wind op since and he went very close in last season's Kim Muir
3	Resplendent Grey Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	164	b	41-102	153	163	137	51d	—	—	+23	26.8	25/1 4%
Won bet365 Gold Cup last April; each-way shout if minimising the mistakes; headgear change
18	Patter Merchant Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	145	p	-32530	134	160	129	23d	—	—	+23	26.2	25/1 4%
7yo who is lightly raced over fences and from a top Irish yard but needs to raise his game
11	Imperial Saint Bay J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	155	—	42-561	144	164	132	52d	—	—	+21	24.5	25/1 4%
Won over 3m1f at Haydock in January and unexposed over staying distances; could go well
8	Konfusion Chestnut J:Callum Bewley T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Callum Bewley T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	156	—	-1U113	145	165	134	52d	—	—	+38	41.3	25/1 4%
Thrived towards end of 2025; good third most recently; further improvement not ruled out
6	Leave Of Absence Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	157	—	1-1P23	146	162	138	31d	—	—	+28	32	25/1 4%
Not disgraced in Grade 2 at Newbury latest; not ruled out each-way now back in a handicap
17	The Short Go Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	149	ht	F5-P43	138	158	142	88d	—	—	+19	23	33/1 3%
Twice made the frame here towards the end of last year and he's an each-way candidate
15	The Doyen Chief Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	153	—	-2P512	142	159	150	17d	—	—	+33	36.3	33/1 3%
Two big runs at Kempton this year but he may prove vulnerable up the Cheltenham hill
19	Filanderer Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jonathan Burke T:Hughie Morrison	142	—	11-151	131	162	136	53d	—	—	+18	20.9	50/1 2%
Stamina untested but form of latest, easy win in veterans' chase is working out very well
9	Search For Glory Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	156	tb	0-022P	145	163	144	47d	—	—	+22	24.4	50/1 2%
Below par last time but each-way claims on earlier form, provided he finds some fluency
21	Margaret's Legacy Chestnut J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	142	—	11-246	131	161	146	53d	—	—	+19	20.8	50/1 2%
Second at Bangor in November on reappearance but two underwhelming runs have followed
22	Eyed Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Hughie Morrison	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Hughie Morrison	142	—	24-275	131	154	128	52d	—	—	+19	20.8	66/1 1%
3 wins last season; didn't run badly at Ascot last time but 9lb out of the handicap today
10	Stolen Silver Grey J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Georgina Nicholls	156	t	64-0P3	145	-	109	10d	—	—	+23	24.1	150/1 1%
Course winner who is well treated on his form in 2023 but this 11yo has struggled since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jagwar	5/2	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2
Iroko	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Quebecois	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Handstands	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Hyland	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Myretown	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Knight Of Allen	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Blow Your Wad	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Blaze The Way	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Johnnywho	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Resplendent Grey	22/1	20/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Patter Merchant	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Imperial Saint	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Konfusion	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Leave Of Absence	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
The Short Go	28/1	25/1	25/1	33/1	25/1
The Doyen Chief	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Filanderer	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Search For Glory	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Margaret's Legacy	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Eyed	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Stolen Silver	150/1	125/1	125/1	150/1	125/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Konfusion

41.3

OR: 23.8 Form: 16.6 Odds: 1

25/1

2nd

The Doyen Chief

36.3

OR: 23 Form: 12.6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

3rd

Blaze The Way

34.1

OR: 24 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Jagwar

32.8

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Quebecois

32.1

OR: 22.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Leave Of Absence

OR: 24 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

Iroko

29.6

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Knight Of Allen

29.2

OR: 20.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Handstands

28.2

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Resplendent Grey

26.8

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Patter Merchant

26.2

OR: 21 Form: 4.2 Odds: 1

25/1

Hyland

25.6

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Johnnywho

25.4

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Myretown

25.1

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Blow Your Wad

25.1

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Imperial Saint

24.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Search For Glory

24.4

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Stolen Silver

24.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

The Short Go

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Filanderer

20.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Margaret's Legacy

20.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Eyed

20.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Iroko	157	163	131
Handstands	155	163	137
Resplendent Grey	153	163	137
Jagwar	152	166	158
Blaze The Way	146	158	140
Johnnywho	146	163	151
Leave Of Absence	146	162	138
Konfusion	145	165	134
Search For Glory	145	163	144
Stolen Silver	145	—	109
Blow Your Wad	144	166	151
Imperial Saint	144	164	132
Hyland	143	164	137
Myretown	142	166	110
The Doyen Chief	142	159	150
Quebecois	139	160	153
The Short Go	138	158	142
Patter Merchant	134	160	129
Knight Of Allen	131	161	146
Filanderer	131	162	136
Margaret's Legacy	131	161	146
Eyed	131	154	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blow Your Wad	10d ago	Quick return
Stolen Silver	10d ago	Quick return
The Doyen Chief	17d ago	Fit
Quebecois	21d ago	Fit
Patter Merchant	23d ago	Fit
Myretown	24d ago	Fit
Knight Of Allen	31d ago	Fit
Leave Of Absence	31d ago	Fit
Blaze The Way	44d ago	Fit
Jagwar	45d ago	Fit
Search For Glory	47d ago	Fresh
Handstands	51d ago	Fresh
Resplendent Grey	51d ago	Fresh
Johnnywho	52d ago	Fresh
Imperial Saint	52d ago	Fresh
Konfusion	52d ago	Fresh
Eyed	52d ago	Fresh
Filanderer	53d ago	Fresh
Margaret's Legacy	53d ago	Fresh
Iroko	80d ago	Fresh
Hyland	80d ago	Fresh
The Short Go	88d ago	Fresh