Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

16:00

Date 2026-03-10

Distance 2m87y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £262,078

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.8°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	Lossiemouth Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	157	p	11-112	159	171	162	37d	—	—	+3	38.7	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Prolific and very talented mare; record of 4-4 at Cheltenham includes three Festival wins
4	The New Lion Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	111-F1	159	163	39	45d	—	—	+10	34.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won the Turners last year and Cheltenham Grade 2 latest start; unbeaten in completed runs
7	Brighterdaysahead Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	14-321	160	173	166	37d	—	—	+18	31.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Leading player provided the form of her Irish Champion win is transferred to Cheltenham
8	Golden Ace Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	157	—	1-2212	152	165	150	74d	—	—	+28	34.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Fortuitous winner of this race last year; may require further luck to retain her crown
3	Poniros Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	1-23	154	160	148	37d	—	—	+29	34.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Landed the Triumph last year on hurdles debut; open to further improvement back here
1	Alexei Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	164	t	-21131	148	157	145	24d	—	—	+43	46.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Impressive in major handicap over C&D in November; won the Kingwell last time; progressive
5	Tutti Quanti Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	61-611	151	159	135	31d	—	—	+23	26.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Improving; thoroughly dominant off top weight in major handicap at Newbury last time
2	Anzadam Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	ht	11-244	157	163	147	37d	—	—	+24	27.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has lost his unbeaten record since upped to Grade 1 level but a bigger effort is possible
6	Workahead Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	310-42	148	153	134	24d	—	—	+24	24.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Grade 3 runner-up last time; faces stiffer task and competition for the lead in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lossiemouth	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
The New Lion	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4	5/2
Brighterdaysahead	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Golden Ace	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Poniros	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Alexei	25/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Tutti Quanti	28/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Anzadam	28/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Workahead	100/1	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Alexei

46.7

OR: 24.5 Form: 21.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

2nd

Lossiemouth

38.7

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

The New Lion

34.5

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Golden Ace

34.4

OR: 25.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Poniros

34.4

OR: 26 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Brighterdaysahead

31.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Anzadam

27.7

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Tutti Quanti

26.3

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Workahead

24.9

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brighterdaysahead	160	173	166
Lossiemouth	159	171	162
The New Lion	159	163	39
Anzadam	157	163	147
Poniros	154	160	148
Golden Ace	152	165	150
Tutti Quanti	151	159	135
Alexei	148	157	145
Workahead	148	153	134

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alexei	24d ago	Fit
Workahead	24d ago	Fit
Tutti Quanti	31d ago	Fit
Lossiemouth	37d ago	Fit
Brighterdaysahead	37d ago	Fit
Poniros	37d ago	Fit
Anzadam	37d ago	Fit
The New Lion	45d ago	Fit
Golden Ace	74d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tutti Quanti	Front Runner
Alexei	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.