Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

16:00

Date 2026-03-13

Distance 3m2f70y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £351,688

Weather Overcast

Temp 5.5°C

Wind 11mph SW

Rain 73%

Winning Time 6m 39.02s (fast by 10.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gaelic Warrior (GER) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	11/4J	Won
2nd	Jango Baie (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	11/4J	8
3rd	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) Mark Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	11/1	2
4th	Grey Dawning (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	16/1	6.5
5th	L'Homme Presse (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	40/1	9
6th	Firefox (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	25/1	.75
7th	Gold Tweet (FR) Clement Lefebvre · Gabriel Leenders	100/1	1.25
8th	The Jukebox Man (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	7/2	3.75
9th	Envoi Allen (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	33/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Haiti Couleurs (FR) Sean Bowen · Rebecca Curtis	6/1

Runners (11)

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
3	Gaelic Warrior Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	ht	11-132	170	178	167	39d	—	—	+13	37.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
String of excellent performances since Grade 1 Bowl win at Aintree last April; respected
8	Jango Baie Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	213-14	167	177	164	77d	—	—	+16	35	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Very close 4th in King George thriller and may well improve again for today's stiffer test
11	The Jukebox Man Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	164	—	/11-11	168	178	164	77d	—	—	+17	34.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Rallied for narrow win in breathtaking King George; 4-4 over fences and he's a key player
6	Haiti Couleurs Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	164	—	1-1P11	166	172	162	34d	—	—	+28	39.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Highly progressive 9yo who should prove well suited to the demands of today's race
7	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	164	tp	41-59F	170	181	110	39d	—	—	+24	32.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Disappointing this season but won this by 6l last year; attracted market support last week
5	Grey Dawning Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	P12-13	166	176	131	48d	—	—	+25	30.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won Grade 1 Betfair Chase at Haydock in November but may just lack the required class
2	Firefox Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	t	62-124	160	167	158	39d	—	—	+25	28.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
14l 4th in Irish Gold Cup; he'll be doing very well if he betters that finishing position
1	Envoi Allen Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	t	/1U3-1	162	168	154	132d	—	—	+36	38.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Three Cheltenham Festival wins but now 12 and today's task is likely to prove beyond him
9	L'Homme Presse Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	1P-222	164	172	153	34d	—	—	+27	29.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
3-time course winner; runner-up on his three starts this term; this 11yo is up against it
4	Gold Tweet Bay J:Clement Lefebvre T:Gabriel Leenders	J:Clement Lefebvre T:Gabriel Leenders	164	t	-26525	144	153	-	20d	—	—	+27	28.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Runner-up in French Grade 1 in November but this French raider would be a shock winner
NR	Spillane's Tower Bay J:TBC T:James Joseph Mangan	J: T:James Joseph Mangan	164	—	5-2931	164	170	114	48d	—	—	—	28.5	—	—
Won the Grade 2 Cotswold Chase here in January but needs an even bigger performance today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gaelic Warrior	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
Jango Baie	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
The Jukebox Man	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2
Haiti Couleurs	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Inothewayurthinkin	9/1	8/1	17/2	9/1	9/1
Grey Dawning	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Firefox	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Envoi Allen	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
L'Homme Presse	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Gold Tweet	125/1	80/1	100/1	100/1	80/1
Spillane's Tower	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Haiti Couleurs

39.3

OR: 29 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Envoi Allen

38.9

OR: 28 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

33/1

3rd

Gaelic Warrior

37.3

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Jango Baie

OR: 29.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

The Jukebox Man

34.5

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Inothewayurthinkin

32.5

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Grey Dawning

30.4

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

L'Homme Presse

29.2

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Firefox

28.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Spillane's Tower

28.5

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Gold Tweet

28.3

OR: 23.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gaelic Warrior	170	178	167
Inothewayurthinkin	170	181	110
The Jukebox Man	168	178	164
Jango Baie	167	177	164
Haiti Couleurs	166	172	162
Grey Dawning	166	176	131
L'Homme Presse	164	172	153
Spillane's Tower	164	170	114
Envoi Allen	162	168	154
Firefox	160	167	158
Gold Tweet	144	153	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gold Tweet	20d ago	Fit
Haiti Couleurs	34d ago	Fit
L'Homme Presse	34d ago	Fit
Gaelic Warrior	39d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	39d ago	Fit
Firefox	39d ago	Fit
Grey Dawning	48d ago	Fresh
Spillane's Tower	48d ago	Fresh
Jango Baie	77d ago	Fresh
The Jukebox Man	77d ago	Fresh
Envoi Allen	132d ago	Long break