Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 12 March 2026

Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m4f127yds) 2m4½f New Good 17 fences

1st £64,300 2nd £29,562.50 3rd £14,787.50 4th £7,387.50 5th £3,700 6th £1,837.50 7th £925 8th £462.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Meetmebythesea (IRE) 9/1 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	6	1013	139	137	153	–
b g Watar (IRE) - Lake Wakatipu (Lake Coniston)
Led narrowly, headed and pressed leader 3rd, led again 10th, briefly headed 4 out, not fluent 2 out, clear with one other before last, ridden clear run-in (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding had benefitted from a step up in trip from 2m to 2m 4f and today's good, good to soft in places going, compared to the heavy, soft in places at Newbury last time) (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

2 4¾	1. Gold Dancer (FR) 25/1 Sean Cleary-Farrell ⁷ W P Mullins	Sean Cleary-Farrell ⁷ W P Mullins	7	115 t	152	145	161	–
b g Doctor Dino (FR) - Steel Dancer (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Prominent on outer, led narrowly 3rd, headed and pressed winner 10th, briefly led 4 out, went clear with winner before last, no extra run-in (op 33/1)

3 2¼ [7]	4. Regent's Stroll (IRE) 5/1J Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	7	115 h	145	136	152	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Pretty Puttens (IRE) (Snurge)
Taken down early, prominent on outer, pressed leaders 3 out, edged left and no extra before last (tchd 9/2)

4 6 [13]	6. King Alexander (IRE) 20/1 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	8	114	144	129	145	–
b g Mount Nelson - Pale Face (IRE) (High Chaparral)
In touch with leaders on inner, pushed along before 2 out, went fourth last, soon no extra (op 25/1)

5 2½ [15½]	8. Kiss Will (FR) 11/1 J J Slevin W P Mullins	J J Slevin W P Mullins	6	111	141	124	140	–
bz g Tunis (POL) - Vita Will (FR) (Dom Alco)
Midfield, steady headway on outer 3 out, hung left after 2 out, weakened last (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

6 2¾ [18¼]	3. Slade Steel (IRE) 5/1J Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	8	116 t	146	126	143	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Mariet (Dr Fong)
Prominent, weakened on turn before 2 out (op 6/1)

7 1½ [19¾]	16. The Bluesman (FR) 12/1 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	7	108 t	134	113	129	–
b g Crillon (FR) - Firmini (FR) (Mansonnien)
Midfield on inner, brief headway on inner before 2 out, no impression before last (op 10/1)

8 2¾ [22½]	10. Jordans Cross (IRE) 11/2 Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	6	110 t	140	116	131	–
b g Berkshire (IRE) - Mrs Jordan (IRE) (King's Theatre)
In rear, headway into midfield 3rd, weakened after 3 out (op 9/2)

9 shd [22½]	7. Wingmen (IRE) 9/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	8	112	142	118	132	–
b g Kayf Tara - Raise You Five (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Prominent, weakened before 2 out (op 10/1)

10 2½ [25]	13. Stencil 15/2 Jonathan Burke Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	Jonathan Burke Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	5	1011 h	139	110	125	–
b g Masar (IRE) - Fullofwonder (Mastercraftsman)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, never dangerous (op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

11 7½ [32½]	5. Ol Man Dingle (IRE) 40/1 Ricky Doyle Eoin Griffin	Ricky Doyle Eoin Griffin	7	115 tp¹	145	111	128	–
b g Ol' Man River (IRE) - Curragh Na Gold (IRE) (Gold Well)
In rear, bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 5th, never on terms (op 33/1)

12 1½ [34]	18. Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) 12/1 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball	6	106 1 t	132	96	113	–
b g Masked Marvel - Magic Saintfray (FR) (Pedro The Great)
Always behind (op 18/1)

13 nk [34½]	14. Western Knight (IRE) 20/1 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	7	1010 t	136	100	116	–
b g Westerner - Milford Maggie (IRE) (Milan)
Never better than midfield (op 25/1)

14 1¼ [35¾]	19. Dr Eggman (FR) 66/1 John Shinnick ³ W P Mullins	John Shinnick ³ W P Mullins	8	103 2	132	95	111	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Jahra (FR) (Enrique)
Towards rear throughout, finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his left-hind leg)

15 9 [44¾]	17. Where's My Jet (IRE) 25/1 Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	7	107	133	87	101	–
b g Jet Away - Katsca (IRE) (Oscar)
In rear, brief headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 33/1)

16 14 [58¾]	12. Intense Approach 80/1 Alex Harvey ³ John C McConnell	Alex Harvey ³ John C McConnell	7	108 p¹	137	76	95	–
ch g Jack Hobbs - Intense Tango (Mastercraftsman)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, bad mistake 10th, never on terms (op 66/1)

PU	20. Ben Solo (IRE) 33/1 Brian Hughes Rebecca Curtis	Brian Hughes Rebecca Curtis	7	106 5	132	–	–	–
b g Kingston Hill - Princess Leya (IRE) (Old Vic)
In rear, hit 3rd, weakened before 4 out, pulled up 2 out (op 25/1)

PU	9. Moon Rocket (IRE) 33/1 Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	6	110 w¹ t¹	140	–	–	–
br g Doyen (IRE) - Sea Rocket (IRE) (Shantou)
In rear, lost touch and pulled up before 13th (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 40/1 tchd 28/1)

18 ran Off time: 2:01:58 Winning time: 5m 10.84s (slow by 2.84s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Old Cowboy (self certificate, temperature), Sixmilebridge (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: John P McManus (Meetmebythesea) 1st breeder: Maurice Day
2nd owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Gold Dancer)
3rd owner: Ferguson, Mason, Hales, Hogarth & Vogt (Regent's Stroll)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2 £4.70 £2.10 Ex: £315.10 CSF: £224.08 Tricast: £1,283.03 Trifecta: £3,249.50

2:00 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2026

Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)