Paul Townend's only handicap ride at Cheltenham is a 9/2 chance on Friday
2 hours ago
WINCANTON
14 February 2026
Saturday 14th February
Yellow underlined races have a myracing selection
BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 1m 7f 149y
- Going: Heavy
- Runners
- 7
- Type
- Chase Turf
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Cloudy
Selection
No myracing analysis available for this race
-
Get £40 In Free Bets When You Bet £10
New customer offer. Place a min £10 bet on Cheltenham on odds of min EVS (2.0), get 4x £10 in Free Bet Builders, Accumulators or multiples to use on any sport. Rewards valid for 30 days. Only deposits via Pay by Bank, Apple Pay or Debit Card will qualify. T&Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly. 18+ -
Get £60 in Free Bets When You Place A £20 Bet
New customers only. First single & E/W bet only. Odds of 1/1 or greater. 6 X £10 bet tokens. Free bet stakes not included in returns. Free bets for Horse Racing only. Free bets are non withdrawable. Free bets expire after 30 days. Eligibility restrictions and further T&Cs apply. #ad -
50/1 Teahupoo To Finish In The Top 3
New customers only. £5 minimum deposit. First £1 single bet only. 5 x £10 bet tokens. Free bets for horse racing multiples only. Free bet stakes not included in returns. Free bets are non-withdrawable. 7 Day free bet expiry. Eligibility restrictions. Further T&Cs apply.
Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (31%)
Went close at Exeter last month but he was disappointing when favourite at Hereford latest
27-223
Age: 8
Weight: 12-2
OR: 112
Days: 19
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 26 | Her Hereford | 16f Sft | 4HcCh | 11-6 t | 3/5 | Mon Champion (16L) | 13/8F | 114 | 111 |
| 9 Jan 26 | Exe Exeter | 17.5f GS | 4HcCh | 11-11 t | 2/11 | Bonza Boy (¾L) | 15/2 | 112 | 117 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 20f Sft | 4HcCh | 11-11 t | 2/7 | Noahsgreatrainbow (6L) | 13/2 | 112 | 114 |
| 28 Mar 25 | Fon Fontwell | 19.5f Gd | 2HcCh | 11-12 tp | 7/12 | Joe Cotton (19L) | 13/2 | 114 | 105 |
| 6 Mar 25 | Fon Fontwell | 19.5f Sft | 4HcCh | 11-8 tp | 2/6 | Diplomatic Ash (½L) | 7/2 | 113 | 114 |
| 11 Feb 25 | Lin Lingfield | 20f Hy | 4HcCh | 11-3 tp | 2/6 | Johnny Jump Up (10L) | 5/1 | 115 | 117 |
Consistent sort but he had a blip last time and he's never raced at shorter than 2m3f
-23327
Age: 8
Weight: 12-1
OR: 111
Days: 29
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 26 | Wdr Windsor | 22f Sft | 3HcCh | 10-10 v | 7/10 | Officer Of State (46L) | 11/2 | 112 | 77 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Wdr Windsor | 20f Gd | 3HcCh | 11-2 v | 2/7 | Toothless (2¾L) | 3/1 | 111 | 114 |
| 4 Dec 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 20f GS | 4HcCh | 10-9 v1 | 3/7 | Pilsdon Pen (1¾L) | 4/1 | 111 | 114 |
| 16 Nov 25 | Fon Fontwell | 19.5f GS | 4HcCh | 11-12 b | 3/4 | Just Over Land (4¼L) | 2/1J | 112 | 113 |
| 29 Oct 25 | Nab Newton Abbot | 21f GS | 4HcCh | 11-0 b | 2/11 | Royal Jewel (1½L) | 9/1 | 106 | 113 |
| 20 Apr 25 | Plu Plumpton | 20f Gd | 4HcCh | 11-3 b | 3/8 | Shakeyatailfeather (1¼L) | 5/1 | 105 | 113 |
Unexposed chaser who was a front-running second at Taunton last time; shortlisted
/P-642
Age: 7
Weight: 11-11
OR: 107
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 26 | Tau Taunton | 16f GS | 4HcCh | 11-11 p1 | 2/7 | Jaipaletemps (5½L) | 15/2 | 107 | 113 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Ban Bangor-on-Dee | 17.5f Hy | 4HcCh | 11-7 | 4/7 | Jour d'Evasion (35L) | 6/1 | 110 | 88 |
| 28 Oct 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 20f Sft | 4MdH | 11-4 | 6/12 | Kalkbrenner (20L) | 5/1 | - | 106 |
| 8 Nov 24 | Exe Exeter | 21.5f Gd | 3NvH | 11-0 | PU/5 | Skyjack Hijack () | 7/2 | - | - |
| 10 Feb 24 | Nby Newbury | 16.5f Hy | 3NvH | 11-2 | 3/13 | Making Headway (4L) | 17/2 | - | 105 |
| 13 Jan 24 | War Warwick | 16f Sft | 2NHF | 11-4 | 3/9 | Bill Joyce (4¼L) | 15/2 | - | 107 |
w2
Wind Op - Second run after wind operation
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Ran well for a long way at Uttoxeter in December and he's in the mix in new headgear
72-PP3
Age: 7
Weight: 11-9
OR: 105
Days: 57
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 20f Hy | 4HcCh | 10-6 p | 3/5 | Largy Force (8¾L) | 9/4 | 105 | 107 |
| 28 Oct 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 25.5f Sft | 4HcCh | 11-2 p1 | PU/13 | Holokea () | 22/1 | 108 | - |
| 5 Sep 25 | Wor Worcester | 23f Gd | 4HcCh | 11-3 | PU/7 | Almazhar Garde () | 8/1 | 113 | - |
| 31 Jan 25 | Lin Lingfield | 23f Sft | 4MdH | 11-4 | 2/7 | Pierrot Jaguen (4½L) | 125/1 | - | 109 |
| 25 Oct 24 | Chl Cheltenham | 20f Gd | 2NvH | 11-0 | 7/8 | Potters Charm (127L) | 50/1 | - | 16 |
| 27 Sep 24 | Wor Worcester | 20f Sft | 4MdH | 11-4 | 4/10 | Potters Charm (40L) | 14/1 | - | 83 |
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
On dangerous mark but he's been well held in last three runs; needs to get back on track
F-4885
Age: 9
Weight: 11-9
OR: 105
Days: 19
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 26 | Her Hereford | 16f Sft | 4HcCh | 11-8 | 5/5 | Mon Champion (20L) | 20/1 | 109 | 104 |
| 9 Jan 26 | Exe Exeter | 17.5f GS | 4HcCh | 11-13 | 8/11 | Bonza Boy (37L) | 100/1 | 114 | 83 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Her Hereford | 19.5f Sft | 3HcH | 10-6 | 8/8 | Came From Nowhere (53L) | 50/1 | 111 | 67 |
| 30 Nov 25 | Lei Leicester | 15.5f Sft | 4HcH | 12-0 | 4/8 | He's A Latchico (5¾L) | 16/1 | 113 | 111 |
| 18 Dec 24 | Lud Ludlow | 16f GS | 4HcCh | 11-9 | F/6 | Famoso () | 10/1 | 122 | - |
| 23 Nov 24 | Asc Ascot | 17f Gd | 2HcCh | 10-11 | PU/8 | Martator () | 40/1 | 123 | - |
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (30%)
Two chase wins in France but he's been well held in both runs for current yard
-14374
Age: 6
Weight: 11-8
OR: 104
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 26 | Tau Taunton | 16f GS | 4HcCh | 11-11 h1 | 4/7 | Jaipaletemps (18½L) | 15/2 | 107 | 104 |
| 23 Nov 25 | Exe Exeter | 19f GS | 4HcCh | 11-4 | 7/10 | Good Friday Fairy (21L) | 11/1 | 110 | 92 |
| 14 Jun 25 | Seg Segre | 19f Gd | Ch | 10-10 | 3/7 | Krazy Gege (8¾L) | - | - | |
| 1 Jun 25 | Lnd Landivisiau | 21f GS | Ch | 10-8 t | 4/6 | Kamondo (28L) | - | - | |
| 1 May 25 | Pch Pontchateau | 17f Gd | Ch | 10-2 | 1/9 | Altesseroyaletavel (12L) | - | - | |
| 7 Jul 24 | Pmp Pompadour | 17f Sft | H | 10-8 t | 4/11 | () | - | - |
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Won here (2m4f) on Boxing Day but he's not matched that in two runs since; new headgear
223133
Age: 10
Weight: 10-13
OR: 95
Days: 10
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 26 | Sed Sedgefield | 19.5f GS | 5HcCh | 11-5 p | 3/8 | Mersey Street (15½L) | 13/2 | 96 | 93 |
| 19 Jan 26 | Lin Lingfield | 20f Sft | 5HcCh | 11-3 p | 3/11 | Gwennie May Jem (16½L) | 8/1 | 96 | 94 |
| 26 Dec 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 20f GS | 4HcCh | 10-9 p | 1/6 | Mutley Crew (nse) | 9/1 | 94 | 101 |
| 27 Nov 25 | Tau Taunton | 18f GF | 5HcCh | 11-6 p | 3/8 | Chief O'Hara (10½L) | 3/1F | 96 | 101 |
| 20 Nov 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 20f Gd | 4HcCh | 10-7 p | 2/8 | Tapley (8L) | 10/1 | 96 | 101 |
| 6 Oct 25 | Str Stratford | 19.5f Gd | 5HcCh | 11-2 | 2/7 | Sleeping Satellite (1½L) | 11/2 | 95 | 101 |
Verdict
Preference is for Dan Skelton's unexposed chaser JACK BLACK, who found improvement when a front-running second at Taunton last month.
Jack Black
Betting Forecast:
5/2 Jack Black,
7/2 Royal Mer,
4/1 Better Off Alone,
9/2 Joe Cotton,
7/1 Raffles Hermes,
8/1 Begin The Luck,
16/1 Wewillgowithplanb
Relevant Tips
No tips currently available.
Top News
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026: Runners, riders, odds and free tips for Friday's big race
2 hours ago
Cheltenham Day 3 outsiders: 33/1, 28/1, 22/1 and 18/1 tips from under the radar
1 day ago
'Connections haven't been subtle' - Four horses to spoil the Irish party on Day 3
1 day ago
Willie Mullins is 5/6 in the Champion Bumper - He has five chances on Wednesday
2 days ago
