Result · Cheltenham · Thursday 1 January 2026

3:40 Cheltenham result: Solly's Gold wins the 18-24 Get Your Racepass 'Junior' NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race)

Listed2m179y nh flatGoing Good16 ranTime 3m 59.41sWinner's prize £14,860
Solly's Gold silks
Winner

Solly's Gold (IRE)

4yo gelding · 11-0
Jockey Sean Bowen · Trainer James Owen
Owner Value Racing Sollys Gold · By Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Miss Mcgoldrick (IRE)

9/4Starting price

Favourite Solly's Gold won the 3:40 at Cheltenham on Thursday 1 January 2026, beating Garrincha by 2½ lengths. Ridden by Sean Bowen for trainer James Owen, the four-year-old was sent off at 9/4 and covered the 2m179y on good ground in 3m 59.41s. Bailly's Comet was a further 1½ lengths back in third at 13/2.

3:40 Cheltenham full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Solly's Gold silks
Solly's Gold (IRE) 4yo · 11-0
 Sean Bowen James Owen — 9/4FAV —
2
Garrincha silks
Garrincha (FR) 4yo · 11-0
 Robert Dunne Jonjo & A J O'Neill 2½ l 28/1 —
3
Bailly's Comet silks
Bailly's Comet (GB) 4yo · 11-0
 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball 1½ l 13/2 —
4
Ivor Bear silks
Ivor Bear (IRE) 4yo · 11-0
 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 1½ l 18/1 —
5
Molly's Lad silks
Molly's Lad (GB) 4yo · 11-0
 Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien 3¾ l 5/1 —
6
Crack Ops silks
Crack Ops (GB) 4yo · 11-0
 Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero ½ l 7/1 —
7
Crest of Arms silks
Crest of Arms (GB) 4yo · 11-0
 Harry Skelton Anthony Honeyball 2½ l 28/1 —
8
Faithful Guardian silks
 Tom Bellamy Alan King 13 l 16/1 —
9
Champ Kabai silks
Champ Kabai (GB) 4yo · 11-0
 Ben Godfrey Anthony Honeyball 1½ l 25/1 —
10
Don't Rein Me In silks
 Bryan Carver Chris Honour 19 l 33/1 —
11
Pureis King silks
Pureis King (FR) 4yo · 11-0
 James Bowen Faye Bramley ½ l 25/1 —
12
Mariole silks
Mariole (FR) 4yo · 11-0
 David Bass Nicky Henderson 25 l 7/1 —
13
Maestrow silks
Maestrow (GB) 4yo · 11-0
 Ben Jones Ben Pauling 2¼ l 25/1 —
14
Roximan silks
Roximan (FR) 4yo · 11-0
 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls ½ l 14/1 —
15
Berkshire Woody silks
 Dylan Johnston Rebecca Curtis 18 l 28/1 —
16
Marvelous Dragones silks
Marvelous Dragones (FR) 4yo · 10-7 · t
 Jack Quinlan Amy Murphy 13 l 33/1 —

Cheltenham 3:40 returns

Tote win£3.25Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.90 £8 £2.30Per £1 stake
Exacta£104.301st and 2nd in order
CSF£87.28Computer straight forecast
Trifecta£749.301st, 2nd and 3rd in order

3:40 Cheltenham result: FAQs

Who won the 3:40 at Cheltenham on Thursday 1 January 2026?

Solly's Gold, ridden by Sean Bowen and trained by James Owen, at a starting price of 9/4.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. Solly's Gold won as the 9/4 favourite.

What was the winning time?

3m 59.41s over 2m179y on good ground.

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