Result · Cheltenham · Tuesday 10 March 2026

4:40 Cheltenham result: Madara wins the Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Class 12m4f chaseGoing Good To Soft23 ranTime 5m 3.02sWinner's prize £84,405
Madara silks
Winner

Madara (FR)

7yo gelding · 11-0 · cheekpieces
Jockey Harry Skelton · Trainer Dan Skelton
Owner Bryan Drew And Friends · By Doctor Dino (FR) out of Becquascenthe (FR)

3/1Starting price

Favourite Madara won the 4:40 at Cheltenham on Tuesday 10 March 2026, beating Will The Wise by 7½ lengths. Ridden by Harry Skelton for trainer Dan Skelton, the seven-year-old was sent off at 3/1 and covered the 2m4f on good to soft ground in 5m 3.02s. Moon D'orange was a further 1¾ lengths back in third at 25/1. Non-finishers: Guard Your Dreams (brought down), Booster Bob (fell), Embittered (pulled up), Yes Indeed (pulled up), Grandeur D'ame (pulled up), Down Memory Lane (pulled up).

4:40 Cheltenham full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Madara silks
Madara (FR) 7yo · 11-0 · p
 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton — 3/1FAV 140
2
Will The Wise silks
Will The Wise (IRE) 7yo · 10-13 · t
 Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell 7½ l 10/1 139
3
Moon D'orange silks
Moon D'orange (FR) 8yo · 9-13 · v · claim 3lb
 Callum Pritchard John C McConnell 1¾ l 25/1 125
4
Downmexicoway silks
Downmexicoway (IRE) 7yo · 11-5
 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 1¼ l 9/1 145
5
Zurich silks
Zurich (FR) 7yo · 10-8
 Brian Hayes Henry De Bromhead 3¼ l 10/1 134
6
O'moore Park silks
O'moore Park (IRE) 9yo · 11-1 · t
 Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins l 22/1 141
7
Mclaurey silks
Mclaurey (IRE) 7yo · 10-7
 Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins l 5/1 133
8
Western Zephyr silks
Western Zephyr (IRE) 9yo · 10-1 · p · claim 5lb
 Shane Fenelon Mickey Bowen 3 l 50/1 132
9
Boombawn silks
Boombawn (IRE) 9yo · 11-7
 Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton ¾ l 80/1 147
10
Midnight It Is silks
Midnight It Is (GB) 10yo · 10-9
 Sean Flanagan Gavin Cromwell 1½ l 40/1 135
11
Riskintheground silks
Riskintheground (IRE) 9yo · 10-11 · t
 Charlie Todd Dan Skelton 4 l 80/1 137
12
Peaky Boy silks
Peaky Boy (IRE) 8yo · 10-13 · p
 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill 4¼ l 25/1 139
13
Jipcot silks
Jipcot (FR) 7yo · 10-7 · t
 Kielan Woods Jonjo & A J O'Neill 2¼ l 14/1 133
14
Dee Capo silks
Dee Capo (FR) 7yo · 12-0
 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott 2 l 33/1 154
15
Theatre Native silks
Theatre Native (IRE) 8yo · 10-7 · h
 Mike O'Connor Henry De Bromhead ¾ l 50/1 133
16
Jungle Boogie silks
Jungle Boogie (IRE) 12yo · 11-8
 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 1¼ l 66/1 148
17
No Questions Asked silks
 Ben Jones Ben Pauling ¼ l 9/1 149
BD
Guard Your Dreams silks
Guard Your Dreams (GB) 10yo · 11-1 · t · Brought down
 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies — 20/1 141
F
Booster Bob silks
Booster Bob (IRE) 8yo · 11-0 · Fell
 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy — 10/1 140
PU
Embittered silks
Embittered (IRE) 12yo · 9-13 · tb · claim 5lb · Pulled up
 Paddy Hanlon Syd Hosie — 150/1 130
PU
Yes Indeed silks
Yes Indeed (FR) 9yo · 9-11 · claim 5lb · Pulled up
 Freddie Keighley Martin Keighley — 66/1 123
PU
Grandeur D'ame silks
Grandeur D'ame (FR) 10yo · 10-5 · Pulled up
 Tom Bellamy Alan King — 66/1 131
PU
Down Memory Lane silks
Down Memory Lane (IRE) 8yo · 11-12 · Pulled up
 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott — 11/2 152

Cheltenham 4:40 returns

Tote win£4.10Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.60 £2.90 £4.80Per £1 stake
Exacta£71.201st and 2nd in order
CSF£35.44Computer straight forecast
Tricast£720.621st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£1268.901st, 2nd and 3rd in order

4:40 Cheltenham result: FAQs

Who won the 4:40 at Cheltenham on Tuesday 10 March 2026?

Madara, ridden by Harry Skelton and trained by Dan Skelton, at a starting price of 3/1.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. Madara won as the 3/1 favourite.

What was the winning time?

5m 3.02s over 2m4f on good to soft ground.

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