Result · Cheltenham · Thursday 12 March 2026

4:00 Cheltenham result: Heart Wood wins the Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Grade 12m5f chaseGoing Good7 ranTime 5m 7.34sWinner's prize £211,425

Winner

8yo gelding · 11-10
Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe · Trainer Henry De Bromhead
Owner Robcour · By Choeur Du Nord (FR) out of Miss Nikita (FR)

9/2Starting price

Heart Wood won the 4:00 at Cheltenham on Thursday 12 March 2026, beating the 2/1 favourite Jonbon by 10 lengths. Ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe for trainer Henry De Bromhead, the eight-year-old was sent off at 9/2 and covered the 2m5f on good ground in 5m 7.34s. Banbridge was a further 2 lengths back in third at 3/1. Non-finishers: Impaire Et Passe (pulled up). Croke Park (self certificate, bruised foot), Fact To File (unsuitable ground) were non-runners.

4:00 Cheltenham full result: finishing order and SPs

Pos	Horse	Jockey / trainer	Btn	SP	OR
1	Heart Wood (FR) 8yo · 11-10	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	—	9/2	160
2	Jonbon (FR) 10yo · 11-10 · p	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	10 l	2/1FAV	166
3	Banbridge (IRE) 10yo · 11-10 · v	Sean Bowen Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2 l	3/1	167
4	Jpr One (IRE) 9yo · 11-10 · tp	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	4½ l	18/1	160
5	Matata (IRE) 8yo · 11-10	J J Slevin Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	18 l	18/1	160
6	Master Chewy (IRE) 9yo · 11-10	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	49 l	50/1	154
PU	Impaire Et Passe (FR) 8yo · 11-10 · p · Pulled up	Paul Townend W P Mullins	—	10/3	160

Non-runners: Croke Park (self certificate, bruised foot), Fact To File (unsuitable ground)

Cheltenham 4:00 returns

Tote win£5.50Per £1 stake

Tote place£2.10 £1.70Per £1 stake

Exacta£11.901st and 2nd in order

CSF£13.98Computer straight forecast

Tricast£29.881st, 2nd and 3rd in order

Trifecta£351st, 2nd and 3rd in order

4:00 Cheltenham result: FAQs

Who won the 4:00 at Cheltenham on Thursday 12 March 2026?

Heart Wood, ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe and trained by Henry De Bromhead, at a starting price of 9/2.

Did the favourite win?

No. Jonbon, the 2/1 favourite, finished second, 10 lengths behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

5m 7.34s over 2m5f on good ground.

Were there any non-runners?

Yes: Croke Park (self certificate, bruised foot), Fact To File (unsuitable ground). Bets on a non-runner are refunded, and a Rule 4 deduction may apply to winning bets placed before the withdrawal.

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