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| Grade 2, Cheltenham 13:20 £105,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus mares, 2m 179y, Class 1  |
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1 White Noise 40/1
2 Oldschool Outlaw 15/2
3 Place De La Nation 28/1
22 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1¼l, 1l
Time: 4m 3.59s (slow by 6.59s)
White Noise wins the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle 🏆
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) March 12, 2026
A 40-1 winner for Tom Bellamy, Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 👏 pic.twitter.com/VayqtaQmC9
Tom Bellamy enjoyed a breakthrough moment at the Cheltenham Festival as White Noise returned to winning ways with a bold front-running display.
A three-time winner earlier in the season, the mare had come up short in Grade Two company at Warwick last month, but rediscovered her best when it mattered most, producing a performance of real authority from the head of affairs.
Always prominent under Bellamy, the 40-1 chance dictated matters and sealed the contest with a fine leap at the final flight before galloping strongly up the hill. In doing so she provided Gold Cup-winning trainer Kim Bailey with a first Festival success in partnership with Mat Nicholls.
The latter said: “You’re going to have to give me a minute, I’m a bit excitable!
“She’s just improved all year long. We thought long and hard about whether we should come here or not and we just thought with it being on the New course it was a bit of a stiffer test for her.
“Tom was absolutely brilliant on her at the start. It’s a shame the starts this week have been a bit of a shambles, but Tom Bellamy at the start there was an absolute genius – he has somehow managed to get to the front and I still don’t really know how he did it.
“I thought she’d run well – I thought she might get in the first six, I can’t say I thought she’d win.”
Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
(Registered as the Dawn Run Novices' Hurdle)
Grade 2, £105,000 guaranteed, 4yo+ mares, 2m 179y, Class 1
22 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
White Noise
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | Jockey: Tom Bellamy
SP: 40/1
Oldschool Outlaw
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Gordon Elliott | Jockey: Mark Walsh
SP: 15/2
Place De La Nation
Age: 5 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: W P Mullins | Jockey: Danny Gilligan
SP: 28/1
Charme De Faust
Age: 4 | Wgt: 10-8
Trainer: W P Mullins | Jockey: Danny Mullins
SP: 28/1
Jackie Hobbs
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Harry Derham | Jockey: Paul O'Brien
SP: 66/1
Diamond Du Berlais
Age: 5 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: W P Mullins | Jockey: Mr P W Mullins
SP: 33/1
Manganese
Age: 4 | Wgt: 10-8
Trainer: Max Comley | Jockey: David Bass
SP: 33/1
Kingston Queen
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: David Pipe | Jockey: Jack Tudor
SP: 16/1
Al Fonce
Age: 5 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm | Jockey: Jordan Gainford
SP: 200/1
Echoing Silence
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead | Jockey: Darragh O'Keeffe
SP: 12/1
Blue Velvet
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: W P Mullins | Jockey: Sean O'Keeffe
SP: 80/1
Carrigmoornaspruce
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Declan Queally | Jockey: James Bowen
SP: 9/1
Full Of Life
Age: 7 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead | Jockey: Mike O'Connor
SP: 50/1
La Conquiere
Age: 7 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Jamie Snowden | Jockey: Gavin Sheehan
SP: 10/1
Amen Kate
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Thomas Cooper | Jockey: Jack Kennedy
SP: 33/1
Bambino Fever
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: W P Mullins | Jockey: Paul Townend
SP: EvensF
Scavengers Reign
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: James Owen | Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
SP: 300/1
Mille Et Une Vies
Age: 4 | Wgt: 10-8
Trainer: Dan Skelton | Jockey: Harry Skelton
SP: 25/1
Chosen Comrade
Age: 5 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Peter Fahey | Jockey: Donagh Meyler
SP: 150/1
Louve D'Irlande
Age: 5 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Paul Nolan | Jockey: Conor Stone-Walsh
SP: 200/1
St Irene
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: Nick Scholfield | Jockey: Jack Quinlan
SP: 100/1
Future Prospect
Age: 6 | Wgt: 11-4
Trainer: W P Mullins | Jockey: Harry Cobden
SP: 16/1
Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Past Results
Year Winner Age/Wt Owner Trainer Jockey SP Ran
2025 Air Of Entitlement 6 11-4 Robcour Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 16/1 23
2024 Golden Ace 6 11-02 I F Gosden Jeremy Scott Lorcan Williams 10/1 8
2023 You Wear It Well 6 11-07 Sir Chips Keswick Jamie Snowden Gavin Sheehan 16/1 21
2022 Love Envoi 6 11-07 Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates Harry Fry Jonathan Burke 15/2 19
2021 Telmesomethinggirl 6 11-02 Kenneth Alexander Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 5/1 15
2020 Concertista 6-11-02 Simon Munir & Isaac Souede W P Mullins Daryl Jacob 9/2 22
2019 Eglantine du Seuil 5-11-02 Sullivan Bloodstock Limited Willie Mullins IRE Noel Fehily 50/1 22
2019-WINNER- DU SEUIL 5-11-02 Owner-Sullivan Bloodstock Limited; Trainer-Willie Mullins IRE; Jockey-Noel Fehily; SP-50/1
2ND-Concertista 5-11-02 Owner-Simon Munir & Isaac Souede; Trainer-Willie Mulllins IRE; Jockey-Danny Mullins; SP-66/1
3RD-Tintangle 6-11-05 Owner-Gigginstown House Stud; Trainer-Willie Mullins IRE; Jockey-Jack Kennedy; SP-40/1
22 ran, Time- 4m 51.09s, Dist-sh, 1¾ 15/8 Fav Epatante (9th)
2018-WINNER-LAURINA 5-11-07 Owner-Sullivan Bloodstock Limited; Trainer-Willie Mullins IRE; Jockey-Paul Townend; SP-4/7 Fav
2ND-Cap Soleil 5-11-07 Owner-Mrs S A Noott; Trainer-Fergal O’Brien; Jockey-Paddy Brennan; SP-10/1
3RD-Champayne Lady 6-11-02 Owner-Rory Connell; Trainer-Alan Fleming IRE; Jockey-Denis O’Regan; SP-80/1
14 ran, Time-4m 15.40s, Dist-18, sh
2017-WINNER-LET’S DANCE 5-11-07 Owner-Susannah Ricci; Trainer-Willie Mullins IRE; Jockey-Ruby Walsh; SP-11/8 Fav
2ND-Barra 6-11-02 Owner-Gigginstown House Stud; Trainer-Gordon Elliott IRE; Jockey-Bryan Cooper; SP-12/1
3RD-Dusky Legend 7-11-05 Owner-Richard & Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes; Trainer-Alan King; Jockey-Wayne Hutchinson; SP-20/1
16 ran, Time-4m 2.00s, Dist-2¾, nk
2016-WINNER-LIMINI 5-11-07 Owner-Susannah Ricci; Trainer-Willie Mullins IRE; Jockey-Ruby Walsh; SP-8/11 Fav
2ND-Dusky Legend 6-11-02 Owner-Richard & Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes; Trainer-Alan King; Jockey-Wayne Hutchinson; SP-50/1
3RD-Bloody Mary 5-11-07 Owner-J P McManus; Trainer-Nicky Henderson; Jockey-Barry Geraghty; SP-7/1
16 ran, Time-3m 58.00s, Dist-4½, 2½
