Cheltenham Competition Rules and Leaderboard

[Nathan Hughes]

Everyone is welcome to partake.
Please read rules as you can miss out on extra points

The competition will run from 13th until 16th March

PRIZE

None as yet, Cormack usually comes up trumps failing that the pride of being TRF Cheltenham King or Queen 2018 will suffice

RULES

You select 1 horse in each race over the course of the meeting
In one race per day you can select 2 horses
You may chose 1 nap per day (please make clear)
NAP selections score double for WIN ONLY
You can pick a next best (NB) as a reserve for your Nap in case of being a non runner
If Nap is a N/R and your NB is a non runner the reserve of your Nap will become the Nap. (no reserve no nap)
Entries have to be in before first race of each day, if for whatever reason you are late post your entries still for later races which will be accepted but you will get hit with 20% point deduction for that day
Strictly no Edits after the off time of 1st race, all points on that day will be deducted
You may included as many reserves as you like but cannot add any after the time of the first race

SELECTIONS

I will post up threads for selections nearer the time.
Just post selections on those threads

SCORING

In all races of up to 4 runners – only the winner scores
In all races of 5, 6 or 7 runners – the first two score
In all races of 8 to 15 runners – the first three score
In all races of 16 to 21 runners – the first four score
In all races of 22 or more runners – the first five score

*please note these places are for both handicap and no handicap

POINTS SCORING (SP’s)

1/2 or shorter – 1st: 2 pts – 2nd: 1 pt – 3rd: 1 pt – 4th: 0 pts

8/15 to 10/11 – 1st: 4 pts – 2nd: 2 pts – 3rd: 1 pt – 4th: 1 pt

Evens to 2/1 – 1st: 8 pts – 2nd: 4 pts – 3rd: 3 pts – 4th: 2 pt

9/4 to 4/1 – 1st: 14 pts – 2nd: 6 pts – 3rd: 4 pts – 4th: 3 pts – 5th: 1 pt

9/2 to 15/2 – 1st: 17 pts – 2nd: 8 pts – 3rd: 6 pts – 4th: 4 pts – 5th: 2 pts

8/1 to 11/1- 1st: 22 pts – 2nd: 10 pts – 3rd: 8 pts – 4th: 6 pts – 5th: 3 pts

12/1 to 20/1- 1st: 27 pts – 2nd: 14 pts – 3rd: 10 pts – 4th: 8 pts – 5th: 4 pts

21/1 to 25/1 – 1st: 32 pts – 2nd: 16 pts – 3rd: 12 pts – 4th: 10 pts – 5th: 5 pts

26/1 to 32/1 – 1st: 40 pts – 2nd: 18 pts – 3rd: 14 pts – 4th: 12 pts – 5th: 6 pts

33/1 & above – 1st: 50 pts – 2nd: 20 pts – 3rd: 16 pts – 4th: 14 pts – 5th: 7 pts

**IN THE EVENT OF A DEAD HEAT FULL POINTS WILL AWARDED TO BOTH (OR MORE) HORSES**

MISTAKES

I do have a little brain but
Please check your own scores, whilst every attempt is made to get scores 100% accurate mistakes do take place from time to time, please bring to my attention as soon as possible any differences between my scoring and your own. Thanks

WINNER

will be the person with the highest score of the 4 days combined will be the winner. In the event of a tie the winner will be the person between the tied competitors with the highest score for any individual day. If still tied highest winning NAP between those tied.

In the case of disputes my decision will be final

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Nathan Hughes]

Some good scores on day 1, well done those at the top end
please check your scores and let me know asap if any mistakes

day 1 – competitor

77 – Chestnut
67 – 007canfordcliffs
64 – RedRum77
63 – Pat123
60 – Goldie
57 – Marginal Value
56 – Mrs Raymo
53 – Silent Assassins
53 – Quelle Farce
52 – Triptych
49 – Hot Fuss
47 – goodfellow
47 – Seven Towers
46 – Venjee
46 – Carryonkatie
45 – dfward
41 – BigG
39 – jbale
39 – bob rolf
39 – Fantastic Fair Along
36 – Kevcal
36 – robnorth
34 – Tonge
32 – Venture to Cognac
32 – BeauRanger
29 – Shotta Sheriff
29 – Peter .h
27 – Gladiateur
22 – raymo61
21 – Michael Walsh
17 – Middle of March
17 – Grundy
17 – The Krypton Factor
13 – PigsinBlankets
13 – Steve75
13 – Wyldesyde
12 – greenasgrass
10 – Chivers1987
10 – CharlesOlney
08 – aaronizneez
05 – Nathan Hughes
04 – Mickeyjp
04 – Jasonm1888

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Nathan Hughes]

Leaderboard update will be done sometime tomorrow morning.

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Nathan Hughes]

over – day 2 – day 1 – competitor

139 – 62 – 77 – Chestnut
126 – 73 – 53 – Quelle Farce
120 – 53 – 67 – 007canfordcliffs
103 – 40 – 63 – Pat123
93 – 29 – 64 – RedRum77
92 – 45 – 47 – goodfellow
88 – 32 – 56 – Mrs Raymo
86 – 26 – 60 – Goldie
81 – 24 – 57 – Marginal Value
80 – 44 – 36 – robnorth
78 – 25 – 53 – Silent Assassins
78 – 26 – 52 – Triptych
74 – 28 – 46 – Carryonkatie
74 – 28 – 46 – Venjee
73 – 34 – 39 – Fantastic Fair Along
70 – 36 – 34 – Tonge
70 – 38 – 32 – Venture to Cognac
67 – 20 – 47 – Seven Towers
67 – 22 – 45 – dfward
66 – 27 – 39 – bob rolf
66 – 30 – 36 – Kevcal
65 – 53 – 12 – greenasgrass
65 – 16 – 49 – Hot Fuss
65 – 24 – 41 – BigG
61 – 44 – 17 – Grundy
59 – 32 – 27 – Gladiateur
59 – 30 – 29 – Shotta Sheriff
53 – 24 – 29 – Peter .h
51 – 12 – 39 – jbale
49 – 28 – 21 – Michael Walsh
46 – 24 – 22 – raymo61
46 – 29 – 17 – The Krypton Factor
45 – 40 – 05 – Nathan Hughes
43 – 30 – 13 – PigsinBlankets
41 – 24 – 17 – Middle of March
40 – 30 – 10 – CharlesOlney
39 – 26 – 13 – Steve75
36 – 26 – 10 – Chivers1987
36 – 04 – 32 – BeauRanger
30 – 22 – 08 – aaronizneez
25 – 12 – 13 – Wyldesyde
23 – 19 – 04 – Jasonm1888
04 – xx – 04 – Mickeyjp

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Nathan Hughes]

over – day 3 – day 2 – day 1 – competitor

213 – 74 – 62 – 77 – Chestnut
162 – 36 – 73 – 53 – Quelle Farce
159 – 39 – 53 – 67 – 007canfordcliffs
145 – 42 – 40 – 63 – Pat123
142 – 77 – 16 – 49 – Hot Fuss
123 – 64 – 30 – 29 – Shotta Sheriff
121 – 33 – 32 – 56 – Mrs Raymo
121 – 29 – 45 – 47 – goodfellow
118 – 32 – 26 – 60 – Goldie
117 – 24 – 29 – 64 – RedRum77
116 – 42 – 28 – 46 – Venjee
111 – 45 – 27 – 39 – bob rolf
108 – 43 – 24 – 41 – BigG
105 – 32 – 34 – 39 – Fantastic Fair Along
103 – 33 – 36 – 34 – Tonge
99 – 40 – 32 – 27 – Gladiateur
99 – 60 – 26 – 13 – Steve75
94 – 16 – 26 – 52 – Triptych
92 – 22 – 38 – 32 – Venture to Cognac
89 – 22 – 22 – 45 – dfward
88 – 22 – 30 – 36 – Kevcal
88 – 08 – 44 – 36 – robnorth
87 – 62 – 12 – 13 – Wyldesyde
84 – 10 – 28 – 46 – Carryonkatie
83 – 18 – 53 – 12 – greenasgrass
83 – 30 – 24 – 29 – Peter .h
81 – 00 – 24 – 57 – Marginal Value
80 – 02 – 25 – 53 – Silent Assassins
80 – 44 – 26 – 10 – Chivers1987
78 – 33 – 40 – 05 – Nathan Hughes
74 – 31 – 30 – 13 – PigsinBlankets
71 – 41 – 22 – 08 – aaronizneez
70 – 24 – 24 – 22 – raymo61
67 – 00 – 20 – 47 – Seven Towers
65 – 16 – 28 – 21 – Michael Walsh
61 – xx – 44 – 17 – Grundy
61 – 10 – 12 – 39 – jbale
60 – 14 – 29 – 17 – The Krypton Factor
49 – 08 – 24 – 17 – Middle of March
56 – 16 – 30 – 10 – CharlesOlney
56 – 20 – 04 – 32 – BeauRanger
23 – xx – 19 – 04 – Jasonm1888
04 – xx – xx – 04 – Mickeyjp

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Nathan Hughes]

Well done Chestnut the champion of Cheltenham 2018…….

Final Table

over – day 4 – day 3 – day 2 – day 1 – competitor

219 – 06 – 74 – 62 – 77 – Chestnut
203 – 44 – 39 – 53 – 67 – 007canfordcliffs
194 – 52 – 77 – 16 – 49 – Hot Fuss
190 – 28 – 36 – 73 – 53 – Quelle Farce
188 – 67 – 33 – 32 – 56 – Mrs Raymo
158 – 13 – 42 – 40 – 63 – Pat123
157 – 46 – 45 – 27 – 39 – bob rolf
157 – 34 – 64 – 30 – 29 – Shotta Sheriff
153 – 48 – 32 – 34 – 39 – Fantastic Fair Along
142 – 54 – 08 – 44 – 36 – robnorth
142 – 26 – 42 – 28 – 46 – Venjee
141 – 49 – 22 – 38 – 32 – Venture to Cognac
140 – 23 – 24 – 29 – 64 – RedRum77
138 – 17 – 29 – 45 – 47 – goodfellow
130 – 31 – 60 – 26 – 13 – Steve75
128 – 10 – 32 – 26 – 60 – Goldie
125 – 17 – 43 – 24 – 41 – BigG
117 – 50 – 00 – 20 – 47 – Seven Towers
116 – 60 – 20 – 04 – 32 – BeauRanger
115 – 55 – 14 – 29 – 17 – The Krypton Factor
114 – 34 – 44 – 26 – 10 – Chivers1987
111 – 12 – 40 – 32 – 27 – Gladiateur
111 – 55 – 16 – 30 – 10 – CharlesOlney
110 – 22 – 22 – 30 – 36 – Kevcal
110 – 32 – 33 – 40 – 05 – Nathan Hughes
106 – 03 – 33 – 36 – 34 – Tonge
105 – 22 – 30 – 24 – 29 – Peter .h
100 – 06 – 16 – 26 – 52 – Triptych
96 – 07 – 22 – 22 – 45 – dfward
96 – 26 – 24 – 24 – 22 – raymo61
95 – 14 – 00 – 24 – 57 – Marginal Value
95 – 24 – 41 – 22 – 08 – aaronizneez
94 – 14 – 02 – 25 – 53 – Silent Assassins
93 – 19 – 31 – 30 – 13 – PigsinBlankets
92 – 08 – 10 – 28 – 46 – Carryonkatie
88 – 27 – 10 – 12 – 39 – jbale
87 – 00 – 62 – 12 – 13 – Wyldesyde
83 – 00 – 18 – 53 – 12 – greenasgrass
77 – 12 – 16 – 28 – 21 – Michael Walsh
73 – 24 – 08 – 24 – 17 – Middle of March
61 – xx – xx – 44 – 17 – Grundy
23 – xx – xx – 19 – 04 – Jasonm1888
04 – xx – xx – xx – 04 – Mickeyjp

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[chestnut]

Thanks Nathan, I am not sure how I held on I had a terrible last day.

[Nathan Hughes]

I think the 1st 3 days more than made up for it Chestnut

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[bob rolf]

Nice One Chestnut, great tipping ….and many thanks Nathan for the work put into running the comp

[BigG]

Top man Chestnut, hope you made the bookies pay
Another cracking competition Nathan, many thanks for
putting the work in yet again

[Triptych]

Well played Chestnut three good days got you there. Unless you were up against Michael O’Leary nobody was going to get close.
Great tipping. Jac

Thanks to Nathan for running this again and putting in all the hard work. x

Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...

[raymo61]

WELL DONE CHESTNUT
Brilliant first three days for you !!

Never a danger for the missus for the cakes in our house!!

Great job as always Nath and thank you very much for running this competition

[Marginal Value]

Congratulations Chestnut; that was a really good performance. Thank you to those few who finished below me in the final table, just don’t buy too many lottery tickets this weekend. As usual, great thanks to Nathan for organising the whole event, I am sure we all appreciated the effort and thought that goes into seeing this through from start to finish. Thanks to everybody who entered just so we could have a bit of fun.

[Jasonm1888]

Congrats Chestnut

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