14:55 Cheltenham
Good To SoftPaddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £15609
- 2m 7f 208y
- Class 2
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.60
Form: 32-431
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 147
Went handicapping in January; placed over 2m4f last term at the Cheltenham (hung left on run-in, then rallied) and Aintree festivals; took the step up to 2m6f in his stride when clearcut winner at Galway (soft) three weeks ago; usually ridden by Jack Gilligan; up the weights again and not totally sure to be suited by 3m but he's reliable and highly progressive.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
3rd Dec 2023 Soft 2m 4f 70y |
11st 12lb |
C&D maiden winner who has climbed the handicap ladder since narrowly beaten in Thurles Grade 3 event in February, third in the Martin Pipe, second to fellow Irish raider Fennor Cross at Aintree; ran well in defeat at Galway and Listowel festivals and has improved again since upped in trip, winning over 2m6f at Galway and 3m at Cheltenham; vulnerable at this level. |
12/1 |
|
1st 1 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Went handicapping in January; placed over 2m4f last term at the Cheltenham (hung left on run-in, then rallied) and Aintree festivals; took the step up to 2m6f in his stride when clearcut winner at Galway (soft) three weeks ago; usually ridden by Jack Gilligan; up the weights again and not totally sure to be suited by 3m but he's reliable and highly progressive. |
11/2 |
|
1st 1 |
28th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 5f 200y |
11st 12lb |
travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, headway after 9th, prominent after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and ran on after last |
11/2 |
16/1
- Place: £4.90
Form: 5P223- D
Last run: 231 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 119
Best form and sole win (2021) is over fences but he ended last season with three places at about 3m as a hurdler (two novice events and a handicap); needs to improve on that form, including as he's 2lb out of the handicap, and his best efforts have been on good or good to soft.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Record of 1-21 and sole win came in a two-finisher chase; however, has been knocking on the door over hurdles and went close in a Class 2 handicap at Cheltenham most recently (3m, soft); that run gives him cast-iron form claims back in novice company. |
4/6 |
|
2nd 14 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Best form and sole win (2021) is over fences but he ended last season with three places at about 3m as a hurdler (two novice events and a handicap); needs to improve on that form, including as he's 2lb out of the handicap, and his best efforts have been on good or good to soft. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
1st Apr 2023 Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Probably better known as a chaser now but runner-up on both starts since switching back to hurdling this year, more recently in Class 2 handicap at Doncaster (3m, good) last month; may not be ideally suited by the slower ground here but has good chance at these weights. |
15/8 |
8/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 1P/UF- C
Last run: 327 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 147
Dual Grade 1 winner as a novice chaser and also took the 3m1f Grade 2 Cotswold Chase here in January 2022; latter is the only completion in his last five starts and he took a heavy fall when last seen on Boxing Day 2022; acts on soft; not seen over hurdles since March 2020 but he's thrown in judged on at least five chase efforts.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 7f 98y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Acts on soft, unraced on heavy; very smart at his best as a chaser but completed only one of his last five runs in that sphere; his first run since last Boxing Day, and over hurdles since March 2020, came at Cheltenham (3m, soft) three weeks ago and it was promising, as he stayed on from the back for third of 15; thrown in on best chase efforts; one to take seriously. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 2 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Dual Grade 1 winner as a novice chaser and also took the 3m1f Grade 2 Cotswold Chase here in January 2022; latter is the only completion in his last five starts and he took a heavy fall when last seen on Boxing Day 2022; acts on soft; not seen over hurdles since March 2020 but he's thrown in judged on at least five chase efforts. |
8/1 |
|
2 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 3m 0f 45y Class 1 |
11st 13lb |
Won Grade 2 Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham (3m1f, good) in January and he's also effective on soft/good to soft; is capable of a bold show but was inconsistent last season so it's hard to know what to expect and he made a bad mistake and unseated at the fourth on reappearance at Aintree. |
7/1 |
16/1
Form: 909-P2
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 121
Left Gordon Elliott after some disappointing runs last winter; tongue tied for new yard this term when both pulled up in September and back-to-form second at Ayr (3m) two weeks ago; seemed in charge at the final flight in the latter, which may explain the resort to cheekpieces this time; peak efforts on good or good to soft.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 13 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Left Gordon Elliott after some disappointing runs last winter; tongue tied for new yard this term when both pulled up in September and back-to-form second at Ayr (3m) two weeks ago; seemed in charge at the final flight in the latter, which may explain the resort to cheekpieces this time; peak efforts on good or good to soft. |
16/1 |
|
2nd 8 |
4th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 70y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, headway and prominent after 9th, went second 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, good jump last, ridden and faced challenge run-in, headed inside final 110yds, kept on |
16/1 |
|
0 6 |
30th Sep 2023 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Tailed off in his last three starts and has since switched yards; best form is on quicker ground and likely to need this after 247 days off; tongue-tie fitted. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 10P-46 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 126
Not the force of old in form terms but prevailing by a short head in a top 3m handicap chase at Leopardstown last Christmas was easily his biggest payday; ran creditably in a Grade 3 four weeks ago and has a chance even on that form, but this is his first run over hurdles since 2018.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
Not the force of old in form terms but prevailing by a short head in a top 3m handicap chase at Leopardstown last Christmas was easily his biggest payday; ran creditably in a Grade 3 four weeks ago and has a chance even on that form, but this is his first run over hurdles since 2018. |
16/1 |
|
6th 9 |
22nd Oct 2023 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Won an ultra-competitive Paddy Power at Leopardstown last December; well held in Leopardstown Chase won by The Goffer, pulled up in Irish Grand National; beaten 20l in fourth behind Mars Harper at Listowel. |
14/1 |
|
4th 3 |
23rd Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Only 4lb higher than when winning an ultra-competitive 3m handicap at Leopardstown last December; well held in his two subsequent runs, latterly in the Irish National in April; hard to predict but too talented to dismiss lightly. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: /152P/ C
Last run: 611 days
W: 10st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 132
Won here in December 2020 and third in that season's Pertemps Final, both over 3m on the New Course; ran over fences two seasons back and has not been seen since pulled up here in March 2022; dropped 5lb for this reappearance but perhaps best watched this time.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Won here in December 2020 and third in that season's Pertemps Final, both over 3m on the New Course; ran over fences two seasons back and has not been seen since pulled up here in March 2022; dropped 5lb for this reappearance but perhaps best watched this time. |
12/1 |
|
14 |
17th Mar 2022 Heavy 3m 2f 0y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Third in the Pertemps Final (3m, good to soft) at last season's Festival and began his chasing career with a win at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in December; made two bad mistakes when runner-up to Omar Maretti at Newcastle (2m7f, good to soft) last time and needs to avoid those blunders today, but that form reads well with the winner having gone in again since; of interest. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
18th Jan 2022 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Placed over hurdles at last season's Cheltenham Festival and made winning chasing debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) last month; can easily be excused subsequent defeat in Grade 2 event and will be suited by today's move back up in trip; obvious contender. |
15/8 |
14/1
Form: /22222 D
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
Runner-up on all five starts since rejoining Fergal O'Brien this season, over fences on last two occasions; stays well and acts on soft, but this race promises to be a bit too competitive.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Runner-up on all five starts since rejoining Fergal O'Brien this season, over fences on last two occasions; stays well and acts on soft, but this race promises to be a bit too competitive. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
19th Sep 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up three consecutive times over hurdles (all 2m7f, good) since rejoining Fergal O'Brien this season but was just a modest second of four behind Any News on this month's rather belated chasing debut at Worcester (2m7f, good) and needs to prove he can cope with a mark this high over fences; seems versatile ground-wise. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 113312 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 133
In a solid spell from May onwards, including three good-ground wins but also placed on soft and heavy; wore cheekpieces on last two starts, showing career-best form on latest when strong-finishing second of 20 over C&D; up another 3lb but will probably get in the shake-up.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
In a solid spell from May onwards, including three good-ground wins but also placed on soft and heavy; wore cheekpieces on last two starts, showing career-best form on latest when strong-finishing second of 20 over C&D; up another 3lb but will probably get in the shake-up. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 11 |
28th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Rallied well to lead close home in first-time cheekpieces at Kelso (3m2f, good) last month and is now 5-14 over hurdles; needs to find something extra to overcome latest 3lb rise but enters calculations. |
14/1 |
|
1st 1 |
12th Sep 2023 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
raced in second, lost second but prominent after 2nd, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, rallied and disputing second last, kept on well to lead towards finish |
4/1 |
14/1
Form: 10-171 D
Last run: 80 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 142
Had a fruitful summer with two wins on the Flat (2m/2m1f) and two over hurdles (3m/2m4f); all those were on good or good to yielding, whereas he was well beaten in his three Irish runs on soft or heavy, so that's the worry.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Had a fruitful summer with two wins on the Flat (2m/2m1f) and two over hurdles (3m/2m4f); all those were on good or good to yielding, whereas he was well beaten in his three Irish runs on soft or heavy, so that's the worry. |
14/1 |
|
12th 5 (12) |
13th Oct 2023 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Dual-purpose sort had been in good form over the summer, winning twice over 2m on the Flat and twice over hurdles; below form on soft last time; might find this trip a bit sharp. |
9/1 |
|
12th 22 (23) |
24th Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 165y |
9st 4lb |
prominent, went second after 2f, led 4f out |
66/1 |
50/1
Form: 12P153
Last run: 68 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 113
Won twice over hurdles at Stratford (2m6f and 3m2f) this summer but he's an inconsistent sort, with more to prove on worse than good to soft; he's also 8lb out of the handicap.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 15 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Won twice over hurdles at Stratford (2m6f and 3m2f) this summer but he's an inconsistent sort, with more to prove on worse than good to soft; he's also 8lb out of the handicap. |
50/1 |
25/1
Form: 1/170- D
Last run: 217 days
W: 11st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 137
Prolific over fences from August 2021 until June 2022; had a run over hurdles this March (first for two years, well beaten) before remote 15th in the Grand National, in touch for a long way; unraced on soft (has won on it) or heavy since May 2021, having been withdrawn from an Aintree chase last week; well treated on best chase efforts but still has plenty to prove.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Prolific over fences from August 2021 until June 2022; had a run over hurdles this March (first for two years, well beaten) before remote 15th in the Grand National, in touch for a long way; unraced on soft (has won on it) or heavy since May 2021, having been withdrawn from an Aintree chase last week; well treated on best chase efforts but still has plenty to prove. |
25/1 |
13/2
Form: 3FP-53
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 123
Surged back to form when close third of ten in handicap at Exeter (2m7f, good) on latest start; one of his two good runs last season was at Cheltenham (soft) and he could still have more to offer with a serious stamina test; not entirely dismissed.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 11 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
Surged back to form when close third of ten in handicap at Exeter (2m7f, good) on latest start; one of his two good runs last season was at Cheltenham (soft) and he could still have more to offer with a serious stamina test; not entirely dismissed. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
24th Oct 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Good third over C&D (good; first-time cheekpieces) in Pertemps Qualifier in February but ended last season with two non-completions and ran very poorly when warm favourite for recent Warwick maiden; needs to get career back on track. |
12/1 |
|
5th 4 |
5th Oct 2023 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
prominent, towards rear when not fluent 6th, hampered on turn before 5 out, soon dropped to last, struggling 4 out, weakened 3 out |
13/8 |
8/1
Form: F62/P- D BF
Last run: 327 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 140
In the process of registering a big career best when he fell in Grade 2 chase at Wetherby (3m, good to soft) in October 2021; has run only three times since and pulled up when favourite back at Wetherby last Christmas on latest start; has big-race entries over fences next month but there are questions to answer on this first hurdles run since March 2020.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 2 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Seemed to be running away with 2021 Charlie Hall Chase before crashing out at third-last fence but not much has gone to plan since; pulled up on sole appearance last season and also when reappearing over hurdles last month; leap of faith required to support him at present. |
14/1 |
|
0 4 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
In the process of registering a big career best when he fell in Grade 2 chase at Wetherby (3m, good to soft) in October 2021; has run only three times since and pulled up when favourite back at Wetherby last Christmas on latest start; has big-race entries over fences next month but there are questions to answer on this first hurdles run since March 2020. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: P-8924 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 133
7-53 overall and he's proved himself thoroughly at about 3m on testing ground; creditable second at Gowran Park (3m, heavy) in September, before his form dipped in a conditions event on latest start; needs to find extra to win this.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 7 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
7-53 overall and he's proved himself thoroughly at about 3m on testing ground; creditable second at Gowran Park (3m, heavy) in September, before his form dipped in a conditions event on latest start; needs to find extra to win this. |
25/1 |
|
4th 5 |
19th Oct 2023 Yielding 2m 7f 0y |
11st 0lb |
raced lazily at times, in touch with leaders early, dropped to last after 1st, mistake 4th |
12/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
30th Sep 2023 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Running well in defeat on the Flat of late; out of form when last seen over jumps though and still seems on a stiff enough mark. |
14/1 |
5/1
Form: 142124
Last run: 71 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 124
8-18 over hurdles/fences in France, where last seen in September running well in defeat; unraced over this far but 3-5 over 2m6f in the mud as a chaser and he's been running as if this extra distance may well suit him; also looks on a good mark, so he is very much one to note on British debut.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 10 |
18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 208y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
8-18 over hurdles/fences in France, where last seen in September running well in defeat; unraced over this far but 3-5 over 2m6f in the mud as a chaser and he's been running as if this extra distance may well suit him; also looks on a good mark, so he is very much one to note on British debut. |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £438.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £393.20 |
| Tricast | £2848.10 |
| Trifecta | £3663.00 |