Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:30

Date 2023-03-17

Distance 3m2f70y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £351,991

Winning Time 6m 45.46s (fast by 0.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Galopin Des Champs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	7/5F	Won
2nd	Bravemansgame (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/1	7
3rd	Conflated (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	22/1	6.5
4th	Noble Yeats (IRE) Sean Bowen · Emmet Mullins	14/1	1.25
5th	Protektorat (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	25/1	.5
6th	Royale Pagaille (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	50/1	9
7th	Eldorado Allen (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	100/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	A Plus Tard (FR) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	4/1
Fell	Ahoy Senor (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	14/1
Fell	Hewick (IRE) Jordan Gainford · John Joseph Hanlon	40/1
P.U.	Minella Indo (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Henry De Bromhead	20/1
B.D.	Sounds Russian (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Ruth Jefferson	50/1
P.U.	Stattler (IRE) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	16/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Ahoy Senor Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	164	—	1-5351	166	174	148	48d	—	—	—	36	—	—
Too powerful for three of these rivals over 3m1f here in January; not too far away
2	A Plus Tard Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	t	/121-P	180	187	175	118d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Sprinted up the hill for a brilliant win in this last year; had interrupted prep this time
3	Bravemansgame Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	114-11	172	181	166	81d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Understated but still progressive and was a fine winner of the King George on Boxing Day
4	Conflated Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	1F2-31	168	176	96	79d	—	—	—	29.5	—	—
Stays 3m well on soft; ran in the 2m4f Ryanair last March; new trip in exalted company
5	Eldorado Allen Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	164	tp	7-2245	161	168	153	34d	—	—	—	27.8	—	—
Smart on his day but is currently falling well short of what will be needed today
6	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	1F1-11	173	181	130	41d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Special talent; unbeaten when completing over fences; strong finish back over 3m latest
7	Hewick Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jordan Gainford T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	p	1-21U1	170	172	106	153d	—	—	—	37	—	—
Progressive chaser who won big 3m5f Sandown chase on good last April; big ground query
8	Minella Indo Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Nico de Boinville T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	P22-P1	168	175	51	75d	—	—	—	29.5	—	—
Won then second in this race for the last two years; looks up against it for win purposes
9	Noble Yeats Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Emmet Mullins	J:Sean Bowen T:Emmet Mullins	164	p	1-P113	167	175	152	48d	—	—	—	36.3	—	—
Grand National winner; smart form over regulation fences since; recent rain is a help
10	Protektorat Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	134-14	170	179	155	48d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Third in this last year; impressive at Haydock in November; lesser effort back here since
11	Royale Pagaille Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	1255-2	163	175	155	81d	—	—	—	33.3	—	—
6th and 5th in last two Gold Cups; the probable much softer ground will suit a lot better
12	Sounds Russian Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Sean Quinlan T:Ruth Jefferson	164	—	2-1422	161	169	144	48d	—	—	—	31.3	—	—
Has improved; divided Ahoy Senor and Noble Yeats here latest; needs more at the weights
13	Stattler Brown J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	111-22	163	171	59	41d	—	—	—	28.3	—	—
Won 3m6f chase at the 2022 Festival; useful staying form since; thorough slog would suit

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Hewick

OR: 30 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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2nd

Noble Yeats

36.3

OR: 29.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Ahoy Senor

OR: 29 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Royale Pagaille

33.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Sounds Russian

31.3

OR: 27.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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A Plus Tard

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bravemansgame

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Galopin Des Champs

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Protektorat

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Conflated

29.5

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Minella Indo

29.5

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Stattler

28.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Eldorado Allen

27.8

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
A Plus Tard	180	187	175
Galopin Des Champs	173	181	130
Bravemansgame	172	181	166
Hewick	170	172	106
Protektorat	170	179	155
Conflated	168	176	96
Minella Indo	168	175	51
Noble Yeats	167	175	152
Ahoy Senor	166	174	148
Royale Pagaille	163	175	155
Stattler	163	171	59
Eldorado Allen	161	168	153
Sounds Russian	161	169	144

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eldorado Allen	34d ago	Fit
Galopin Des Champs	41d ago	Fit
Stattler	41d ago	Fit
Ahoy Senor	48d ago	Fresh
Noble Yeats	48d ago	Fresh
Protektorat	48d ago	Fresh
Sounds Russian	48d ago	Fresh
Minella Indo	75d ago	Fresh
Conflated	79d ago	Fresh
Bravemansgame	81d ago	Fresh
Royale Pagaille	81d ago	Fresh
A Plus Tard	118d ago	Long break
Hewick	153d ago	Long break