Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

13:15

Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-12-15

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £13,203

Runners (14)

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
4	Go Dante Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	tp	5418-6	125	137	122	26d	—	—	+7	23.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Satisfactory return from wind surgery (also tongue tied) when sixth of 15 here last month
3	Williethebuilder Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	—	352-14	125	138	105	49d	—	—	+8	23.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fourth of eight in Grade 2 novice here (2m, good) in October latest; makes handicap debut
12	Donnacha Brown J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	151	—	343-12	117	134	128	28d	—	—	+8	20.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
2nd of 17 on handicap debut here (2m, good to soft) four weeks ago; up 5lb but shortlisted
11	Panjari Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	151	h	521	117	130	95	29d	—	—	+21	33.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Made all latest; handicap hurdle debut with a lot more to offer if judged on Flat form
2	Doddiethegreat Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	165	—	11/1/1	131	140	85	21d	—	—	+27	41.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Unbeaten in four; off nearly two years before reappearance; one to note on handicap debut
13	Mr Mackay Chestnut J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	147	—	5-3154	113	139	126	28d	—	—	+10	18	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fourth of 17 off today's mark here last time (Donnacha second); 7lb claimer takes over
14	Wonderful Eagle Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	146	p	1134	112	134	110	27d	—	—	+20	27.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Needs extra but cheekpieces (tried twice) return and there's a big rethink on his trip
1	Thecompanysergeant Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Donagh Meyler T:Denis Gerard Hogan	168	—	2-P140	134	137	118	33d	—	—	+21	25.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Disappointing in a hot 2m4f handicap on latest outing; major player judged on best efforts
7	Ginger Mail Grey J:Danny McMenamin T:N W Alexander	J:Danny McMenamin T:N W Alexander	156	v	522P-2	122	138	126	41d	—	—	+19	24.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won his first handicap and runner-up in three of his six since; new headgear
5	Kaleb Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Amy Murphy	J:Jack Quinlan T:Amy Murphy	158	—	U07-22	124	134	103	33d	—	—	+15	19.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
0-5 in handicaps but runner-up in three of them, including both starts this season
8	Skytastic Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	155	—	/4P4-0	121	132	90	28d	—	—	+15	18.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won first 4 starts but career has gone downhill; tailed off at Cheltenham yesterday
9	In This World Bay J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	154	—	1/3P-6	120	131	86	18d	—	—	+21	23.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won hurdles debut in 2021 but nothing resembling that form in his three handicaps since
NR	Lebowski Bay J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Lucinda Russell	156	t	9P5-52	122	138	-	1d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Won last December (2m, soft); back-to-form 2nd of 5 at Newcastle (2m1f, heavy) yesterday
NR	Jagwar Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	153	t	2-2	119	122	-	47d	—	—	—	25.8	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Go Dante	4/1	9/2	4/1	7/2	7/2
Williethebuilder	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Donnacha	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Panjari	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Doddiethegreat	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Mr Mackay	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
Wonderful Eagle	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Thecompanysergeant	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Ginger Mail	16/1	16/1	20/1	16/1	14/1
Kaleb	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Skytastic	33/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
In This World	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Doddiethegreat

41.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 17 Odds: 4

6/1

2nd

Panjari

33.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Wonderful Eagle

27.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 10.1 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Thecompanysergeant

25.9

OR: 21 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Jagwar

25.8

OR: 17.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Ginger Mail

24.4

OR: 18 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Go Dante

23.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Williethebuilder

23.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

In This World

23.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Donnacha

20.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Kaleb

19.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Skytastic

18.7

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Mr Mackay

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Lebowski

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thecompanysergeant	134	137	118
Doddiethegreat	131	140	85
Go Dante	125	137	122
Williethebuilder	125	138	105
Kaleb	124	134	103
Ginger Mail	122	138	126
Lebowski	122	138	—
Skytastic	121	132	90
In This World	120	131	86
Jagwar	119	122	—
Donnacha	117	134	128
Panjari	117	130	95
Mr Mackay	113	139	126
Wonderful Eagle	112	134	110

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lebowski	1d ago	Quick return
In This World	18d ago	Fit
Doddiethegreat	21d ago	Fit
Go Dante	26d ago	Fit
Wonderful Eagle	27d ago	Fit
Donnacha	28d ago	Fit
Mr Mackay	28d ago	Fit
Skytastic	28d ago	Fit
Panjari	29d ago	Fit
Thecompanysergeant	33d ago	Fit
Kaleb	33d ago	Fit
Ginger Mail	41d ago	Fit
Jagwar	47d ago	Fresh
Williethebuilder	49d ago	Fresh