Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:25

Date 2023-12-16

Distance 3m2f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,950

Winning Time 6m 49.09s (slow by 10.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Broadway Boy (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/8F	Won
2nd	Threeunderthrufive (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	15/2	1.25
3rd	Protektorat (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	16/1	1.75
4th	Rapper (GB) Richard Patrick · Henry Daly	66/1	5.5
5th	City Chief (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	11/2	1.5
6th	Easy As That (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	7/2	12
7th	Elvis Mail (FR) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	28/1	27

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Malina Girl (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	7/1

Runners (9)

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	Broadway Boy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	149	—	11-121	146	175	136	28d	—	—	+5	32.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Already a far superior chaser than hurdler; clearcut winner here last time; shortlisted
8	Easy As That Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	142	—	2115-6	139	170	142	28d	—	—	+10	27.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Sixth in the Paddy Power first time out; bred to relish this extra yardage; interesting
6	City Chief Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	144	—	2113-4	141	173	156	27d	—	—	+13	26.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Improved last term; shaped well behind Malina Girl on return; now enjoys big weight pull
2	Threeunderthrufive Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	153	tp	U684-2	150	171	126	35d	—	—	+21	33.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Tough campaigner; fine second in the Badger Beer at Wincanton; commands major respect
3	Malina Girl Brown J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	149	—	P1P-01	146	175	122	27d	—	—	+17	26.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Up 11lb for convincing win here in November; thriving and could have a say again
1	Protektorat Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	168	t	/145-4	165	169	154	21d	—	—	+24	30.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Flopped when bidding for back-to-back Betfair Chases three weeks ago; something to prove
5	Elvis Mail Grey J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	149	t	33U1-1	146	172	151	49d	—	—	+31	35.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Likeable and still progressive; won at Kelso in October but this is significantly tougher
7	Rapper Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	143	p	315P-P	140	172	128	49d	—	—	+21	23.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Goes well at Cheltenham but pulled up with physical issues on his last two starts
NR	Back On The Lash Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	142	p	1PP-P0	139	169	93	29d	—	—	—	22.3	—	—
Ran poorly in cross-country chase last time; up against it from 9lb out of the weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Broadway Boy	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1
Easy As That	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3
City Chief	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Threeunderthrufive	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	6/1
Malina Girl	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Protektorat	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Elvis Mail	25/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Rapper	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Elvis Mail

35.2

OR: 24 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

25/1

2nd

Threeunderthrufive

33.6

OR: 25 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Broadway Boy

32.4

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Protektorat

30.7

OR: 28.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Easy As That

27.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

City Chief

26.8

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Malina Girl

26.7

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Rapper

23.2

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Back On The Lash

22.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Protektorat	165	169	154
Threeunderthrufive	150	171	126
Broadway Boy	146	175	136
Malina Girl	146	175	122
Elvis Mail	146	172	151
City Chief	141	173	156
Rapper	140	172	128
Easy As That	139	170	142
Back On The Lash	139	169	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Protektorat	21d ago	Fit
City Chief	27d ago	Fit
Malina Girl	27d ago	Fit
Broadway Boy	28d ago	Fit
Easy As That	28d ago	Fit
Back On The Lash	29d ago	Fit
Threeunderthrufive	35d ago	Fit
Elvis Mail	49d ago	Fresh
Rapper	49d ago	Fresh