William Hill Cheltenham NRMB From January 1st Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:50

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m3f200y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,945

Winning Time 5m 37.48s (slow by 45.48s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tahmuras (FR) Jonathan Burke · Paul Nicholls	13/2	Won
2nd	General Officer (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	7/2	3
3rd	Heros (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	3/1F	26
4th	Supreme Gift (IRE) Adam Wedge · Henry Daly	10/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Chasing Fire (GB) Harry Skelton · Olly Murphy	4/1
P.U.	Harbour Lake (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	4/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	General Officer Brown J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	154	—	27-221	127	150	132	24d	—	—	+4	25.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Most fences were omitted at Doncaster, but won by 15l; more to offer at this sort of trip
6	Heros Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	145	—	25-411	118	146	128	12d	—	—	+3	22.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won handicaps at Taunton (2m2f, good to soft) recently on his two starts over fences
1	Tahmuras Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jonathan Burke T:Paul Nicholls	164	p	1107-3	137	140	86	48d	—	—	+13	29.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Disappointing in Grade 1 novice hurdles in the spring; also (after wind op) on chase debut
2	Chasing Fire Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	163	—	103-14	136	139	107	52d	—	—	+9	26.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Jumping has not been the most fluent and he needs overall improvement to justify this mark
3	Harbour Lake Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	158	—	34P45-	131	-	-	256d	—	—	+11	23.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Ran creditably in notable handicap hurdles, including here; good chasers in pedigree
4	Supreme Gift Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Henry Daly	J:Adam Wedge T:Henry Daly	155	—	194-31	128	143	98	32d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+13	21.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won four-runner novice handicap at Ascot and should be capable of better still

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
General Officer	3/1	3/1	3/1
Heros	10/3	10/3	10/3
Tahmuras	4/1	4/1	4/1
Chasing Fire	9/2	4/1	4/1
Harbour Lake	6/1	11/2	11/2
Supreme Gift	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tahmuras

29.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Chasing Fire

26.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

General Officer

25.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Harbour Lake

23.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Heros

22.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Supreme Gift

21.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tahmuras	137	140	86
Chasing Fire	136	139	107
Harbour Lake	131	—	—
Supreme Gift	128	143	98
General Officer	127	150	132
Heros	118	146	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Heros	12d ago	Quick return
General Officer	24d ago	Fit
Supreme Gift	32d ago	Fit
Tahmuras	48d ago	Fresh
Chasing Fire	52d ago	Fresh
Harbour Lake	256d ago	Long break