Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

13:30

Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2024-01-01

Distance 3m1f56y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 6m 55.02s (slow by 30.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Stumptown (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	5/1	Won
2nd	Inch House (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	7/4F	5
3rd	Cloudy Glen (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	4/1	7
4th	Angels Breath (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Sam Thomas	100/30	1
5th	The Wolf (FR) James Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/1	38

Runners (5)

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
4	Inch House Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	160	—	31-311	137	149	130	30d	—	—	+1	31.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Up another 7lb but very lightly raced and a strong candidate for further improvement
3	Angels Breath Grey J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	162	—	/P2-27	139	147	119	44d	—	—	+10	27.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
31l seventh in a top 2m4f handicap here in November; first run beyond 2m5f under rules
1	Cloudy Glen Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	166	—	3PU-25	143	150	112	30d	—	—	+12	27.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2nd here (3m3f, soft) and respectable 5th in big 3m2f handicap at Newbury two weeks later
2	Stumptown Brown J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	165	b	2P-48P	142	149	84	30d	—	—	+14	26.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Marked downturn since going close at the Cheltenham Festival (3m2f, soft); first headgear
5	The Wolf Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	tv	P21-35	133	150	129	65d	—	—	+14	23.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
10l Perth win (3m, soft; 5lb higher today) last April; fair 5th here before third wind op

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Inch House	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Angels Breath	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Cloudy Glen	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Stumptown	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
The Wolf	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2

Predictor

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

1st

Inch House

31.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

13/8

2nd

Cloudy Glen

27.7

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Angels Breath

27.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Stumptown

26.6

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

The Wolf

23.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cloudy Glen	143	150	112
Stumptown	142	149	84
Angels Breath	139	147	119
Inch House	137	149	130
The Wolf	133	150	129

Last Run