Family Fun "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:50

Date 2024-01-01

Distance 1m5f209y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £14,238

Winning Time 3m 28.97s (slow by 21.97s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kel Du Large (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	7/2J	Won
2nd	Dirty Den (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/1	2.75
3rd	Sorceleur (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	13/2	1.75
4th	Authentic Legacy (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary Moore	17/2	.5
5th	Carved In Stone (GB) Brian Hughes · Hugo Palmer	14/1	0.1
6th	Dodger Long (GB) Bradley Harris · Anthony Charlton	15/2	3
7th	La Marquise (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	7/2J	2.25
8th	Night Stalker (GB) Marc Goldstein · Sheena West	25/1	3
9th	Kalif d'Airy (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	14/1	.5
10th	Don Rafael (IRE) Adam Wedge · Martin Keighley	33/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Staff Sergeant Len (GER) Jonathan Burke · Anthony Charlton	33/1

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
13	La Marquise Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	147	—	1	-	113	-	60d	—	—	-8	18	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Looked good at Stratford and the runner-up was a clearcut winner at Ludlow in December
8	Kel Du Large Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	154	—	1	-	119	91	69d	—	—	0	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won nicely at Exeter and the yard's inmates usually improve with experience
3	Dirty Den Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	154	h	12	-	115	95	16d	—	—	+3	15.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Something to find on his Hereford form but going left-handed here could benefit him
11	Sorceleur Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	154	—	3	-	115	87	69d	—	—	-5	6.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Third to Kel Du Large at Exeter; could strip fitter for that and be all the wiser
2	Carved In Stone Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Hugo Palmer	J:Brian Hughes T:Hugo Palmer	154	—	51	-	117	69	30d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won well at Doncaster but softer conditions this time are a cause for concern
4	Dodger Long Bay J:Bradley Harris T:Anthony Charlton	J:Bradley Harris T:Anthony Charlton	154	p	422	-	110	109	20d	—	—	+2	11	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Improved second at Wincanton and could handle these conditions better than some
1	Authentic Legacy Black J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
£85,000 3yo; nice pedigree and makes debut with his yard in cracking form
7	Kalif D'Airy Bay J:TBC T:Gary Moore	J: T:Gary Moore	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
68,000euros yearling; 3rd foal; half-brother to French 2m1f/2m3f chase winner Jafar D'Airy
5	Don Rafael Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	154	—	4	-	93	48	51d	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Smart Flat pedigree; beaten 20l at Aintree but travelled well and drops in distance here
10	Night Stalker Chestnut J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	154	—	3	-	102	-	53d	—	—	0	4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Encouraging third at Ludlow but will have to step up in this deeper race
12	Staff Sergeant Len Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Charlton	J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Charlton	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Brother to German 1m1f 2yo/1m2f Flat and GB 2m/2m1f hurdle winner Sergeant
NR	Giddyupadingdong Chestnut J:TBC T:Anthony Charlton	J: T:Anthony Charlton	154	—	1	-	104	99	83d	—	—	—	10	—	—
The horse he beat at Huntingdon on debut made light work of beating Dirty Den next time
NR	Kids Say Lastgojoe Chestnut J:TBC T:Micky Hammond	J: T:Micky Hammond	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Northern based and presumably held in some regard to be kicking off here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
La Marquise	2/1	5/2	5/2	2/1	9/4
Kel Du Large	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Dirty Den	6/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Sorceleur	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	13/2
Carved In Stone	9/1	7/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
Dodger Long	10/1	9/1	17/2	10/1	9/1
Authentic Legacy	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Kalif D'Airy	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Don Rafael	20/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Night Stalker	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Staff Sergeant Len	40/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

La Marquise

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Dirty Den

15.6

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Kel Du Large

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

Carved In Stone

12.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Dodger Long

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Giddyupadingdong

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Sorceleur

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Night Stalker

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

Authentic Legacy

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Kalif D'Airy

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Don Rafael

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Staff Sergeant Len

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Kids Say Lastgojoe

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
La Marquise	—	113	—
Kel Du Large	—	119	91
Dirty Den	—	115	95
Sorceleur	—	115	87
Carved In Stone	—	117	69
Dodger Long	—	110	109
Authentic Legacy	—	—	—
Kalif D'Airy	—	—	—
Don Rafael	—	93	48
Night Stalker	—	102	—
Staff Sergeant Len	—	—	—
Giddyupadingdong	—	104	99
Kids Say Lastgojoe	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dirty Den	16d ago	Fit
Dodger Long	20d ago	Fit
Carved In Stone	30d ago	Fit
Don Rafael	51d ago	Fresh
Night Stalker	53d ago	Fresh
La Marquise	60d ago	Fresh
Kel Du Large	69d ago	Fresh
Sorceleur	69d ago	Fresh
Giddyupadingdong	83d ago	Fresh
Authentic Legacy	—	—
Kalif D'Airy	—	—
Staff Sergeant Len	—	—
Kids Say Lastgojoe	—	—