Paddy Power Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

13:50

Paddy Power Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Date 2024-01-27

Distance 3m1f56y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £70,338

Winning Time 6m 48.88s (slow by 23.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Capodanno (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	7/2	Won
2nd	The Real Whacker (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Patrick Neville	7/2	2.75
3rd	Stay Away Fay (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	3/1F	.75
4th	Ahoy Senor (IRE) Stephen Mulqueen · Lucinda Russell	10/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Datsalrightgino (GER) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	5/1
Fell	Royale Pagaille (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	6/1

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
6	Capodanno Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	158	t	13P-63	159	172	87	30d	—	—	+15	32.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Useful sort but all of his rivals have stronger claims on balance
4	Stay Away Fay Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	t	214-11	150	160	87	50d	—	—	+13	30	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2-2 since switched to chasing; bids to cement his claims for Grade 1 novice here in March
5	The Real Whacker Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	161	—	111-P4	162	170	126	32d	—	—	+16	33	0.88/1	7/2 22%
3-4 over fences at Cheltenham, notably a win in last year's Brown Advisory; appealing
3	Datsalrightgino Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	162	—	2P1-81	159	167	135	56d	—	—	+17	31.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Successful in major 3m2f handicap at Newbury eight weeks ago; unexposed beyond 2m4f
2	Royale Pagaille Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	/26F-1	166	178	154	63d	—	—	+30	42.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Betfair Chase success took his Haydock record to 4-5; big player on ratings
1	Ahoy Senor Bay J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	164	—	1F2-PP	166	178	-	56d	—	—	+24	31.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Pulled up in both runs this season but is smart on his day; won this race last year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Capodanno	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Stay Away Fay	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
The Real Whacker	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Datsalrightgino	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Royale Pagaille	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Ahoy Senor	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Royale Pagaille

42.6

OR: 29 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

5/1

2nd

The Real Whacker

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Capodanno

32.3

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Datsalrightgino

31.3

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Ahoy Senor

31.1

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Stay Away Fay

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royale Pagaille	166	178	154
Ahoy Senor	166	178	—
The Real Whacker	162	170	126
Capodanno	159	172	87
Datsalrightgino	159	167	135
Stay Away Fay	150	160	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Capodanno	30d ago	Fit
The Real Whacker	32d ago	Fit
Stay Away Fay	50d ago	Fresh
Datsalrightgino	56d ago	Fresh
Ahoy Senor	56d ago	Fresh
Royale Pagaille	63d ago	Fresh