Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Chase

Lingfield

4:10

Date 2024-02-13

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Clonakilty b J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	166	t	43F-43	109	116	101	34d	—	—	-6	24.1	7/4 36%
Close third at Leicester after a break and he's open to improvement over this longer trip
6	Tea And Chats b J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	162	—	725-39	105	-	-	23d	—	—	+1	19	4/1 20%
Maiden hurdler; goes chasing with low mileage and he's bred for it
4	Kingofthewest b J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	163	tp	3-4341	106	117	101	20d	—	—	+7	19.7	6/1 14%
Stayed on best to get up when it mattered at Chepstow (2m3f, heavy); just 3lb higher here
3	Couldbeaweapon ch J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	163	—	235-U3	106	113	72	36d	—	—	+4	18	13/2 13%
Early days over fences and didn't run badly at Taunton for all that only the three ran
5	Sherborne b J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	162	t	14241P	105	117	106	43d	—	—	+14	23.4	17/2 11%
Not the easiest to predict but has possibilities if returning to his winning form
7	Grizzly James b J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	155	—	P1F-P3	98	117	93	37d	—	—	+6	14.5	17/2 11%
Needed a confidence booster and went down by only 4l from the front at Plumpton
1	Casa Loupi ch J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	168	—	/6/P40	111	-	-	32d	—	—	+10	17.4	14/1 7%
Has questions to answer on chasing debut, for which he's not bred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Clonakilty	13/8	7/4	7/4	7/4	13/8
Tea And Chats	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2
Kingofthewest	6/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Couldbeaweapon	13/2	6/1	11/2	13/2	6/1
Sherborne	8/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	15/2
Grizzly James	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1
Casa Loupi	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Clonakilty

24.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Sherborne

23.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Kingofthewest

19.7

OR: 14 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Tea And Chats

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Couldbeaweapon

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Casa Loupi

17.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Grizzly James

14.5

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Casa Loupi Top Rated	111	—	—
Clonakilty	109	116	101
Kingofthewest	106	117	101
Couldbeaweapon	106	113	72
Tea And Chats	105	—	—
Sherborne	105	117	106
Grizzly James	98	117	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kingofthewest	20d ago	Fit
Tea And Chats	23d ago	Fit
Casa Loupi	32d ago	Fit
Clonakilty	34d ago	Fit
Couldbeaweapon	36d ago	Fit
Grizzly James	37d ago	Fit
Sherborne	43d ago	Fit