William Hill Cheltenham Offers Handicap Chase – Taunton

Taunton

4:40

William Hill Cheltenham Offers Handicap Chase

Date 2024-03-11

Distance 2m12y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,968

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9	Gorcombe Moonshine b J:Stan Sheppard T:Robert Walford	J:Stan Sheppard T:Robert Walford	145	p	33-13U	79	103	88	19d	—	—	-10	14.5	3/1 25%
Successful chase debut in December and was handy when unseating last time; each-way claims
4	Filanderer b J:David Bass T:Hughie Morrison	J:David Bass T:Hughie Morrison	160	—	4-4022	94	114	93	42d	—	—	0	15.4	9/2 18%
Runner-up in both starts over fences and the form of each is working out well; interesting
3	Imperial Joe b J:Mr Jake Bament(7) T:Tim Dennis	J:Mr Jake Bament(7) T:Tim Dennis	166	—	2-4543	100	109	89	11d	—	—	+6	20	11/2 15%
Dual course winner over 2m7f, but has a major question mark against him over this trip
7	Mini Yeats gr J:Micheal Nolan T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Micheal Nolan T:Mitchell Hunt	155	p	4-54P5	89	-	-	20d	—	—	0	13.8	6/1 14%
0-10 over hurdles, but frame possibilities if transferring his best hurdles form to fences
10	Tonto Foley b J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Christian Williams	143	t	48-1P3	77	105	86	34d	—	—	0	9.4	9/1 10%
Ran well when third on chase debut here last month, but soft ground would be a concern
1	Joke Dancer ch J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	168	t	56P-P3	102	106	56	27d	—	—	+7	15.4	9/1 10%
Formerly smart and made a promising stable debut at Thurles last month; respected
8	Lustleigh b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Polly Gundry	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Polly Gundry	152	—	/4/0P2	86	105	68	19d	—	—	+4	11.1	12/1 8%
Runner-up at Ludlow last time; shortlisted with the possibility of further improvement
5	Man Of Light ch J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	159	—	2383/6	93	-	-	42d	—	—	+5	12.9	14/1 7%
1-16; something to prove with his attention now switching to fences; market can guide
6	Fancy Stuff br J:David Noonan T:Tom Gretton	J:David Noonan T:Tom Gretton	156	ht	6-6P36	90	106	68	43d	—	—	+8	10.9	28/1 3%
Best efforts on a soft surface and each-way shout if ground remains testing
2	Ardmayle ch J:Brendan Powell T:Ali Stronge	J:Brendan Powell T:Ali Stronge	167	t	161-05	101	107	55	42d	—	—	+11	13.5	33/1 3%
Back off last winning mark, but shown little in a hurdle and a chase since returning

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Gorcombe Moonshine	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Filanderer	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Imperial Joe	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1
Mini Yeats	9/2	6/1	5/1	6/1	11/2
Tonto Foley	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Joke Dancer	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Lustleigh	10/1	12/1	10/1	12/1	11/1
Man Of Light	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fancy Stuff	22/1	28/1	22/1	28/1	28/1
Ardmayle	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Imperial Joe

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Filanderer

15.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Joke Dancer

15.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Gorcombe Moonshine

14.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Mini Yeats

13.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Ardmayle

13.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Man Of Light

12.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Lustleigh

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Fancy Stuff

10.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Tonto Foley

9.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joke Dancer Top Rated	102	106	56
Ardmayle	101	107	55
Imperial Joe	100	109	89
Filanderer	94	114	93
Man Of Light	93	—	—
Fancy Stuff	90	106	68
Mini Yeats	89	—	—
Lustleigh	86	105	68
Gorcombe Moonshine	79	103	88
Tonto Foley	77	105	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Imperial Joe	11d ago	Quick return
Gorcombe Moonshine	19d ago	Fit
Lustleigh	19d ago	Fit
Mini Yeats	20d ago	Fit
Joke Dancer	27d ago	Fit
Tonto Foley	34d ago	Fit
Filanderer	42d ago	Fit
Man Of Light	42d ago	Fit
Ardmayle	42d ago	Fit
Fancy Stuff	43d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Ardmayle	Front Runner
Man Of Light	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 10 runners classified.