Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

16:10

Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race)

Date 2024-03-13

Distance 3m5f56y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £39,023

Runners (12)

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
2	Coko Beach Grey J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	b	P-3121	161	169	153	37d	—	—	+11	35	0.69/1	11/4 27%
9yo who has been better than ever this season and it's easy to envisage a bold bid
3	Delta Work Brown J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	tb	1U-366	157	174	122	31d	—	—	+8	34.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has won the last two runnings of this race and could hit peak form at just the right time
10	Minella Indo Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	1P-144	159	166	71	89d	—	—	+12	33.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2021 Gold Cup winner; ran well over C&D in December; in with a leading shout
9	Galvin Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	2U-854	155	170	120	31d	—	—	+19	29.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has a fine Festival record and was 2nd in this race 12 months ago; firmly in calculations
7	Foxy Jacks Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:M F Morris	J:Gavin Brouder T:M F Morris	161	p	21P314	157	160	125	76d	—	—	+31	38.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Form of C&D handicap win reads well; could have a part to play if coping with conditions
11	Stattler Brown J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	t	2P-624	158	157	89	37d	—	—	+23	28.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Class act in past; may improve a bundle for last month's disappointing cross-country debut
8	Francky Du Berlais Bay J:James Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Peter Bowen	161	t	238425	134	147	138	33d	—	—	+22	26.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Some fair runs over C&D but needs others to underperform to reward each-way backers
1	Bodhisattva Chestnut J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	161	p	-1353U	126	134	94	168d	—	—	+20	23.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Dual winner but his form is significantly inferior to the pick of these
4	Didero Vallis Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	161	p	-39P2P	112	134	101	21d	—	—	+15	18.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Third in 2022 Kim Muir but this 11yo faces very difficult assignment on unfavourable terms
12	Streets Of Doyen Bay J:Mr A Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Mr A Harvey T:John C McConnell	161	v	0P-105	134	78	15	194d	—	—	+19	21.8	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Even his peak efforts leave this 10yo with plenty to find, and his form has gone wrong way
5	Diesel D'Allier Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Richard J Bandey	J:Brendan Powell T:Richard J Bandey	161	tp	P-4967	130	133	94	44d	—	—	—	20	—	—
Has won two C&D handicaps but this 11yo is very hard to fancy on more recent C&D form
6	Fameaftertheglory Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	761733	132	140	96	37d	—	—	—	28.6	—	—
Third in C&D handicap in December but this task is much harder; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Coko Beach	11/4	11/4	11/4	9/4	11/4
Delta Work	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4	2/1
Minella Indo	11/4	10/3	5/2	3/1	11/4
Galvin	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1
Foxy Jacks	14/1	9/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Stattler	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Francky Du Berlais	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Bodhisattva	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1	125/1
Didero Vallis	150/1	150/1	100/1	100/1	80/1
Streets Of Doyen	125/1	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Foxy Jacks

38.9

OR: 26.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 2.1

14/1

2nd

Coko Beach

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Delta Work

34.8

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Minella Indo

33.9

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Galvin

29.1

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Fameaftertheglory

28.6

OR: 20.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0

—

Stattler

28.4

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Francky Du Berlais

26.1

OR: 21 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1

40/1

Bodhisattva

23.3

OR: 19 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

150/1

Streets Of Doyen

21.8

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

150/1

Diesel D'Allier

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Didero Vallis

18.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0.8

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Coko Beach	161	169	153
Minella Indo	159	166	71
Stattler	158	157	89
Delta Work	157	174	122
Foxy Jacks	157	160	125
Galvin	155	170	120
Francky Du Berlais	134	147	138
Streets Of Doyen	134	78	15
Fameaftertheglory	132	140	96
Diesel D'Allier	130	133	94
Bodhisattva	126	134	94
Didero Vallis	112	134	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Didero Vallis	21d ago	Fit
Delta Work	31d ago	Fit
Galvin	31d ago	Fit
Francky Du Berlais	33d ago	Fit
Coko Beach	37d ago	Fit
Stattler	37d ago	Fit
Fameaftertheglory	37d ago	Fit
Diesel D'Allier	44d ago	Fit
Foxy Jacks	76d ago	Fresh
Minella Indo	89d ago	Fresh
Bodhisattva	168d ago	Long break
Streets Of Doyen	194d ago	Long break