Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

13:30

Date 2024-03-14

Distance 2m3f168y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £98,473

Runners (11)

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
5	Grey Dawning Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	F-3121	153	170	147	61d	—	—	+10	32.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Ties in with Ginny's Destiny on penultimate effort; easy winner latest; leading player
3	Facile Vega Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	—	21-143	151	162	132	40d	—	—	+10	31.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won the Champion Bumper in 2022; judged on pedigree he's very interesting at this new trip
4	Ginny's Destiny Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	3-7111	155	169	152	47d	—	—	+20	31.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Progressive at Cheltenham since switched to chasing; similar type to last year's winner
6	Iroko Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	161	t	1113-1	149	157	100	128d	—	—	+27	37.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won the Martin Pipe here last year; impressive on sole run this term; exciting contender
10	Zanahiyr Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	tp	-12421	150	156	116	30d	—	—	+37	43.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Respected on ability but has high mileage and others are open to much greater progress
8	Letsbeclearaboutit Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	-11333	153	160	134	46d	—	—	+33	39	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Promising record at 2m4f over fences but no horse older than eight has won this prize
2	Djelo Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	161	—	-111F2	148	158	140	40d	—	—	+36	39.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Has form figures of 1112 in completed chase starts, second in Sandown Grade 1 latest
9	Sharjah Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	t	211434	149	159	135	40d	—	—	+30	32.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Veteran who has a wealth of good form but is unlikely to win this contest aged 11
1	Colonel Harry Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	161	t	2-1213	147	157	137	40d	—	—	+26	28.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
May still have more to offer on slow ground but this looks a difficult task on ratings
7	Le Patron Bay J:David Noonan T:Gary Moore	J:David Noonan T:Gary Moore	161	—	0-1114	149	158	132	40d	—	—	+24	25	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Flopped in the Scilly Isles, losing his unbeaten chase record; this is a deeper race
11	Jamaico Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	159	t	266-31	124	121	-	271d	—	—	+18	18.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Ex-French 5yo who faces a baptism of fire on British debut; stiff task on the figures

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Grey Dawning	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Facile Vega	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ginny's Destiny	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Iroko	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Zanahiyr	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Letsbeclearaboutit	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Djelo	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Sharjah	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Colonel Harry	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Le Patron	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Jamaico	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Zanahiyr

43.9

OR: 25 Form: 17 Odds: 1.9

10/1

2nd

Djelo

39.3

OR: 24.5 Form: 14 Odds: 0.9

22/1

3rd

Letsbeclearaboutit

OR: 25.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Iroko

37.8

OR: 24.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Sharjah

32.6

OR: 24.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Grey Dawning

32.4

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

Facile Vega

31.9

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

Ginny's Destiny

31.7

OR: 26.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Colonel Harry

28.5

OR: 24.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Le Patron

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Jamaico

18.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ginny's Destiny	155	169	152
Grey Dawning	153	170	147
Letsbeclearaboutit	153	160	134
Facile Vega	151	162	132
Zanahiyr	150	156	116
Iroko	149	157	100
Sharjah	149	159	135
Le Patron	149	158	132
Djelo	148	158	140
Colonel Harry	147	157	137
Jamaico	124	121	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zanahiyr	30d ago	Fit
Facile Vega	40d ago	Fit
Djelo	40d ago	Fit
Sharjah	40d ago	Fit
Colonel Harry	40d ago	Fit
Le Patron	40d ago	Fit
Letsbeclearaboutit	46d ago	Fresh
Ginny's Destiny	47d ago	Fresh
Grey Dawning	61d ago	Fresh
Iroko	128d ago	Long break
Jamaico	271d ago	Long break