Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:30

Date 2024-03-15

Distance 3m2f70y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £352,729

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
4	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	12-311	179	188	101	41d	—	—	0	45	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Clear win in the 2023 running; beaten twice by Fastorslow since but gained revenge latest
6	Gerri Colombe Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	121-12	167	172	81	78d	—	—	+21	32.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Big gap between him and Galopin Des Champs on latest 3m run; stiffer stamina test can suit
3	Fastorslow Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	164	t	521-12	170	179	77	41d	—	—	+24	32.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Reliable; has beaten Galopin Des Champs in 2 of their last 3 clashes; this test can suit
9	L'Homme Presse Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	/1U-12	168	179	126	27d	—	—	+26	30.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won 3m novice at this meeting in 2022; up in trip against best opposition tackled so far
1	Bravemansgame Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	23-222	170	179	140	80d	—	—	+27	31.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
King George winner in 2022; outstayed by Galopin Des Champs when 2nd in this last year
10	Monkfish Chestnut J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	2/29-1	164	174	-	50d	—	—	+38	42.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won his Festival runs in 2020 and 2021, both at 3m; had just 3 runs in last 3 years
2	Corach Rambler Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	164	t	411-53	159	164	132	111d	—	—	+24	28.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won the Ultima in 2022 and 2023, then the National in style last April; still unexposed
11	Nassalam Chestnut J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	164	b	07-411	161	166	141	79d	—	—	+26	28.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Proved his stamina in fine style in the Welsh National but both recent wins were on heavy
5	Gentlemansgame Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris	164	—	/31-21	160	169	120	132d	—	—	+25	28.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Smart staying h'dler; improved chase form when beating Bravemansgame (who gave 6lb) latest
8	Jungle Boogie Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	1/1/41	152	158	119	74d	—	—	+35	38.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Had just five runs; narrow Grade 3 win over 2m7f in January doesn't advance claims today
12	The Real Whacker Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	164	v	11-P42	162	167	123	48d	—	—	+27	28.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
3-3 over fences here last term, including 3m novice win at this meeting; needs improvement
NR	Hewick Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:NON-RUNNER T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	p	F1-401	169	177	-	80d	—	—	—	29.8	—	—
Came from way back to win King George; stiffer test will suit; prefer ground to dry out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Galopin Des Champs	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
Gerri Colombe	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Fastorslow	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
L'Homme Presse	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Bravemansgame	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Monkfish	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Corach Rambler	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Nassalam	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Gentlemansgame	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Jungle Boogie	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
The Real Whacker	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Galopin Des Champs

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 15

5/6

2nd

Monkfish

42.1

OR: 28.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.1

18/1

3rd

Jungle Boogie

38.6

OR: 25.5 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Fastorslow

32.4

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Gerri Colombe

32.3

OR: 29.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Bravemansgame

31.2

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

L'Homme Presse

30.9

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Hewick

29.8

OR: 29.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Corach Rambler

28.5

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Nassalam

28.5

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

The Real Whacker

28.4

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Gentlemansgame

28.3

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	179	188	101
Fastorslow	170	179	77
Bravemansgame	170	179	140
Hewick	169	177	—
L'Homme Presse	168	179	126
Gerri Colombe	167	172	81
Monkfish	164	174	—
The Real Whacker	162	167	123
Nassalam	161	166	141
Gentlemansgame	160	169	120
Corach Rambler	159	164	132
Jungle Boogie	152	158	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
L'Homme Presse	27d ago	Fit
Galopin Des Champs	41d ago	Fit
Fastorslow	41d ago	Fit
The Real Whacker	48d ago	Fresh
Monkfish	50d ago	Fresh
Jungle Boogie	74d ago	Fresh
Gerri Colombe	78d ago	Fresh
Nassalam	79d ago	Fresh
Bravemansgame	80d ago	Fresh
Hewick	80d ago	Fresh
Corach Rambler	111d ago	Long break
Gentlemansgame	132d ago	Long break