squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

14:25

squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2024-10-25

Distance 1m7f199y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,440

Winning Time 3m 51.55s (fast by 0.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Calico (GER) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	3/1	Won
2nd	Matata (IRE) Daryl Jacob · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/2F	0.3
3rd	Dancing On My Own (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	5/1	5.5
4th	Coastguard Station (IRE) David Noonan · Henry Oliver	14/1	4.75
5th	Scarface (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	15/2	3.25
6th	Triple Trade (GB) Harry Cobden · Joe Tizzard	13/2	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Arclight (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	12/1
P.U.	Sir Tivo (FR) Sean Bowen · Gary Hanmer	66/1

Runners (10)

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	Matata Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Daryl Jacob T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	162	—	12240-	147	160	136	195d	—	—	+13	37.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Free-going front-runner; smart novice chaser last season; could take some catching here
4	Calico Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	153	tp	4204-P	138	161	153	172d	—	—	+7	28.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran big race in defeat over C&D last autumn and makes seasonal debut from good mark
1	Dancing On My Own Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	168	t	066-21	153	159	107	60d	—	—	+12	31.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won this in 2023 but has not been in the same form since; needs to up his game
7	Scarface Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	148	p	12113-	133	157	144	191d	—	—	+28	43.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Did very well in cheekpieces in early part of year; player if coping with drop back to 2m
6	Triple Trade Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	150	—	31585-	135	159	148	197d	—	—	+18	27.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Below form at end of last season but big player if judged on late-2023 form
8	Coastguard Station Chestnut J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	142	p	21-215	127	155	142	21d	—	—	+15	20.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Career-best form when winning at Uttoxeter this summer but even more is needed today
NR	Royal Mer Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	142	t	2111P-	127	158	135	189d	—	—	+28	36.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
5-9 over fences in Britain but all wins were on soft ground; off since poor run in April
5	Arclight Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	151	—	/111P-	136	150	117	244d	—	—	+27	38.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Took very well to chasing as a 4yo last autumn (three wins); further progress possible
9	Sir Tivo Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	142	t	985424	127	156	142	9d	—	—	+15	25.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran well at Stratford two starts ago but has been inconsistent this year; others stronger
NR	Madara Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Keiran Burke	J:NON-RUNNER T:Keiran Burke	157	tp	U6119-	142	-	-	226d	—	—	—	34.7	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Matata	5/2	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2
Calico	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Dancing On My Own	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Scarface	11/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	6/1
Triple Trade	15/2	15/2	13/2	15/2	7/1
Coastguard Station	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Royal Mer	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1	28/1
Arclight	9/1	9/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Sir Tivo	20/1	20/1	50/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Scarface

43.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4.5

7/1

2nd

Arclight

38.1

OR: 21.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

3rd

Matata

37.5

OR: 24.3 Form: 6 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Royal Mer

36.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.4

33/1

Madara

34.7

OR: 23 Form: 11.7 Odds: 0

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Dancing On My Own

31.5

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

11/2

Calico

28.5

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 6.5

4/1

Triple Trade

27.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Sir Tivo

25.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

50/1

Coastguard Station

20.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dancing On My Own	153	159	107
Matata	147	160	136
Madara	142	—	—
Calico	138	161	153
Arclight	136	150	117
Triple Trade	135	159	148
Scarface	133	157	144
Coastguard Station	127	155	142
Royal Mer	127	158	135
Sir Tivo	127	156	142

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sir Tivo	9d ago	Quick return
Coastguard Station	21d ago	Fit
Dancing On My Own	60d ago	Fresh
Calico	172d ago	Long break
Royal Mer	189d ago	Long break
Scarface	191d ago	Long break
Matata	195d ago	Long break
Triple Trade	197d ago	Long break
Madara	226d ago	Long break
Arclight	244d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Matata	Front Runner
Coastguard Station	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 10 runners classified.