Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:55

Date 2024-11-15

Distance 3m5f56y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £18,211

Winning Time 8m 0.19s (slow by 12.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sweet David (GB) Felix De Giles · Gabriel Leenders	5/1	Won
2nd	Mister Coffey (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	5/1	6.5
3rd	Back On The Lash (GB) James Best · Martin Keighley	33/1	1.25
4th	Statuario (GB) Sean Bowen · Peter & Michael Bowen	33/1	4.5
5th	Slipway (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	13/2	1.5
6th	Busselton (FR) Richard Deegan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/1	3.25
7th	Fameaftertheglory (GB) Jonathan Burke · Gavin Cromwell	17/2	14
8th	Conflated (IRE) Mr R James · Gordon Elliott	9/2	26

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
R.O.	Tommie Beau (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	100/30F

Runners (9)

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	Tommie Beau Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	145	—	112123	143	169	138	26d	—	—	+26	43.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Game front-runner who stays very well and has been in career-best form this season
1	Conflated Bay J:Mr R James(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr R James(7) T:Gordon Elliott	168	p	32-6U5	166	170	126	13d	—	—	+17	34	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Didn't fire last time but this top-class chaser will be too good for this field if on song
8	Sweet David Bay J:Felix De Giles T:Gabriel Leenders	J:Felix De Giles T:Gabriel Leenders	142	t	21-222	140	153	-	33d	—	—	+13	26.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
French raider; placed in cross-country chases on last two outings; 17lb wrong today
7	Fameaftertheglory Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Jonathan Burke T:Gavin Cromwell	142	—	334-42	140	159	64	195d	—	—	+15	25.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Placed over C&D last December; 8lb wrong today but still considered each-way
4	Mister Coffey Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	142	—	/4263-	140	169	151	279d	—	—	+19	31.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
0-13 over fences but last season's Doncaster second was among his best form; a possible
5	Slipway Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	142	—	/9010-	140	165	136	202d	—	—	+22	32.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
4-12 over fences but has become very inconsistent; 4lb wrong for cross-country debut
3	Busselton Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	145	—	46PP-0	143	168	123	51d	—	—	+17	25.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Very useful handicap chaser at his best but has regressed; makes cross-country debut
9	Back On The Lash Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	142	—	P08-P0	140	154	84	21d	—	—	+20	23.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Twice a winner on this cross-country course but has been badly out of form for a while
6	Statuario Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	142	t	-11395	140	162	140	51d	—	—	+27	29.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In prime form in spring/summer but has gone off boil lately; 7lb wrong; unraced beyond 3m

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tommie Beau	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Conflated	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Sweet David	5/1	6/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Fameaftertheglory	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Mister Coffey	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	5/1
Slipway	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Busselton	9/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Back On The Lash	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	18/1
Statuario	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tommie Beau

43.5

OR: 23.3 Form: 15 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Conflated

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Slipway

32.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Mister Coffey

31.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Statuario

29.8

OR: 22.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Sweet David

26.1

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Fameaftertheglory

25.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Busselton

25.5

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Back On The Lash

23.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Conflated	166	170	126
Tommie Beau	143	169	138
Busselton	143	168	123
Sweet David	140	153	—
Fameaftertheglory	140	159	64
Mister Coffey	140	169	151
Slipway	140	165	136
Back On The Lash	140	154	84
Statuario	140	162	140

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Conflated	13d ago	Quick return
Back On The Lash	21d ago	Fit
Tommie Beau	26d ago	Fit
Sweet David	33d ago	Fit
Busselton	51d ago	Fresh
Statuario	51d ago	Fresh
Fameaftertheglory	195d ago	Long break
Slipway	202d ago	Long break
Mister Coffey	279d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tommie Beau	Front Runner
Fameaftertheglory	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.