Three Counties Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

14:20

Three Counties Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2024-11-17

Distance 1m7f199y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 4m 3.21s (slow by 11.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Matata (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/10F	Won
2nd	Third Time Lucki (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	12/1	26
3rd	Calico (GER) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	7/4	4.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Gunsight Ridge (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	5/1

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Matata Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	167	—	2240-2	150	157	142	23d	—	—	+3	43.3	—	Evens 50%
Only a neck behind Calico here on reappearance; should build on that effort; respected
3	Calico Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	t	204-P1	142	157	141	23d	—	—	+4	31.4	—	85/40 32%
Second in this race last year; beat Matata by a neck over C&D last month; big player
4	Gunsight Ridge Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	t	/F231-	139	155	135	207d	—	—	+27	40	—	13/2 13%
Returns on a career-high mark but is largely consistent; likely to give his running
2	Third Time Lucki Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	162	t	63149/	145	156	-	584d	—	—	+23	32.3	—	9/1 10%
Smart for Dan Skelton; joined new connections for £190,000; back from long layoff

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Matata	evn	evn	evn	evn	Evens
Calico	2/1	15/8	2/1	15/8	85/40
Gunsight Ridge	6/1	5/1	6/1	13/2	13/2
Third Time Lucki	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Matata

43.3

OR: 25 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

Evens

2nd

Gunsight Ridge

OR: 22.3 Form: 14.2 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Third Time Lucki

32.3

OR: 23.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Calico

31.4

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

85/40

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Matata	150	157	142
Third Time Lucki	145	156	—
Calico	142	157	141
Gunsight Ridge	139	155	135

Last Run