Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Coming Soon Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

13:50

Date 2024-12-13

Distance 3m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,950

Runners (8)

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
1	Chianti Classico Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	168	t	1214-1	157	161	129	41d	—	—	+14	47.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Up another 5lb but the extra distance should help and he remains a fine prospect
5	King Turgeon Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	144	tp	52B-11	133	161	144	34d	—	—	+2	29.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Inconsistent previously; won with authority at Chepstow (3m2f) and Aintree (2m5f) recently
6	Java Point Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Henry Oliver	J:Jonathan Burke T:Henry Oliver	142	t	4145-2	131	159	134	27d	—	—	+17	28.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good second here (3m1f, good) four weeks ago but he's 2lb out of the handicap today
7	The Newest One Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	142	—	733-14	131	157	131	27d	—	—	+13	22.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Never better than in his two races here this term but he's now 4lb out of the handicap
4	Ballygrifincottage Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	150	tp	27-34F	139	161	115	26d	—	—	+16	24.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Early faller at Cheltenham (3m3f) last month, following a satisfactory reappearance
3	Our Power Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	154	p	10/7F-	143	160	-	377d	—	—	+20	24.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has not come up the hill that well on previous visits to Cheltenham but a case can be made
2	Chambard Bay J:Miss Lucy Turner(5) T:Venetia Williams	J:Miss Lucy Turner(5) T:Venetia Williams	156	—	21P88-	145	160	138	276d	—	—	+24	28.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Dominated the Becher at Aintree (3m2f, heavy) last December; out of form later last term
8	Izino d'Airy Chestnut J:Alexandre Seigneul(3) T:Guillaume Fabre	J:Alexandre Seigneul(3) T:Guillaume Fabre	142	tp	113322	131	121	-	27d	—	—	+31	33.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
2-20 over French fences, the wins in cross-country this year; miles out of the handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Chianti Classico	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	11/8
King Turgeon	9/4	2/1	9/4	2/1	9/4
Java Point	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
The Newest One	8/1	8/1	8/1	9/1	7/1
Ballygrifincottage	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Our Power	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1
Chambard	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	18/1
Izino d'Airy	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Chianti Classico

47.4

OR: 26.8 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Izino d'Airy

33.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 12.9 Odds: 0.8

40/1

3rd

King Turgeon

29.2

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Java Point

28.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Chambard

28.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 3.3 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ballygrifincottage

24.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Our Power

24.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

The Newest One

22.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chianti Classico	157	161	129
Chambard	145	160	138
Our Power	143	160	—
Ballygrifincottage	139	161	115
King Turgeon	133	161	144
Java Point	131	159	134
The Newest One	131	157	131
Izino d'Airy	131	121	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballygrifincottage	26d ago	Fit
Java Point	27d ago	Fit
The Newest One	27d ago	Fit
Izino d'Airy	27d ago	Fit
King Turgeon	34d ago	Fit
Chianti Classico	41d ago	Fit
Chambard	276d ago	Long break
Our Power	377d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Chianti Classico	Prominent
King Turgeon	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.