Betfair Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

13:30

Betfair Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2025-01-01

Distance 3m1f56y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 7m 3.40s (slow by 38.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chantry House (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	8/1	Won
2nd	Our Power (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	7/1	6.5
3rd	Bowtogreatness (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	7/2	4
4th	Broadway Boy (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/6F	8
5th	Cloudy Glen (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	9/1	20

Runners (5)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Broadway Boy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	—	135-32	150	158	115	32d	—	—	-6	40.4	10/11 52%
Ran well in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury last time; 3-5 at Cheltenham; highly respected
5	Bowtogreatness Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	150	—	0-651P	132	156	130	32d	—	—	+8	25.7	9/2 18%
Made all at Newbury in November; hindered by being pestered up front last time
2	Chantry House Brown J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	167	b	409-55	149	153	-	33d	—	—	+17	27.8	15/2 12%
Smart in his prime but not seen over fences since late 2022; not sure what to expect
3	Cloudy Glen Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	163	—	253P-1	145	152	126	28d	—	—	+27	36.3	9/1 10%
Justified favouritism in veterans' event at Haydock last month; this is a harder task
4	Our Power Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	162	p	0/7F-2	144	156	102	19d	—	—	+20	31.8	8/1 11%
Second at this course last month, showing he retains plenty of ability; major contender

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Broadway Boy	10/11	10/11	10/11	5/6	10/11
Bowtogreatness	7/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	7/2
Chantry House	15/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Cloudy Glen	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Our Power	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2

Predictor

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

1st

Broadway Boy

40.4

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Cloudy Glen

36.3

OR: 23.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Our Power

31.8

OR: 23.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Chantry House

27.8

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Bowtogreatness

25.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Broadway Boy	150	158	115
Chantry House	149	153	—
Cloudy Glen	145	152	126
Our Power	144	156	102
Bowtogreatness	132	156	130

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