Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

13:50

Date 2025-01-25

Distance 2m4f127y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £56,270

Winning Time 5m 26.50s (slow by 18.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Moon D'Orange (FR) Sean Bowen · John C McConnell	7/2J	Won
2nd	Grandeur d'Ame (FR) Tom Cannon · Alan King	20/1	0.1
3rd	Imperial Saint (FR) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	9/2	2.25
4th	Iroko (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	11/2	2.75
5th	Happygolucky (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Mel Rowley	50/1	12
6th	Soul Icon (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Keiran Burke	12/1	1.75
7th	Gemirande (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	22/1	4
8th	Il Ridoto (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	12/1	0.3
9th	Torn And Frayed (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	28/1	0.3
10th	Ginny's Destiny (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	7/2J	15

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Some Scope (GB) Dylan Johnston · Richard Hobson	15/2

Runners (11)

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	Ginny's Destiny Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	168	—	122-P3	152	162	109	48d	—	—	+12	31.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Smart novice chaser last season and suited by Cheltenham; likely player if back to best
10	Moon D'Orange Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:John C McConnell	J:Sean Bowen T:John C McConnell	145	p	0-3342	129	153	141	28d	—	—	+7	25	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Irish runner; first start under Sean Bowen, who has good record for this yard; interesting
5	Imperial Saint Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	—	1-1171	144	156	134	30d	—	—	+20	34.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Record of 3-4 since switched to chasing, the wins at Aintree; 2-2 over 2m4f; improving
2	Iroko Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	t	152-2F	152	156	127	35d	—	—	+16	29.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Promising novice chaser last term; suffered bad luck on latest start; remains of interest
11	Some Scope Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Richard Hobson	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Richard Hobson	144	t	24-P41	128	156	125	30d	—	—	+12	22.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
All wins at about 3m, latest at Wetherby; drop back in distance poses a question mark
4	Soul Icon Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Keiran Burke	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Keiran Burke	162	t	-22241	146	153	136	29d	—	—	+34	40.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Opened his chase account in Grade 2 handicap at Kempton last time; largely consistent
3	Il Ridoto Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	163	tp	8P-516	147	157	145	42d	—	—	+20	26	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won this race in 2023 (third last year) but is now perhaps back in the assessor's grip
6	Gemirande Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	160	—	50-116	144	160	118	24d	—	—	+20	24.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won the December Gold Cup over C&D but form dipped sharply here on New Year's Day
8	Grandeur d'Ame Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	152	—	4UP-15	136	155	139	42d	—	—	+18	22.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not disgraced in the December Gold Cup but remains on career-high mark; nothing in hand
9	Torn And Frayed Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	146	—	04-516	130	160	143	43d	—	—	+18	20.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Landed this prize in 2022; never dangerous in veterans' event over C&D most recently
7	Happygolucky Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Mel Rowley	J:Jonathan Burke T:Mel Rowley	159	—	1/309/	143	157	-	683d	—	—	+29	30.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Returns from long absence and is unlikely to be the force of old; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ginny's Destiny	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Moon D'Orange	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Imperial Saint	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Iroko	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Some Scope	7/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Soul Icon	14/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Il Ridoto	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Gemirande	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Grandeur d'Ame	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Torn And Frayed	40/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Happygolucky	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Soul Icon

40.7

OR: 24 Form: 15 Odds: 1.7

14/1

2nd

Imperial Saint

34.9

OR: 23.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Ginny's Destiny

31.2

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Happygolucky

30.6

OR: 23.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Iroko

29.1

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Il Ridoto

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Moon D'Orange

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Gemirande

24.7

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Grandeur d'Ame

22.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Some Scope

22.4

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Torn And Frayed

20.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ginny's Destiny	152	162	109
Iroko	152	156	127
Il Ridoto	147	157	145
Soul Icon	146	153	136
Imperial Saint	144	156	134
Gemirande	144	160	118
Happygolucky	143	157	—
Grandeur d'Ame	136	155	139
Torn And Frayed	130	160	143
Moon D'Orange	129	153	141
Some Scope	128	156	125

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gemirande	24d ago	Fit
Moon D'Orange	28d ago	Fit
Soul Icon	29d ago	Fit
Imperial Saint	30d ago	Fit
Some Scope	30d ago	Fit
Iroko	35d ago	Fit
Il Ridoto	42d ago	Fit
Grandeur d'Ame	42d ago	Fit
Torn And Frayed	43d ago	Fit
Ginny's Destiny	48d ago	Fresh
Happygolucky	683d ago	Long break