Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:00

Date 2025-03-12

Distance 3m110y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £112,760

Winning Time 6m 28.96s (slow by 23.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lecky Watson (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	20/1	Won
2nd	Stellar Story (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	22/1	4
3rd	Better Days Ahead (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	13/2	0.2
4th	Gorgeous Tom (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/1	4.25
5th	Ballyburn (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	4/7F	0.1
6th	Dancing City (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	8/1	19

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Quai De Bourbon (FR) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	14/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	Ballyburn Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	—	1-1121	160	167	154	38d	—	—	-2	54.5	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Brilliant novice hurdle winner here last year; 2-3 in chases; should stay; the one to beat
3	Dancing City Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	31-111	152	159	51	45d	—	—	+13	30.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won 3 Grade 1s over hurdles and stayed on strongly last time; would relish a thorough test
2	Better Days Ahead Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	1-3121	152	159	126	31d	—	—	+24	35.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won at this meeting in 2024; didn't have to improve to win Grade 2 last time; place claims
4	Gorgeous Tom Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	101F14	149	154	116	101d	—	—	+29	35.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Made hay in autumn; close 4th in Grade 1 when last seen; spring conditions in his favour
6	Quai De Bourbon Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	131-31	150	151	125	48d	—	—	+22	26.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Third at this meeting in 2024; needs to step up significantly
7	Stellar Story Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	161	p	1-4142	151	159	101	31d	—	—	+28	34	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Closing on Better Days Ahead to the line last time; may want a stiffer test
5	Lecky Watson Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	161	—	35-511	152	161	105	59d	—	—	+21	27.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Much improved over fences when winning 2m3f Grade 3 last time; needs to back that up

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ballyburn	4/7	1/2	8/15	8/15	8/15
Dancing City	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Better Days Ahead	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Gorgeous Tom	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Quai De Bourbon	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Stellar Story	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Lecky Watson	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballyburn

54.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 7 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

Gorgeous Tom

35.9

OR: 24.8 Form: 9.3 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Better Days Ahead

35.8

OR: 25.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Stellar Story

OR: 25.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

22/1

Dancing City

30.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/1

Lecky Watson

27.1

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

28/1

Quai De Bourbon

26.2

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballyburn	160	167	154
Dancing City	152	159	51
Better Days Ahead	152	159	126
Lecky Watson	152	161	105
Stellar Story	151	159	101
Quai De Bourbon	150	151	125
Gorgeous Tom	149	154	116

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Better Days Ahead	31d ago	Fit
Stellar Story	31d ago	Fit
Ballyburn	38d ago	Fit
Dancing City	45d ago	Fit
Quai De Bourbon	48d ago	Fresh
Lecky Watson	59d ago	Fresh
Gorgeous Tom	101d ago	Long break