Junior Jumpers Open Hunters' Chase – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

17:45

Junior Jumpers Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2025-05-02

Distance 3m1f56y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £3,593

Winning Time 6m 39.01s (slow by 14.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Douglas Longbottom (GB) Mr William Biddick · Miss B Coward	5/2	Won
2nd	Glenmount (IRE) Mr James King · Mrs Julie Wadland	13/2	.5
3rd	Fairly Famous (IRE) Miss Gina Andrews · Mrs G Andrews	6/4F	6
4th	Learntalot (IRE) Mrs Izzie Hill · Alan Hill	12/1	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Alaphilippe (IRE) Mr Zac Baker · Mrs A Slatter	9/1
P.U.	Tzarmix (FR) Mr Darren Andrews · Mrs D J Ralph	7/1

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
3	Fairly Famous Bay J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Mrs G Andrews	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Mrs G Andrews	168	tp	311P2-	130	136	101	—	—	—	+8	44	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Arrives with a point to prove but has won at this meeting for the last two years
2	Douglas Longbottom Bay J:Mr William Biddick T:Miss B Coward	J:Mr William Biddick T:Miss B Coward	168	—	/2111-	-	-	65	—	—	—	+4	32.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
3-4 in points since returning from a break; respected
6	Tzarmix Chestnut J:Mr Darren Andrews(3) T:Mrs D J Ralph	J:Mr Darren Andrews(3) T:Mrs D J Ralph	168	—	45351-	106	-	-	—	—	—	+18	28.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Fair hurdler for O'Neill stable; won minor point on recent stable debut
4	Glenmount Bay J:Mr James King T:Mrs Julie Wadland	J:Mr James King T:Mrs Julie Wadland	168	—	/4311-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+12	21	2.25/1	9/1 10%
5-9 in British points, following two good-ground wins in February/March; rules debut today
1	Alaphilippe Bay J:Mr Zac Baker T:Mrs A Slatter	J:Mr Zac Baker T:Mrs A Slatter	168	tb	/6621-	127	126	-	—	—	—	+27	34.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has rediscovered some form in points this year; tried in blinkers on rules return
5	Learntalot Chestnut J:Mrs Izzie Hill(5) T:Alan Hill	J:Mrs Izzie Hill(5) T:Alan Hill	168	—	2/112-	110	109	54	—	—	—	+11	21.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won at Stratford on last year's hunter chase debut; may have more to offer under rules
NR	Walk Away Bay J:TBC T:R Pallas	J: T:R Pallas	168	t	P5/P2-	117	112	84	78d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
Left disappointing stable debut behind when second at Leicester in February; more needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fairly Famous	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4	5/4
Douglas Longbottom	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2	7/4
Tzarmix	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Glenmount	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Alaphilippe	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Learntalot	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Walk Away	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fairly Famous

OR: 20 Form: 12.6 Odds: 11.4

13/8

2nd

Alaphilippe

34.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

3rd

Douglas Longbottom

32.4

OR: 0 Form: 23.5 Odds: 8.9

5/2

Tzarmix

28.6

OR: 14 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Learntalot

21.4

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Glenmount

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Walk Away

16.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fairly Famous	130	136	101
Alaphilippe	127	126	—
Walk Away	117	112	84
Learntalot	110	109	54
Tzarmix	106	—	—
Douglas Longbottom	—	—	65
Glenmount	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Walk Away	78d ago	Fresh
Fairly Famous	—	—
Douglas Longbottom	—	—
Tzarmix	—	—
Glenmount	—	—
Alaphilippe	—	—
Learntalot	—	—