Santa - The Visit Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

16:45

Date 2025-10-24

Distance 3m1f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,934

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
15	Smugglers Haven Bay J:Miss Lily Bradstock(5) T:Mrs Sara V Bradstock	J:Miss Lily Bradstock(5) T:Mrs Sara V Bradstock	158	—	21-222	115	130	124	31d	—	—	+7	19.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second in all three chases, most recently at Warwick last month; can go well again here
8	Regarde Chestnut J:Mr B O'Neill T:Jamie Snowden	J:Mr B O'Neill T:Jamie Snowden	163	tp	13P12-	120	133	113	191d	—	—	+22	35.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won twice last season and was creditable second here (3m4f) on latest outing; respected
11	Rockinastorm Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:Henry Daly	J:Mr P W Mullins T:Henry Daly	160	—	11253-	117	132	121	219d	—	—	+19	30.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual chase winner last season; resumes on workable mark and with Patrick Mullins on board
13	Kelce Bay J:Mr A P Ryan T:Neil Mulholland	J:Mr A P Ryan T:Neil Mulholland	159	p	21F21-	116	130	117	220d	—	—	+26	35.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not yet fully exposed but this is much tougher than three-runner race he won last time
16	Harrys Hope Chestnut J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:Ben Pauling	J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:Ben Pauling	157	—	-21122	114	134	124	49d	—	—	+27	36	2.25/1	9/1 10%
4-9 over fences; ran well in defeat on last two outings; each-way claims at least
7	The Newest One Bay J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	164	—	45PP5-	121	135	114	236d	—	—	+11	20.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won this race off 1lb higher last year; likely to have been primed for a repeat bid
4	Ideal Des Bordes Bay J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Nicky Henderson	166	—	112P5-	123	131	111	195d	—	—	+20	26.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Made bright start to chasing career but dropped out very quickly on last two outings
10	Kalanisi Flash Bay J:Mr H C Swan T:John C McConnell	J:Mr H C Swan T:John C McConnell	161	tp	24/1-3	118	121	73	60d	—	—	+21	29.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Shaped well on chasing debut in August and looks interesting over this longer trip
6	Solly Attwell Bay J:Mr R James T:Cian Collins	J:Mr R James T:Cian Collins	164	p	0-8P11	121	123	76	35d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Returned to form with two wins last month; must be considered in current mood
12	My Gift To You Bay J:Mr Conal Kavanagh(7) T:James Owen	J:Mr Conal Kavanagh(7) T:James Owen	160	tv	341416	117	131	110	12d	—	—	+24	28	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Largely consistent over fences/hurdles but not at best on latest outing; up in grade here
14	Mole Court Bay J:Mr James King T:Ben Pauling	J:Mr James King T:Ben Pauling	158	p	3P-P63	115	135	80	38d	—	—	+13	17.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this in 2023 but has become very inconsistent in the meantime
5	Beaufort Scale Bay J:Mr J H Williamson T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson T:Gordon Elliott	165	t	0-7027	122	125	103	20d	—	—	+15	19.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has performed well in only one of his first four chases and has some questions to answer
9	Awaythelad Bay J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Ben Pauling	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Ben Pauling	162	b	4P214-	119	131	93	202d	—	—	+23	27.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Jumped poorly last time; has claims if judged on convincing Southwell win two runs ago
18	Planned Paradise Bay J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	152	—	25-423	109	133	99	110d	—	—	+12	15.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not quite at best in spring/summer but has C&D form and returns on a workable mark
17	Animal Bay J:Mrs Izzie Hill(3) T:Suzy Smith	J:Mrs Izzie Hill(3) T:Suzy Smith	152	t	57/PP-	109	-	-	259d	—	—	+12	15.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Out of sorts at start of this year; need wind op/tongue-tie to prompt a revival
2	Unanswered Prayers Bay J:Mr Henry Main(5) T:Chris Gordon	J:Mr Henry Main(5) T:Chris Gordon	169	p	33UP6-	126	133	94	187d	—	—	+17	19.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won Fontwell marathon off this mark last November; out of form at end of last season
3	Hung Jury Bay J:Mr Sean O'Connor(5) T:Martin Keighley	J:Mr Sean O'Connor(5) T:Martin Keighley	167	p	556-14	124	125	87	133d	—	—	+16	19.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won 4m hunter chase here in April; still very unexposed under rules
1	Moroder Bay J:Mr Simon Elliott(3) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Mr Simon Elliott(3) T:Seamus Mullins	170	v	1P-01D6	127	133	122	49d	—	—	+17	19.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Dual Grimthorpe winner; on a workable mark but has become very inconsistent

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Smugglers Haven	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Regarde	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Rockinastorm	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Kelce	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Harrys Hope	8/1	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
The Newest One	9/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	15/2
Ideal Des Bordes	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kalanisi Flash	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Solly Attwell	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
My Gift To You	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Mole Court	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Beaufort Scale	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Awaythelad	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Planned Paradise	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Animal	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Unanswered Prayers	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Hung Jury	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Moroder	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Harrys Hope

OR: 16 Form: 17.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

2nd

Kelce

35.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 16.8 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Regarde

35.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 14.2 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Rockinastorm

30.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 10.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Kalanisi Flash

29.2

OR: 17 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

14/1

My Gift To You

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Awaythelad

27.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ideal Des Bordes

26.4

OR: 18.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

The Newest One

20.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Smugglers Haven

19.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Moroder

19.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Unanswered Prayers

19.8

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Solly Attwell

19.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Hung Jury

19.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Beaufort Scale

19.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Mole Court

17.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Planned Paradise

15.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Animal

15.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Moroder	127	133	122
Unanswered Prayers	126	133	94
Hung Jury	124	125	87
Ideal Des Bordes	123	131	111
Beaufort Scale	122	125	103
The Newest One	121	135	114
Solly Attwell	121	123	76
Regarde	120	133	113
Awaythelad	119	131	93
Kalanisi Flash	118	121	73
Rockinastorm	117	132	121
My Gift To You	117	131	110
Kelce	116	130	117
Smugglers Haven	115	130	124
Mole Court	115	135	80
Harrys Hope	114	134	124
Planned Paradise	109	133	99
Animal	109	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
My Gift To You	12d ago	Quick return
Beaufort Scale	20d ago	Fit
Smugglers Haven	31d ago	Fit
Solly Attwell	35d ago	Fit
Mole Court	38d ago	Fit
Harrys Hope	49d ago	Fresh
Moroder	49d ago	Fresh
Kalanisi Flash	60d ago	Fresh
Planned Paradise	110d ago	Long break
Hung Jury	133d ago	Long break
Unanswered Prayers	187d ago	Long break
Regarde	191d ago	Long break
Ideal Des Bordes	195d ago	Long break
Awaythelad	202d ago	Long break
Rockinastorm	219d ago	Long break
Kelce	220d ago	Long break
The Newest One	236d ago	Long break
Animal	259d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Smugglers Haven	Front Runner
Kelce	Front Runner
Ideal Des Bordes	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 18 runners classified.