William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:20

Date 2025-10-25

Distance 3m1f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £52,030

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
11	The Short Go Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	150	h	42F5-P	132	156	130	175d	—	—	+8	25.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Second last year; if he can find any fluency over his fences he'd be a danger to all
3	Hyland Grey J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	165	—	1122P-	147	157	128	203d	—	—	+23	38.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
3-4 at Cheltenham; novice campaign went well and he probably has more to give
2	Three Card Brag Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	167	p	130-82	149	152	145	31d	—	—	+16	28.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Now a regular in strong handicap chases; second in last month's Kerry National
12	Transmission Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	150	p	21265-	132	156	145	228d	—	—	+20	29.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lightly raced chaser; with course form and a competitive mark, he's considered
17	Backmersackme Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Emmet Mullins	J:Sean Bowen T:Emmet Mullins	142	—	846-78	124	142	116	28d	—	—	+12	21.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Questions to answer but ultra-canny connections have secured Sean Bowen
15	Hoe Joly Smoke Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	147	t	2151P-	129	154	139	182d	—	—	+25	31	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Out of the weights at Sandown in April; only 2lb higher than for his previous win
8	Fascile Mode Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	153	p	F9-723	135	152	82	24d	—	—	+17	23	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Capable but his sometimes iffy jumping will be tested around here in this big field
10	Rock My Way Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	151	tb	14225-	133	156	132	196d	—	—	+25	30.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in the National Hunt Chase here; hard to rule out off this fair mark after wind op
7	Dunboyne Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	153	—	/P114-	135	156	86	187d	—	—	+29	34.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Cracking fourth in the Irish National last time considering he had an 8lb penalty
6	Manothepeople Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	153	p	551-65	135	159	140	90d	—	—	+18	22.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Good record on the New course here; well handicapped and has a good record fresh
18	Minella Blueway Bay J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	142	—	52711-	124	150	131	224d	—	—	+34	38.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Up in grade and the weights (also 2lb wrong); others are much preferred
16	Ballycamus Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	145	—	1P14-2	127	152	136	14d	—	—	+22	25.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Chepstow run after a break was encouraging but others in here might be better treated
9	King's Threshold Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	152	t	5111P-	134	154	134	182d	—	—	+32	35.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Last season went well; career best needed but only an 8yo and yard is going well
14	Inch House Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	150	t	4F/PP-	132	156	-	301d	—	—	+18	21.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has lost his way but, still only an 8yo, a revival is not out of the question by any means
4	Sea Music Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	156	—	1U54U5	138	151	141	31d	—	—	+20	22.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fair effort in the Kerry National, without suggesting he'll provide the answer to this
1	Nassalam Chestnut J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	168	p	P0/PP-	150	-	-	342d	—	—	+24	25.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Still paying the price for winning the Welsh National of 2023 by 34l; remains 5lb higher
5	Light N Strike Bay J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	155	—	-133UP	137	157	139	14d	—	—	+22	24	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Early days with this yard but didn't run much of a race at Chepstow two weeks ago
13	Escaria Ten Bay J:Freddie Keighley(7) T:Martin Keighley	J:Freddie Keighley(7) T:Martin Keighley	150	p	P4480-	132	156	122	204d	—	—	+20	20.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Pulled up in this last year; unlike others in here, he's on the downgrade

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Short Go	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Hyland	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Three Card Brag	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Transmission	8/1	9/1	8/1	17/2	15/2
Backmersackme	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2
Hoe Joly Smoke	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Fascile Mode	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rock My Way	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Dunboyne	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Manothepeople	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Minella Blueway	18/1	16/1	18/1	20/1	16/1
Ballycamus	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
King's Threshold	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Inch House	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Sea Music	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Nassalam	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Light N Strike	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Escaria Ten	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hyland

38.2

OR: 24.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Minella Blueway

38.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

3rd

King's Threshold

35.5

OR: 21 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Dunboyne

34.2

OR: 21.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Hoe Joly Smoke

OR: 19.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Rock My Way

30.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Transmission

29.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Three Card Brag

28.4

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

The Short Go

25.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Nassalam

25.4

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ballycamus

25.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1

22/1

Light N Strike

OR: 21.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Fascile Mode

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Sea Music

22.9

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Manothepeople

22.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Inch House

21.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Backmersackme

21.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Escaria Ten

20.8

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nassalam	150	—	—
Three Card Brag	149	152	145
Hyland	147	157	128
Sea Music	138	151	141
Light N Strike	137	157	139
Fascile Mode	135	152	82
Dunboyne	135	156	86
Manothepeople	135	159	140
King's Threshold	134	154	134
Rock My Way	133	156	132
The Short Go	132	156	130
Transmission	132	156	145
Inch House	132	156	—
Escaria Ten	132	156	122
Hoe Joly Smoke	129	154	139
Ballycamus	127	152	136
Backmersackme	124	142	116
Minella Blueway	124	150	131

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballycamus	14d ago	Fit
Light N Strike	14d ago	Fit
Fascile Mode	24d ago	Fit
Backmersackme	28d ago	Fit
Three Card Brag	31d ago	Fit
Sea Music	31d ago	Fit
Manothepeople	90d ago	Fresh
The Short Go	175d ago	Long break
Hoe Joly Smoke	182d ago	Long break
King's Threshold	182d ago	Long break
Dunboyne	187d ago	Long break
Rock My Way	196d ago	Long break
Hyland	203d ago	Long break
Escaria Ten	204d ago	Long break
Minella Blueway	224d ago	Long break
Transmission	228d ago	Long break
Inch House	301d ago	Long break
Nassalam	342d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Transmission	Hold Up
Backmersackme	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 18 runners classified.