Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:55

Date 2025-10-25

Distance 2m7f208y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £19,061

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
10	Ma Shantou Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	149	—	21137-	129	149	125	225d	—	—	+14	38.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Very useful staying novice last season; moves into handicaps with potential
3	Long Draw Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	2141-3	138	146	142	168d	—	—	+13	30	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won twice on New course here last season; good third at Haydock in May; can improve again
8	Winning Smut Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	153	t	45-121	133	145	140	84d	—	—	+11	24.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won 2m6f Listed handicap at Galway festival and is now 2-3 for Gordon Elliott
2	Chart Topper Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	160	—	122-63	140	145	142	84d	—	—	+16	25.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Placed in Listed handicap at Galway festival and not yet fully exposed; respected
13	Quantum Quest Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	147	p	462-11	127	146	121	26d	—	—	+13	21.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Improving 5yo; upped in grade after two wins (maiden/handicap); no surprise if he features
14	Chance Another One Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	145	h	/0-121	125	140	131	61d	—	—	+13	21.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Hurdle/chase winner for new stable this summer; still lightly raced; must be considered
12	Electric Mason Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	148	—	35107-	128	154	143	182d	—	—	+21	26.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Safely held in first two handicaps (both 2m4f); improvement is possible over 3m, though
7	Sermandzarak Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	154	p	12621-	134	141	97	238d	—	—	+34	39.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Comfortable maiden winner in March; could easily have more to offer in handicaps
4	Supremely West Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	/3163-	137	149	128	184d	—	—	+28	31.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
On career-high mark for stable debut; interesting to see what Dan Skelton can do with him
5	Tiny Tetley Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	—	8111-2	136	147	142	168d	—	—	+23	27.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
In excellent form in spring (three wins and a good second); contender on return from break
18	Prince Zaltar Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	142	—	-41P41	122	153	111	36d	—	—	+28	31.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ex-Irish 8yo who made a winning stable debut at Newton Abbot last month; up in grade here
1	Gowel Road b/br J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	168	—	22218-	148	147	118	226d	—	—	+34	37.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won Grade 2 Cleeve on New course here in January; this is a tough task under top weight
11	Moon D'Orange Chestnut J:Alex Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	148	p	P4-772	128	156	88	9d	—	—	+16	20.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Game chase winner here in January but needs to better recent hurdling form
15	Patriotik Grey J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	145	—	2813-0	125	146	130	168d	—	—	+16	19.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Good third at Uttoxeter in March; off since a lesser run in May; others preferred
6	Lisnamult Lad Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	154	tp	1FP52-	134	145	-	204d	—	—	+24	27.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran big race over the big Aintree fences in April; may not be quite so effective here
16	Watchful Protector Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Emmet Mullins	J:Richie McLernon T:Emmet Mullins	144	—	362-01	124	142	66	19d	—	—	+16	19.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won 2m3f maiden this month; open to considerable further improvement in staying handicaps
9	Surrey Quest Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	151	t	2U3F-5	131	142	79	20d	—	—	+19	20.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Very useful marathon chaser on his day; well held when reappearing over hurdles this month
NR	Montecam Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:John C McConnell	J:NON-RUNNER T:John C McConnell	142	—	43-520	122	149	107	1d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Close up when making a bad blunder two out here (2m4f) on Friday, then went to nothing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ma Shantou	11/4	11/4	5/2	3/1	11/4
Long Draw	4/1	9/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Winning Smut	6/1	6/1	9/2	6/1	11/2
Chart Topper	8/1	17/2	15/2	17/2	15/2
Quantum Quest	9/1	10/1	9/1	17/2	10/1
Chance Another One	9/1	9/1	8/1	10/1	9/1
Electric Mason	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1	14/1
Sermandzarak	18/1	18/1	16/1	20/1	16/1
Supremely West	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Tiny Tetley	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Prince Zaltar	28/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
Gowel Road	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Moon D'Orange	28/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Patriotik	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Lisnamult Lad	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Watchful Protector	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Surrey Quest	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Montecam	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sermandzarak

39.4

OR: 21 Form: 17 Odds: 1.4

20/1

2nd

Ma Shantou

38.1

OR: 19.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Gowel Road

37.5

OR: 24.5 Form: 12 Odds: 1

25/1

Supremely West

31.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Prince Zaltar

31.3

OR: 18 Form: 12.3 Odds: 1

28/1

Long Draw

OR: 22 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Tiny Tetley

27.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Lisnamult Lad

27.7

OR: 21 Form: 5.8 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Electric Mason

26.8

OR: 19.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Chart Topper

25.2

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Winning Smut

24.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Quantum Quest

21.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Chance Another One

21.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Surrey Quest

20.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Moon D'Orange

20.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Patriotik

19.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Watchful Protector

19.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Montecam

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gowel Road	148	147	118
Chart Topper	140	145	142
Long Draw	138	146	142
Supremely West	137	149	128
Tiny Tetley	136	147	142
Sermandzarak	134	141	97
Lisnamult Lad	134	145	—
Winning Smut	133	145	140
Surrey Quest	131	142	79
Ma Shantou	129	149	125
Electric Mason	128	154	143
Moon D'Orange	128	156	88
Quantum Quest	127	146	121
Chance Another One	125	140	131
Patriotik	125	146	130
Watchful Protector	124	142	66
Prince Zaltar	122	153	111
Montecam	122	149	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Montecam	1d ago	Quick return
Moon D'Orange	9d ago	Quick return
Watchful Protector	19d ago	Fit
Surrey Quest	20d ago	Fit
Quantum Quest	26d ago	Fit
Prince Zaltar	36d ago	Fit
Chance Another One	61d ago	Fresh
Winning Smut	84d ago	Fresh
Chart Topper	84d ago	Fresh
Long Draw	168d ago	Long break
Tiny Tetley	168d ago	Long break
Patriotik	168d ago	Long break
Electric Mason	182d ago	Long break
Supremely West	184d ago	Long break
Lisnamult Lad	204d ago	Long break
Ma Shantou	225d ago	Long break
Gowel Road	226d ago	Long break
Sermandzarak	238d ago	Long break