Shloer Chase (Registered As The Cheltenham Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:55

Date 2025-11-14

Distance 1m7f199y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £57,955

Winning Time 4m 6.63s (slow by 14.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	L'Eau du Sud (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	100/30	Won
2nd	Jonbon (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	5/6F	15
3rd	Matata (IRE) J J Slevin · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	9/1	2.25
4th	Edwardstone (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	10/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Haddex Des Obeaux (FR) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	40/1
U.R.	Libberty Hunter (GB) Harry Cobden · Evan Williams	15/2

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	Jonbon Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	11212-	168	177	165	202d	—	—	+18	64.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Leading chaser who has made a winning reappearance in this race for the last two years
2	L'Eau du Sud Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	t	11143-	155	164	157	223d	—	—	+27	44.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Impressive at this meeting last year and ran well in the Arkle; could well improve further
6	Libberty Hunter Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Evan Williams	J:Harry Cobden T:Evan Williams	158	—	3/12F-	151	169	153	247d	—	—	+20	30.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Progressive; 2-4 at Cheltenham; going well when falling in Champion Chase on last outing
7	Matata Bay J:J J Slevin T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:J J Slevin T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	158	—	2133-7	157	173	152	21d	—	—	+21	29.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Scored at this meeting last year but was disappointing back here on reappearance
4	Edwardstone Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	158	—	F2354-	157	172	151	202d	—	—	+25	31.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Twice beaten in this contest (second in 2023, third in 2024, both four-runner fields)
5	Haddex Des Obeaux Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	158	—	11/F3/	153	-	-	706d	—	—	+24	26.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Absent since 2023; best watched on belated return to action; new yard
NR	Brookie Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony Honeyball	J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony Honeyball	158	t	312-43	149	158	148	21d	—	—	—	24.8	—	—
Ran creditably in C&D handicap last time; faces a stiffer task on these terms

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jonbon	5/6	10/11	5/6	5/6	5/6
L'Eau du Sud	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Libberty Hunter	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Matata	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Edwardstone	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Haddex Des Obeaux	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Brookie	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jonbon

64.4

OR: 29.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

L'Eau du Sud

44.5

OR: 26.3 Form: 13 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Edwardstone

31.2

OR: 26.8 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Libberty Hunter

30.2

OR: 25.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Matata

29.1

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Haddex Des Obeaux

26.5

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Brookie

24.8

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jonbon	168	177	165
Matata	157	173	152
Edwardstone	157	172	151
L'Eau du Sud	155	164	157
Haddex Des Obeaux	153	—	—
Libberty Hunter	151	169	153
Brookie	149	158	148

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Matata	21d ago	Fit
Brookie	21d ago	Fit
Jonbon	202d ago	Long break
Edwardstone	202d ago	Long break
L'Eau du Sud	223d ago	Long break
Libberty Hunter	247d ago	Long break
Haddex Des Obeaux	706d ago	Long break