Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (In Memory Of Edward O'Grady) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:20

Date 2025-11-15

Distance 2m4f44y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £91,120

Winning Time 5m 14.87s (slow by 13.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Panic Attack (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	6/1	Won
2nd	Vincenzo (FR) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	100/30F	4
3rd	Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton	9/1	2.25
4th	Conyers Hill (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	14/1	.5
5th	Bad (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	18/1	0.3
6th	Hunter Legend (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	13/2	1.25
7th	The Other Mozzie (IRE) Eoin Staples · Gavin Cromwell	22/1	3.5
8th	Il Ridoto (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	8/1	4.25
9th	Theatre Native (IRE) Sean Bowen · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Coming Up Easy (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	13/2
P.U.	Es Perfecto (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	16/1
P.U.	Thecompanysergeant (GB) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	14/1

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Vincenzo Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	157	t	61212-	137	155	143	259d	—	—	+27	44.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Progressive novice last season and reappears with his trainer in excellent form
7	Coming Up Easy Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	162	t	0011-1	142	152	129	84d	—	—	+24	36.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Made it 3-3 in handicap chases in impressive fashion at Killarney; firmly in calculations
14	Hunter Legend Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	149	—	21151-	129	155	142	205d	—	—	+31	41.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
This is hotter than he's used to but he's 5-11 over fences and suited by soft/heavy ground
10	Panic Attack Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	155	—	/3312-	135	150	-	280d	—	—	+28	38.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Tackled fences just once last season and was an easy winner; interesting contender
6	Il Ridoto Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	162	tp	6807-2	142	155	146	34d	—	—	+21	30.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won this 12 months ago and he's just 1lb higher this time around; respected
13	Hoe Joly Smoke Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	151	t	151P-3	131	153	135	21d	—	—	+17	25.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Travelled well when third over 3m1f here on comeback; the drop back in trip is worth a go
9	Theatre Native Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Sean Bowen T:Henry De Bromhead	155	h	221-03	135	149	91	27d	—	—	+16	23.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Easily won mares' novices' handicap here in April but needs to be better than ever today
11	Conyers Hill Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	155	h	7162-2	135	146	141	27d	—	—	+22	28	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Kept on for sixth in the 2m Grand Annual here in March; not ruled out each-way
4	Thecompanysergeant Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	—	32-596	144	149	132	52d	—	—	+19	25.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in the Plate here at the Festival; not in the same form since but not ruled out
3	Bad Grey J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	165	b	11P5-1	145	154	127	27d	—	—	+30	35	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made it 3-3 at Kempton last month; needs to transfer improvement to this different track
12	Es Perfecto Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	154	p	16415-	134	150	133	247d	—	—	+27	31	6.25/1	25/1 4%
5th of 19 at the Festival here in March; goes well fresh; each-way claims on reappearance
2	The Other Mozzie Brown J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	165	—	6171-0	145	154	127	198d	—	—	+22	24.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two 2m wins earlier this year but hasn't seen it out on previous attempts at 2m4f here
NR	Jagwar Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	t	11311-	148	151	-	247d	—	—	—	48	—	—
Won the Plate at the Festival and could still be well handicapped even after a 9lb rise
NR	Riskintheground Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	162	t	117-41	142	150	134	28d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Three wins this year (including here) but has career-high mark in this hot handicap
NR	Issar d'Airy Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	147	p	2522-8	127	154	124	14d	—	—	—	19.3	—	—
On a handy mark but inconsistent and well beaten on reappearance at Ascot a fortnight ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vincenzo	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Coming Up Easy	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1
Hunter Legend	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Panic Attack	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2	13/2
Il Ridoto	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Hoe Joly Smoke	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Theatre Native	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Conyers Hill	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Thecompanysergeant	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Bad	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Es Perfecto	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
The Other Mozzie	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Jagwar	-	-	-	-	-
Riskintheground	-	-	-	-	-
Issar d'Airy	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jagwar

OR: 24.5 Form: 23.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Vincenzo

44.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 17.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Hunter Legend

41.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 19 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Panic Attack

38.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 14.4 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Coming Up Easy

36.6

OR: 23 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Bad

OR: 23.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Es Perfecto

OR: 21 Form: 9 Odds: 1

25/1

Il Ridoto

30.9

OR: 23 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Conyers Hill

OR: 21.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Hoe Joly Smoke

25.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Thecompanysergeant

25.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

The Other Mozzie

24.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Theatre Native

23.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Riskintheground

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Issar d'Airy

19.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jagwar	148	151	—
Bad	145	154	127
The Other Mozzie	145	154	127
Thecompanysergeant	144	149	132
Coming Up Easy	142	152	129
Il Ridoto	142	155	146
Riskintheground	142	150	134
Vincenzo	137	155	143
Panic Attack	135	150	—
Theatre Native	135	149	91
Conyers Hill	135	146	141
Es Perfecto	134	150	133
Hoe Joly Smoke	131	153	135
Hunter Legend	129	155	142
Issar d'Airy	127	154	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Issar d'Airy	14d ago	Fit
Hoe Joly Smoke	21d ago	Fit
Theatre Native	27d ago	Fit
Conyers Hill	27d ago	Fit
Bad	27d ago	Fit
Riskintheground	28d ago	Fit
Il Ridoto	34d ago	Fit
Thecompanysergeant	52d ago	Fresh
Coming Up Easy	84d ago	Fresh
The Other Mozzie	198d ago	Long break
Hunter Legend	205d ago	Long break
Es Perfecto	247d ago	Long break
Jagwar	247d ago	Long break
Vincenzo	259d ago	Long break
Panic Attack	280d ago	Long break