Bottlegreen Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

13:45

Date 2025-11-16

Distance 2m4f44y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £16,338

Runners (9)

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
5	Jordans Cross Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey T:Anthony Honeyball	148	t	/212-1	126	150	135	21d	—	—	+12	36.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Asserted after final fence in a six-runner novice handicap on chase debut at Aintree (2m)
3	Jig's Forge Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	154	—	/1467-	132	-	-	207d	—	—	+10	29.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Sixth in Grade 1 Albert Bartlett novice hurdle here (3m) in March; promising chase recruit
4	Queensbury Boy Brown J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	153	t	211-54	131	-	-	37d	—	—	+8	25.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Left H Derham for £75,000; better is needed on handicap debut but he should make a chaser
7	Kim Roque Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	145	—	6-1U42	123	152	-	141d	—	—	+6	23.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ex-French 5yo; may have been let in lightly for this handicap on stable debut
8	Kdeux Saint Fray Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	145	t	1162-F	123	-	-	22d	—	—	+11	21.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Favourite for C&D novice handicap last month but badly hampered four out, fell three out
6	El Champo Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	147	p	004115	125	149	113	28d	—	—	+28	31.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
2-16 in chases; hurdle wins on soft and heavy but top ratings have been on better ground
NR	Aspire Tower Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Jennie Candlish	J:Brian Hughes T:Jennie Candlish	164	—	1-51U3	142	145	132	138d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Bled from nose latest (July); unproven over this far and his chase form needs improvement
NR	Jax Junior Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Lucy Wadham	J:NON-RUNNER T:Lucy Wadham	158	t	13P1-2	136	149	-	16d	—	—	—	26.5	—	—
Did well as novice hurdler; encouraging chase debut; different going on this h'cap debut
NR	Rockstown Girl Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony McCann	J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony McCann	145	tp	U04240	123	131	123	2d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Mixed form in Ireland this autumn; tailed off here on Friday; 7lb out of handicap in this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jordans Cross	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4	5/2
Jig's Forge	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
Queensbury Boy	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Kim Roque	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Kdeux Saint Fray	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	8/1
El Champo	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	25/1
Aspire Tower	-	-	-	-	-
Jax Junior	-	-	-	-	-
Rockstown Girl	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jordans Cross

36.3

OR: 19 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

El Champo

31.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

25/1

3rd

Aspire Tower

OR: 23 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Jig's Forge

29.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Jax Junior

26.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Queensbury Boy

25.5

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Kim Roque

23.5

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Kdeux Saint Fray

21.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Rockstown Girl

20.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aspire Tower	142	145	132
Jax Junior	136	149	—
Jig's Forge	132	—	—
Queensbury Boy	131	—	—
Jordans Cross	126	150	135
El Champo	125	149	113
Kim Roque	123	152	—
Kdeux Saint Fray	123	—	—
Rockstown Girl	123	131	123

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rockstown Girl	2d ago	Quick return
Jax Junior	16d ago	Fit
Jordans Cross	21d ago	Fit
Kdeux Saint Fray	22d ago	Fit
El Champo	28d ago	Fit
Queensbury Boy	37d ago	Fit
Aspire Tower	138d ago	Long break
Kim Roque	141d ago	Long break
Jig's Forge	207d ago	Long break