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Cheltenham

2:25

Date 2025-12-13

Distance 2m62y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £24,507

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	David's Well b J:Harry Cobden T:Chris Gordon	J:Harry Cobden T:Chris Gordon	143	—	8/11-1	128	159	146	21d	—	—	+6	40.1	6/4 40%
Made it 3-3 over fences when defying absence at Haydock; could have more left in the tank
8	Triple Trade b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Joe Tizzard	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Joe Tizzard	143	—	4724-1	128	159	141	27d	—	—	+16	35.2	10/3 23%
Exploited reduced mark here on reappearance; remains well treated on old form back up 5lb
1	JPR One b/br J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	168	tp	405-33	153	157	78	21d	—	—	+15	30.2	9/2 18%
Returned to form when third in these cheekpieces at Ascot; could be thereabouts once more
2	Gunsight Ridge b J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	tp	FP14-4	144	159	150	29d	—	—	+16	26.4	15/2 12%
Failed to see out 2m4f here on reappearance; firmly in calculations back to optimum trip
3	Sans Bruit b J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	156	t	411-66	141	158	113	21d	—	—	+18	24.8	12/1 8%
Not disgraced on either run last month; has come good in April in each of the last seasons
7	Joker De Mai b J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	143	—	/31F-P	128	153	128	197d	—	—	+16	21	18/1 5%
Won hunter chase in March; probably needs a career-best on this stable debut
9	Dr T J Eckleburg b J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	142	—	15-068	127	157	130	27d	—	—	+17	20.3	28/1 3%
Two wins last season but soundly beaten here on both outings this autumn
NR	Country Mile b J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	152	—	215-23	137	156	138	50d	—	—	—	21.8	—
Making headway when blundering at 2nd-last fence here in October; potential off this mark
NR	Excelero b J:NON-RUNNER T:Jane Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jane Williams	143	h	116-41	128	158	132	24d	—	—	—	19.5	—
Impressed, albeit in a small field, on second chase start; only 5; could improve further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
David's Well	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Triple Trade	3/1	3/1	16/5	10/3	3/1
JPR One	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Gunsight Ridge	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Sans Bruit	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	12/1
Joker De Mai	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Dr T J Eckleburg	28/1	22/1	25/1	20/1	28/1
Country Mile	-	-	-	-	-
Excelero	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

David's Well

40.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Triple Trade

35.2

OR: 19.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

JPR One

30.2

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Gunsight Ridge

26.4

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Sans Bruit

24.8

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Country Mile

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Joker De Mai

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Dr T J Eckleburg

20.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Excelero

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
JPR One Top Rated	153	157	78
Gunsight Ridge	144	159	150
Sans Bruit	141	158	113
Country Mile	137	156	138
David's Well	128	159	146
Triple Trade	128	159	141
Joker De Mai	128	153	128
Excelero	128	158	132
Dr T J Eckleburg	127	157	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
David's Well	21d ago	Fit
JPR One	21d ago	Fit
Sans Bruit	21d ago	Fit
Excelero	24d ago	Fit
Triple Trade	27d ago	Fit
Dr T J Eckleburg	27d ago	Fit
Gunsight Ridge	29d ago	Fit
Country Mile	50d ago	Fresh
Joker De Mai	197d ago	Long break