Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Mares' Handicap Chase (Challenger Mares' Series) (GBB)

Huntingdon

12:50

Date 2026-01-09

Distance 2m3f189y

Class Class 4

Going Abandoned

Type Chase

Surface

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (6)

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	Georgi Girl Chestnut J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	170	p	533-49	122	126	110	27d	—	—	-32	38	—	—
Concern about her jumping last term and it was clearly a problem on last month's return
2	Batwomen Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	163	t	31-336	115	123	116	27d	—	—	-34	36.3	—	—
Respectable, never-dangerous third on chase debut at Lingfield; this demands a lot more
3	Politacus Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	160	t	1/2-4P	112	-	-	21d	—	—	-26	44	—	—
Rusty after 19 months off when fourth at Warwick 29 days ago; no forlorn hope now chasing
4	Presenting A Queen Brown J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	158	b	236/F3	110	121	98	48d	—	—	-35	35	—	—
5	Kalista Love b/br J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	155	—	51-515	107	125	116	27d	—	—	-36	34.3	—	—
First go over fences when she came from off pace to win at Warwick (2m4f on good to soft)
6	Ostrava Du Berlais Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	153	—	224-3P	105	133	117	27d	—	—	-36	33.8	—	—
2-17 over fences; probably stays 2m4f; more to prove on worse than good to soft