BetMGM Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Ascot

15:30

Date 2026-01-17

Distance 2m172y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £112,394

Rain 38%

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Il Etait Temps Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	ht	/11-11	172	182	127	42d	—	—	-10	50	—	4/9 69%
7-9 over fences and slammed Jonbon by 9l in the Tingle Creek; has excellent credentials
3	Jonbon Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	164	p	212-22	166	177	132	42d	—	—	+21	32.3	—	6/1 14%
Formerly dominant in this division but twice readily outpointed by Il Etait Temps in 2025
1	Gidleigh Park Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	164	—	/P12-2	156	166	153	56d	—	—	+25	34.2	—	8/1 11%
Good second to top-class Jango Baie on return; more needed today but should still go well
4	Thistle Ask Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	ht	1-1111	158	165	143	21d	—	—	+28	36.5	—	9/1 10%
4-4 on good ground for new yard; hard to discount but will need another personal best

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Il Etait Temps	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5	4/9
Jonbon	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Gidleigh Park	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2
Thistle Ask	9/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1

Predictor

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

1st

Il Etait Temps

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Thistle Ask

36.5

OR: 27 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Gidleigh Park

34.2

OR: 26.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Jonbon

32.3

OR: 29 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Il Etait Temps	172	182	127
Jonbon	166	177	132
Thistle Ask	158	165	143
Gidleigh Park	156	166	153

Last Run