DragonBet The Roar Before BOG @ Cheltenham Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Stratford

14:50

Date 2026-03-09

Distance 2m213y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,779

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 5mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (8)

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
4	Gaelic Rambler Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	161	t	/32-U3	113	122	106	19d	—	—	-7	26.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Third on his second start over fences at Southwell last month.
3	Non Stop Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	162	t	2-3173	114	123	87	28d	—	—	+7	24.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won over hurdles in December but yet to get off the mark over fences after seven attempts.
1	Xcitations Bay J:Jack Andrews T:Pam Sly	J:Jack Andrews T:Pam Sly	169	—	413-P2	121	126	102	13d	—	—	+8	21.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Showed he was no back number when second at Leicester 13 days ago.
7	Harel Du Marais Grey J:James Bowen T:Charles & Adam Pogson	J:James Bowen T:Charles & Adam Pogson	153	—	1U6633	105	126	114	87d	—	—	+9	22.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won third chase (Market Rasen; 2m1f, good) in August off 2lb higher mark; well held since.
5	Cobbler's Boy Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	156	t	-18544	108	123	96	13d	—	—	+11	18.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won over hurdles in May but yet to finish in front of a rival in three starts over fences.
6	Grey Diamond Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	155	ht	52-638	107	128	107	51d	—	—	+10	15.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual winner over fences but last success was three years ago.
8	Ironica De Thaix Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	153	—	00/3/P	105	-	-	53d	—	—	+11	15.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pulled up following a lengthy break at Ludlow in January and makes chasing/handicap debut.
2	In This World Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Rob Summers	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Rob Summers	164	t	12-74P	116	-	-	232d	—	—	+15	17.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won twice for Dan Skelton but showed little for current yard in three starts last year.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gaelic Rambler	13/8	7/4	7/4	13/8	6/4
Non Stop	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Xcitations	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Harel Du Marais	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Cobbler's Boy	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Grey Diamond	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Ironica De Thaix	20/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	20/1
In This World	50/1	40/1	50/1	33/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gaelic Rambler

26.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Non Stop

24.7

OR: 16 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Harel Du Marais

22.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 4.8 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Xcitations

21.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Cobbler's Boy

18.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 2 Odds: 2.2

10/1

In This World

17.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Grey Diamond

15.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ironica De Thaix

15.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Xcitations	121	126	102
In This World	116	—	—
Non Stop	114	123	87
Gaelic Rambler	113	122	106
Cobbler's Boy	108	123	96
Grey Diamond	107	128	107
Harel Du Marais	105	126	114
Ironica De Thaix	105	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Xcitations	13d ago	Quick return
Cobbler's Boy	13d ago	Quick return
Gaelic Rambler	19d ago	Fit
Non Stop	28d ago	Fit
Grey Diamond	51d ago	Fresh
Ironica De Thaix	53d ago	Fresh
Harel Du Marais	87d ago	Fresh
In This World	232d ago	Long break