Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:00

Date 2026-03-11

Distance 3m1f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £115,916

Weather Drizzle

Temp 10.4°C

Wind 14mph SW

Rain 93%

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Romeo Coolio Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	h	2-1111	158	169	155	37d	—	—	+15	37.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Three G1 wins over fences; hiked in trip now, with a hood added in the hope he will settle
2	Final Demand Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	t	3-1113	156	165	154	38d	—	—	+16	33.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Impressive before DRF defeat and a player on form if he stays; tongue-tie fitted
4	Kaid d'Authie Brown J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	161	p	P-1211	158	169	145	38d	—	—	+16	31.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Impressed with jumping and attitude in Grade 1 at DRF last time; leading player
6	Koktail Divin Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	14-221	150	166	145	73d	—	—	+18	27.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Wide-margin winner at Leopardstown over Christmas; opts for a G1 rather than handicaps
14	Wendigo Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	161	—	5-2131	147	161	152	41d	—	—	+18	26.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Looks to be Britain's best hope but may find one or two too good
5	Kitzbuhel Grey J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	161	—	53-11U	153	164	154	39d	—	—	+20	27.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won G1 at Kempton on Boxing Day but jumps right and others might have improved past him
8	Oscars Brother Bay J:Daniel King T:Connor King	J:Daniel King T:Connor King	161	—	-22111	155	164	148	31d	—	—	+47	52.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won 3m Grade 2s on each of his last two starts and is one to consider each-way
15	Western Fold Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	111132	157	165	143	38d	—	—	+40	45.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Progressive last summer and good 2nd to Kaid d'Authie at DRF; enters each-way calculations
12	Salver Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	161	p	2-3141	149	161	150	52d	—	—	+26	29.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Dual Grade 2 winner but jumping has tended to be a sticking point; looks up against it
1	Argento Boy Grey J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	7-5F11	148	156	144	45d	—	—	+22	25.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
G3 winner last time in a slow-motion finish; needs to improve and most form in deep ground
13	Thomas Mor Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	161	—	140-12	147	159	152	75d	—	—	+23	24.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Second in Grade 1 on Boxing Day but not seen since and needs to build on that run
7	Now Is The Hour Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	P-3841	149	158	135	48d	—	—	+24	25.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Somewhat fortunate Thyestes Chase winner last time; needs to improve again
3	Joystick Grey J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	161	—	27-461	147	155	137	53d	—	—	+23	24.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Outstayed the runner-up in a 3m chase last time; stiff task upped to G1 level
11	Rushmount Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Jonathan Sweeney	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Jonathan Sweeney	161	—	0-4551	145	154	122	81d	—	—	+23	24	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Won again at Thurles in December, in a warm handicap; still a way off Grade 1 standard
NR	Predators Gold Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	5/3-13	149	156	140	59d	—	—	—	26.9	—	—
Smart form over fences but needs to improve significantly moving into Grade 1 company
NR	The Big Westerner Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	154	—	12P-21	144	160	130	74d	—	—	—	23.5	—	—
Runner-up at last year's Festival and G2 winner last time; may be better on testing ground

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Romeo Coolio	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
Final Demand	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2
Kaid d'Authie	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Koktail Divin	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Wendigo	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Kitzbuhel	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Oscars Brother	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1
Western Fold	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Salver	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Argento Boy	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Thomas Mor	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Now Is The Hour	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Joystick	100/1	80/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Rushmount	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	125/1
Predators Gold	-	-	-	-	-
The Big Westerner	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Oscars Brother

52.4

OR: 26.3 Form: 24.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

2nd

Western Fold

45.5

OR: 26.8 Form: 17.1 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Romeo Coolio

37.2

OR: 27 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Final Demand

33.8

OR: 26.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Kaid d'Authie

31.4

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Salver

29.1

OR: 24.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Koktail Divin

27.9

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Kitzbuhel

27.9

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Predators Gold

26.9

OR: 24.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Wendigo

26.6

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Argento Boy

25.3

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Now Is The Hour

25.2

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Thomas Mor

24.8

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Joystick

24.6

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Rushmount

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

The Big Westerner

23.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Romeo Coolio	158	169	155
Kaid d'Authie	158	169	145
Western Fold	157	165	143
Final Demand	156	165	154
Oscars Brother	155	164	148
Kitzbuhel	153	164	154
Koktail Divin	150	166	145
Salver	149	161	150
Now Is The Hour	149	158	135
Predators Gold	149	156	140
Argento Boy	148	156	144
Wendigo	147	161	152
Thomas Mor	147	159	152
Joystick	147	155	137
Rushmount	145	154	122
The Big Westerner	144	160	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oscars Brother	31d ago	Fit
Romeo Coolio	37d ago	Fit
Final Demand	38d ago	Fit
Kaid d'Authie	38d ago	Fit
Western Fold	38d ago	Fit
Kitzbuhel	39d ago	Fit
Wendigo	41d ago	Fit
Argento Boy	45d ago	Fit
Now Is The Hour	48d ago	Fresh
Salver	52d ago	Fresh
Joystick	53d ago	Fresh
Predators Gold	59d ago	Fresh
Koktail Divin	73d ago	Fresh
The Big Westerner	74d ago	Fresh
Thomas Mor	75d ago	Fresh
Rushmount	81d ago	Fresh