William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Wetherby

2:45

Date 2023-12-27

Distance 1m7f36y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,203

Runners 5

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Gunsight Ridge b Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	166	t	3P/15-	135	145	122	389d	—	—	+1	30.1	15/8 35%
Absent since last December but goes well fresh & could play leading role for in-form yard
3	Cornerstone Lad b Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	156	p	4243-2	125	145	149	39d	—	—	+12	28.8	4/1 20%
Regressive profile but has dropped to a dangerous mark; non-runner 2.45 here yesterday
1	Xcitations b Paul O'Brien · Pam Sly	Paul O'Brien · Pam Sly	168	—	5P-513	137	143	125	25d	—	—	+7	27.9	10/3 23%
No threat when 3rd at Newbury last time but this could take a lot less winning; respected
4	Escapeandevade b Henry Brooke · James Ewart	Henry Brooke · James Ewart	152	—	31P4-4	121	144	124	28d	—	—	+4	23.5	4/1 20%
Didn't run badly on reappearance outing & may be able to build on it; on competitive mark
5	Gold Des Bois ch Craig Nichol · Iain Jardine	Craig Nichol · Iain Jardine	152	t	46-329	121	145	129	40d	—	—	+12	20.1	9/1 10%
Better could have been expected at Cheltenham but ran well when second at Kelso previously

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Gunsight Ridge	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Cornerstone Lad	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Xcitations	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Escapeandevade	4/1	10/3	10/3	10/3	4/1
Gold Des Bois	8/1	9/1	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

Gunsight Ridge

30.1

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Cornerstone Lad

28.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Xcitations

27.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Escapeandevade

23.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Gold Des Bois

20.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Xcitations Top Rated	137	143	125
Gunsight Ridge	135	145	122
Cornerstone Lad	125	145	149
Escapeandevade	121	144	124
Gold Des Bois	121	145	129

Last Run

Going: Soft

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