Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

8:05

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2024-05-03

Distance 2m4f127y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £2,823

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Rebel Dawn Rising b/br Mr Dale Peters(3) · David Kemp	Mr Dale Peters(3) · David Kemp	169	—	U/210-	125	131	108	22d	—	—	0	27.2	15/8 35%
Useful hunter chaser on his day and last month's Aintree defeat is excusable; shortlisted
5	Cat Tiger b Mr David Maxwell · S Loxton	Mr David Maxwell · S Loxton	166	—	35O3U-	129	133	88	22d	—	—	+6	27.1	11/4 27%
Very useful hunter chaser in his prime but seemingly on the downgrade now
2	Espoir De Guye b Miss Natalie Parker · Mrs N Sheppard	Miss Natalie Parker · Mrs N Sheppard	169	t	/312P-	125	133	111	22d	—	—	+14	31.9	10/3 23%
Not very reliable but his Wincanton win in February makes him of strong interest here
12	Solomon Grey gr Miss Immy Robinson(5) · Miss V Collins	Miss Immy Robinson(5) · Miss V Collins	166	t	32333-	117	128	111	12d	—	—	+14	29.9	4/1 20%
Good third in this race in 2023 and returns here after very respectable recent effort
14	The Composeur b Mr Jack Wilmot(7) · Mrs Jonjo O'Neill	Mr Jack Wilmot(7) · Mrs Jonjo O'Neill	166	p	2/215-	99	-	-	—	—	—	+12	17.4	12/1 8%
Easily won a conditions point in January but has a lot more on his plate here
6	Cooldine Bog b Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) · Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell	Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) · Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell	166	—	P33U4-	100	101	51	39d	—	—	+12	14	40/1 2%
Getting back on decent ground might aid his cause but he still makes only limited appeal
7	Dalahast ch Mr Bradley Gibbs · Andrew Leyshon	Mr Bradley Gibbs · Andrew Leyshon	166	tv	P/P44-	93	93	67	31d	—	—	+9	11.2	40/1 2%
Regressive 11yo; well beaten when fourth in pair of 2m4f Ludlow hunter chases this spring
8	Game Of War b Mr Darren Andrews(3) · Mrs R Vanstone	Mr Darren Andrews(3) · Mrs R Vanstone	166	p	/P33P-	91	-	-	65d	—	—	+11	12.3	50/1 2%
Talented in his heyday but it's a good while since he showed any worthwhile form
11	Royal Act br Miss Jess Stewart(7) · Sarah-Jayne Davies	Miss Jess Stewart(7) · Sarah-Jayne Davies	166	p	P7585-	69	-	11	—	—	—	+4	4.9	125/1 1%
Struggled off lowly marks in handicaps last season, and again well beaten in recent point
13	Tekap ch Mr Martin McIntyre(3) · Martin Sweetland	Mr Martin McIntyre(3) · Martin Sweetland	166	p	/PPPP-	90	-	-	65d	—	—	+10	10.2	125/1 1%
Struggled when 200-1 for Wincanton hunter chase won by Espoir De Guye in February
NR	Slievegar b Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) · Toby McCain-Mitchell	Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) · Toby McCain-Mitchell	172	t	21443-	110	110	87	—	—	—	—	22	—
Ran big race over 3m2f here a year ago but well below that form in recent points
NR	Go On Chez b Mr Harry Myddelton(7) · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Mr Harry Myddelton(7) · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	169	tp	22221-	130	139	118	9d	—	—	—	38.5	—
Useful handicapper; won on recent hunter chase debut; good chance if ground stays good
NR	Imperial Esprit b Mr Daniel Kyne(7) · R W Varnham	Mr Daniel Kyne(7) · R W Varnham	166	p	12244-	100	111	96	11d	—	—	—	18.5	—
Dual point winner in 2023; just a respectable fourth in recent Kempton hunter chase
NR	Mix Of Clover b Mr Tom Broughton · Miss Hannah Lewis	Mr Tom Broughton · Miss Hannah Lewis	166	—	6UUO5-	99	110	54	—	—	—	—	12.3	—
Fair hurdler/chaser for Alastair Ralph but has not shown much in points this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rebel Dawn Rising	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Cat Tiger	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Espoir De Guye	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Solomon Grey	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
The Composeur	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Cooldine Bog	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Dalahast	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Game Of War	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Royal Act	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Tekap	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Go On Chez

38.5

OR: 20 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Espoir De Guye

31.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 5.2

10/3

3rd

Solomon Grey

29.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 8.7 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Rebel Dawn Rising

27.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

15/8

Cat Tiger

27.1

OR: 19.8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Slievegar

OR: 15 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Imperial Esprit

18.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0

—

The Composeur

17.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Cooldine Bog

OR: 12.5 Form: 1.1 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Game Of War

12.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 1.7 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Mix Of Clover

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Dalahast

11.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Tekap

10.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Royal Act

4.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Go On Chez Top Rated	130	139	118
Cat Tiger	129	133	88
Rebel Dawn Rising	125	131	108
Espoir De Guye	125	133	111
Solomon Grey	117	128	111
Slievegar	110	110	87
Cooldine Bog	100	101	51
Imperial Esprit	100	111	96
The Composeur	99	—	—
Mix Of Clover	99	110	54
Dalahast	93	93	67
Game Of War	91	—	—
Tekap	90	—	—
Royal Act	69	—	11

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rebel Dawn Rising	22d ago	Fit
Cat Tiger	22d ago	Fit
Espoir De Guye	22d ago	Fit
Solomon Grey	12d ago	Quick return
The Composeur	—	—
Cooldine Bog	39d ago	Fit
Dalahast	31d ago	Fit
Game Of War	65d ago	Fresh
Royal Act	—	—
Tekap	65d ago	Fresh
Slievegar	—	—
Go On Chez	9d ago	Quick return
Imperial Esprit	11d ago	Quick return
Mix Of Clover	—	—

Going: Soft

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