18-24 Get Your Racepass 'Junior' National Hunt Flat Race (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB)

Cheltenham

3:40

Date 2026-01-01

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £14,860

Runners 16

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 1.3°C

Wind 9mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
15	Solly's Gold ch Sean Bowen · James Owen	Sean Bowen · James Owen	154	—	1	-	112	87	26d	—	—	-6	16.7	3/1 25%
Overcome trouble to win readily at Wetherby; promising contender
12	Molly's Lad b Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	154	—	2	-	114	112	54d	—	—	-5	9	11/2 15%
Promising second at Aintree and should be capable of progress; player
1	Bailly's Comet b Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	154	—	1	-	99	71	42d	—	—	+1	13.6	6/1 14%
Got up in the final strides to beat some of today's rivals at Wincanton
14	Roximan ch Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	154	—	3	-	98	71	42d	—	—	-4	5.9	8/1 11%
Close third to fellow joint-favourite Bailly's Comet at Wincanton
11	Mariole b David Bass · Nicky Henderson	David Bass · Nicky Henderson	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.2	11/1 8%
Close second in French Flat race; has joined Nicky Henderson; respected
4	Crack Ops b Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	—	21	-	108	67	56d	—	—	+10	15	16/1 6%
Not certain to confirm Ludlow placings with Faithful Guardian
7	Faithful Guardian ch Tom Bellamy · Alan King	Tom Bellamy · Alan King	154	—	2	-	108	66	56d	—	—	+1	6.5	14/1 7%
Open to progress and may reverse Ludlow placings with Crack Ops
9	Ivor Bear b Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	18/1 5%
22,000euros yearling; has a bumper winner on dam's side
5	Crest Of Arms b Harry Skelton · Anthony Honeyball	Harry Skelton · Anthony Honeyball	154	—	7	-	90	59	42d	—	—	-4	1.4	18/1 5%
Lost chance on the final bend in Wincanton race won by Bailly's Comet
10	Maestrow ch Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	28/1 3%
Has a useful bumper scorer on dam's side; check the betting
8	Garrincha b Robert Dunne · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Robert Dunne · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	28/1 3%
87,000euros 2yo; Stable Tour comment suggests he has major potential
2	Berkshire Woody b Dylan Johnston · Rebecca Curtis	Dylan Johnston · Rebecca Curtis	154	—	3	-	113	111	54d	—	—	0	4	28/1 3%
Ties in with Molly's Lad on Aintree running; progress is plausible
16	Marvelous Dragones ch Jack Quinlan · Amy Murphy	Jack Quinlan · Amy Murphy	147	t	023	-	-	-	18d	—	—	+4	7.4	33/1 3%
Placed twice in French bumpers but this looks a harder task
13	Pureis King b James Bowen · Faye Bramley	James Bowen · Faye Bramley	154	—	19	-	105	94	54d	—	—	+5	7.8	40/1 2%
Swallowed up at Aintree when bidding to follow up Market Rasen win
6	Don't Rein Me In b Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	154	—	2	-	103	22	72d	—	—	+3	5.8	40/1 2%
Ran encouragingly at Exeter but this is a much deeper contest
3	Champ Kabai ch Ben Godfrey · Anthony Honeyball	Ben Godfrey · Anthony Honeyball	154	—	2	-	98	71	42d	—	—	+3	5.8	40/1 2%
Only a neck behind stablemate Bailly's Comet at Wincanton

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Solly's Gold	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
Molly's Lad	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	11/2
Bailly's Comet	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	6/1
Roximan	15/2	7/1	7/1	8/1	15/2
Mariole	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	11/1
Crack Ops	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Faithful Guardian	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ivor Bear	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Crest Of Arms	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Maestrow	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Garrincha	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Berkshire Woody	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Marvelous Dragones	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Pureis King	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Don't Rein Me In	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Champ Kabai	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Solly's Gold

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Crack Ops

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.5

16/1

3rd

Bailly's Comet

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Molly's Lad

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

Pureis King

7.8

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Marvelous Dragones

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Faithful Guardian

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Roximan

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Don't Rein Me In

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Champ Kabai

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Berkshire Woody

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

Mariole

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Crest Of Arms

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ivor Bear

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Maestrow

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Garrincha

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Solly's Gold	—	112	87
Molly's Lad	—	114	112
Bailly's Comet	—	99	71
Roximan	—	98	71
Mariole	—	—	—
Crack Ops	—	108	67
Faithful Guardian	—	108	66
Ivor Bear	—	—	—
Crest Of Arms	—	90	59
Maestrow	—	—	—
Garrincha	—	—	—
Berkshire Woody	—	113	111
Marvelous Dragones	—	—	—
Pureis King	—	105	94
Don't Rein Me In	—	103	22
Champ Kabai	—	98	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Solly's Gold	26d ago	Fit
Molly's Lad	54d ago	Fresh
Bailly's Comet	42d ago	Fit
Roximan	42d ago	Fit
Mariole	—	—
Crack Ops	56d ago	Fresh
Faithful Guardian	56d ago	Fresh
Ivor Bear	—	—
Crest Of Arms	42d ago	Fit
Maestrow	—	—
Garrincha	—	—
Berkshire Woody	54d ago	Fresh
Marvelous Dragones	18d ago	Fit
Pureis King	54d ago	Fresh
Don't Rein Me In	72d ago	Fresh
Champ Kabai	42d ago	Fit

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