William Hill NRNB Cheltenham From January 1st Mares' Handicap Chase (Challenger Mares' Series Qual')

Wetherby

13:00

Date 2023-12-27

Distance 3m45y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Gazette Bourgeoise Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	162	tp	2355-2	114	128	126	15d	—	—	+5	27.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Went very close on recent reappearance at Ffos Las; leading claims if repeating that form
4	Anti Bridgie Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	161	t	P33-33	113	125	110	33d	—	—	0	22.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Creditable efforts when third on both chase starts; lightly raced and holds solid claims
2	Midnight Mary Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	162	p	22-435	114	130	105	19d	—	—	+4	21	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won here in January on sole course visit and might not be far away now back down in grade
1	Haute Estime Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	168	—	13-F55	120	124	107	32d	—	—	+7	21.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Hasn't run badly against males the last twice and on a lower mark now eased in grade
6	Onestepatatime Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:John Wainwright	J:Sean Quinlan T:John Wainwright	148	p	26-414	100	124	97	29d	—	—	+4	15.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won three times at Sedgefield this year but she's away from her favourite course today
5	Shighness Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	155	—	143-4P	107	123	59	41d	—	—	+8	16.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
It's very early days over fences but she needs to jump better than at Market Rasen latest