William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Wetherby

14:45

Date 2023-12-27

Distance 1m7f36y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,203

Runners (5)

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
2	Gunsight Ridge Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	166	t	3P/15-	135	145	122	389d	—	—	+1	30.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Absent since last December but goes well fresh & could play leading role for in-form yard
3	Cornerstone Lad Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	156	p	4243-2	125	145	149	39d	—	—	+12	28.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Regressive profile but has dropped to a dangerous mark; non-runner 2.45 here yesterday
1	Xcitations Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Pam Sly	J:Paul O'Brien T:Pam Sly	168	—	5P-513	137	143	125	25d	—	—	+7	27.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
No threat when 3rd at Newbury last time but this could take a lot less winning; respected
4	Escapeandevade Bay J:Henry Brooke T:James Ewart	J:Henry Brooke T:James Ewart	152	—	31P4-4	121	144	124	28d	—	—	+4	23.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Didn't run badly on reappearance outing & may be able to build on it; on competitive mark
5	Gold Des Bois Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Iain Jardine	J:Craig Nichol T:Iain Jardine	152	t	46-329	121	145	129	40d	—	—	+12	20.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Better could have been expected at Cheltenham but ran well when second at Kelso previously

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gunsight Ridge	15/8	15/8	15/8
Cornerstone Lad	7/2	4/1	4/1
Xcitations	10/3	3/1	3/1
Escapeandevade	4/1	10/3	7/2
Gold Des Bois	8/1	17/2	17/2

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

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Xcitations	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