cheltenhamfestival.com Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chase

Chepstow

15:45

Date 2024-01-24

Distance 2m3f98y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,096

Winning Time 5m 19.44s (slow by 36.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kingofthewest (IRE) Harry Cobden · David Pipe	7/2	Won
2nd	Walkinthewoods (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	12/1	.75
3rd	Rock Of Star (FR) Ben Jones · Alexandra Dunn	9/4F	2
4th	Moonlighter (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Kim Bailey	14/1	4.25
5th	Valirann Gold (IRE) Shane Quinlan · Harriet Brown	10/1	3.75
6th	Hermes Du Gouet (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	11/4	10
7th	Skinflint (IRE) Bryan Carver · Henry Oliver	28/1	30

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	I Shut That d'Or (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	28/1
P.U.	Kings Keeper (IRE) Richard Patrick · Kerry Lee	16/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 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	Hermes Du Gouet Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	163	—	4137-5	115	122	98	59d	—	—	+1	22.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Made low-key seasonal/chase debut but could still have a good future over fences
6	Rock Of Star Bay J:Ben Jones T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Ben Jones T:Alexandra Dunn	155	—	11-365	107	130	96	46d	—	—	0	20.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won twice over 2m7f here at end of last season but needs to better his recent efforts
8	Kingofthewest Bay J:Harry Cobden T:David Pipe	J:Harry Cobden T:David Pipe	151	tp	B3-434	103	123	113	29d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not at best last time but has made the frame in all three chases and enters calculations
10	Valirann Gold Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Harriet Brown	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Harriet Brown	142	t	3-9852	94	111	90	29d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	16.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Stayed on from poor position for second at Fontwell last month; 13lb wrong here, though
2	Moonlighter Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	167	—	145-53	119	126	60	44d	—	—	+11	19.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Not the force of old but won over C&D last season and could give this a good shot
9	Walkinthewoods Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	150	—	-12255	102	126	115	28d	—	—	+13	21.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Modest the last twice but strong claims if judged on Ffos Las second in November
1	Kings Keeper Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	170	p	31P5-5	122	104	81	63d	—	—	+13	19.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not seen since low-key seasonal debut in November but remains unexposed over fences
5	Skinflint Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Henry Oliver	J:Bryan Carver T:Henry Oliver	158	p	3114-7	110	125	99	41d	—	—	+11	16.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Made low-key reappearance last month but was a dual course winner last season; a possible
4	I Shut That D'Or Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	160	t	14-3UP	112	122	85	29d	—	—	+13	16.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Didn't run badly on seasonal/chase debut but two non-completions have followed
NR	Samtara Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	153	—	412-P7	105	-	-	41d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Made satisfactory reappearance over hurdles last month but has a lot to prove over fences

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hermes Du Gouet	11/4	11/4	11/4
Rock Of Star	7/2	10/3	10/3
Kingofthewest	4/1	9/2	4/1
Valirann Gold	9/1	8/1	15/2
Moonlighter	9/1	9/1	9/1
Walkinthewoods	10/1	9/1	9/1
Kings Keeper	12/1	12/1	12/1
Skinflint	16/1	16/1	16/1
I Shut That D'Or	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hermes Du Gouet

22.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Walkinthewoods

21.5

OR: 13 Form: 6 Odds: 2.5

10/1

3rd

Rock Of Star

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Kings Keeper

19.9

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Moonlighter

19.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Kingofthewest

18.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

I Shut That D'Or

16.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Skinflint

16.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Valirann Gold

16.2

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Samtara

13.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kings Keeper	122	104	81
Moonlighter	119	126	60
Hermes Du Gouet	115	122	98
I Shut That D'Or	112	122	85
Skinflint	110	125	99
Rock Of Star	107	130	96
Samtara	105	—	—
Kingofthewest	103	123	113
Walkinthewoods	102	126	115
Valirann Gold	94	111	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Walkinthewoods	28d ago	Fit
Kingofthewest	29d ago	Fit
Valirann Gold	29d ago	Fit
I Shut That D'Or	29d ago	Fit
Skinflint	41d ago	Fit
Samtara	41d ago	Fit
Moonlighter	44d ago	Fit
Rock Of Star	46d ago	Fresh
Hermes Du Gouet	59d ago	Fresh
Kings Keeper	63d ago	Fresh