NAF Mares' Handicap Chase – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

16:25

NAF Mares' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-04-18

Distance 2m62y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £13,203

Runners (8)

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
7	Somespring Special Bay J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	142	t	1-1PP1	112	150	133	4d	—	—	-9	38.8	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Escapes a penalty for comfortable win at Plumpton on Sunday; commands respect
5	Royale Margaux Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	153	t	2-8254	123	144	114	73d	—	—	+12	25.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Needs to bounce back from a duff effort in February but twice ran very well here in 2023
1	Found On Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	168	—	PP-12P	138	141	114	33d	—	—	+16	24.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
In career-best form in the autumn; pulled up last month, after a break
6	Voice Of Calm Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	148	t	18-334	118	142	123	18d	—	—	+11	19.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Struggled to keep up when dropped back to 2m1f at Plumpton last month; others preferred
2	Pink Legend Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	162	—	14FP9P	132	147	125	19d	—	—	+16	22.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won this off 10lb higher in 2023 but seems badly to have lost her way this year
3	Sacre Coeur Grey J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	159	h	431423	129	138	129	47d	—	—	+25	31.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Keen-going front-runner; not at best on latest outing but has won three times this season
8	Lost Connections Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	142	t	453-12	112	139	115	17d	—	—	+11	17.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ran well from out of the weights in this race in 2023; no surprise if she does so again
4	Je T'Ai Porte Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Jonathan Burke T:Gavin Cromwell	153	h	3U7034	123	131	83	33d	—	—	+17	21.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has unconvincing record over fences but represents a respected Irish stable

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Somespring Special	4/5	8/11	4/5
Royale Margaux	5/1	11/2	6/1
Found On	9/1	9/1	10/1
Voice Of Calm	9/1	10/1	12/1
Pink Legend	14/1	11/1	10/1
Sacre Coeur	12/1	14/1	10/1
Lost Connections	16/1	20/1	14/1
Je T'Ai Porte	20/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Somespring Special

38.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 7 Odds: 16.3

4/5

2nd

Sacre Coeur

31.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Royale Margaux

25.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Found On

24.4

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Pink Legend

22.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Je T'Ai Porte

21.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 1.8 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Voice Of Calm

19.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Lost Connections

17.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Found On	138	141	114
Pink Legend	132	147	125
Sacre Coeur	129	138	129
Royale Margaux	123	144	114
Je T'Ai Porte	123	131	83
Voice Of Calm	118	142	123
Somespring Special	112	150	133
Lost Connections	112	139	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Somespring Special	4d ago	Quick return
Lost Connections	17d ago	Fit
Voice Of Calm	18d ago	Fit
Pink Legend	19d ago	Fit
Found On	33d ago	Fit
Je T'Ai Porte	33d ago	Fit
Sacre Coeur	47d ago	Fresh
Royale Margaux	73d ago	Fresh