William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:20

Date 2024-10-26

Distance 3m1f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £52,030

Winning Time 6m 18.12s (fast by 0.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Senior Chief (GB) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/1	Won
2nd	The Short Go (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Henry De Bromhead	9/1	1.25
3rd	Broadway Boy (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	9/4F	11
4th	Does He Know (GB) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey	12/1	3.25
5th	Le Milos (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/1	11
6th	Pepe Le Moko (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	12/1	3
7th	Chasing Fire (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/1	0.2
8th	Unanswered Prayers (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	20/1	8
9th	Kansas City Star (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	28/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Captain Morgs (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	28/1
P.U.	Escaria Ten (FR) Daire McConville · Martin Keighley	100/1
P.U.	Kinondo Kwetu (GB) Jonathan England · Sam England	20/1
P.U.	Some Scope (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Richard Hobson	13/2
P.U.	Vanillier (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	16/1

Runners (14)

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
2	Broadway Boy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	165	—	21135-	149	158	120	197d	—	—	+21	42	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Front-runner who could yet be Graded class and returns with his yard in top form
8	Chasing Fire Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	4U421-	140	158	119	183d	—	—	+26	39.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
First run over 3m when winning well at Perth and he's unexposed as a stayer
13	Some Scope Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Richard Hobson	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Richard Hobson	142	t	51124-	126	158	136	192d	—	—	+21	34.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
6yo who surely has more to offer and lurks on a lovely weight here
4	Le Milos Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	163	—	/3007-	147	153	87	182d	—	—	+19	27.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Well handicapped; didn't stay 3m4f when belatedly sent chasing on final appearance
11	Pepe Le Moko Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	143	—	/1215-	127	157	130	245d	—	—	+26	34.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Progressive profile last season but being unraced beyond 2m4f isn't ideal
6	Senior Chief Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	158	p	/321P-	142	152	126	208d	—	—	+26	34.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good first season over fences until not giving his running in the Irish National
14	The Short Go Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Jordan Gainford T:Henry De Bromhead	142	h	61-534	126	148	124	64d	—	—	+14	20.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Low weight today and he's run well when made favourite for his two handicaps
3	Vanillier Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	tp	55020-	148	153	117	196d	—	—	+24	29.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Former Grand National runner-up and unlikely to be fully wound up for this reappearance
1	Does He Know Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey	168	p	P451P-	152	159	116	182d	—	—	+27	32.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Just one noticeable effort last season; has had wind op; this looks tough with top weight
12	Unanswered Prayers Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	143	—	U563-2	127	159	141	173d	—	—	+21	25.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Just about stays 3m but today's stiffer stamina test could leave him vulnerable
5	Kinondo Kwetu Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	158	t	-PP112	142	154	133	31d	—	—	+36	40.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has no recent wellbeing questions but this would be the highest mark he's won off
9	Captain Morgs Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	156	p	2PP-14	140	155	130	122d	—	—	+20	23.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Good ground is important but he's not the easiest to predict at the best of times; wind op
10	Kansas City Star Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	146	t	151-06	130	156	125	20d	—	—	+18	20.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Unraced beyond 2m1f as a chaser; stays 2m4f but it's not hard to have doubts over this far
7	Escaria Ten Bay J:Daire McConville(7) T:Martin Keighley	J:Daire McConville(7) T:Martin Keighley	156	p	P/6P0-	140	152	113	192d	—	—	+22	22.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Down the field on stable debut here in April and has essentially lost his way

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Broadway Boy	3/1	3/1	3/1
Chasing Fire	5/1	5/1	5/1
Some Scope	6/1	11/2	11/2
Le Milos	10/1	9/1	9/1
Pepe Le Moko	8/1	17/2	9/1
Senior Chief	10/1	11/1	12/1
The Short Go	16/1	14/1	14/1
Vanillier	16/1	14/1	14/1
Does He Know	16/1	14/1	16/1
Unanswered Prayers	20/1	18/1	18/1
Kinondo Kwetu	18/1	16/1	18/1
Captain Morgs	25/1	22/1	25/1
Kansas City Star	33/1	33/1	33/1
Escaria Ten	100/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Broadway Boy

OR: 24.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Kinondo Kwetu

40.6

OR: 23 Form: 16.3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Chasing Fire

39.2

OR: 22.5 Form: 13.1 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Some Scope

34.5

OR: 19 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Pepe Le Moko

34.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Senior Chief

34.1

OR: 23 Form: 8.9 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Does He Know

32.1

OR: 25.5 Form: 5.2 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Vanillier

29.6

OR: 24.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Le Milos

27.4

OR: 24.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Unanswered Prayers

25.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Captain Morgs

23.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Escaria Ten

22.8

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

The Short Go

20.7

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Kansas City Star

20.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Does He Know	152	159	116
Broadway Boy	149	158	120
Vanillier	148	153	117
Le Milos	147	153	87
Senior Chief	142	152	126
Kinondo Kwetu	142	154	133
Chasing Fire	140	158	119
Captain Morgs	140	155	130
Escaria Ten	140	152	113
Kansas City Star	130	156	125
Pepe Le Moko	127	157	130
Unanswered Prayers	127	159	141
Some Scope	126	158	136
The Short Go	126	148	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kansas City Star	20d ago	Fit
Kinondo Kwetu	31d ago	Fit
The Short Go	64d ago	Fresh
Captain Morgs	122d ago	Long break
Unanswered Prayers	173d ago	Long break
Le Milos	182d ago	Long break
Does He Know	182d ago	Long break
Chasing Fire	183d ago	Long break
Some Scope	192d ago	Long break
Escaria Ten	192d ago	Long break
Vanillier	196d ago	Long break
Broadway Boy	197d ago	Long break
Senior Chief	208d ago	Long break
Pepe Le Moko	245d ago	Long break