Holland Cooper 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

13:50

Date 2025-10-24

Distance 1m7f199y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £21,784

Winning Time 3m 54.65s (slow by 2.65s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Alnilam (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	9/4J	Won
2nd	Relieved Of Duties (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	12/1	4.5
3rd	Country Mile (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/4J	7.5
4th	Addragoole (IRE) Eoin Staples · Gavin Cromwell	10/1	3.75
5th	Cloonainra (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	17/2	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Centara (IRE) Jay Tidball · Paul Nicholls	28/1
P.U.	King Of Kingsfield (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	18/5

Runners (7)

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
6	Country Mile Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	1215-2	137	147	118	19d	—	—	+10	34	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Course novice hurdle winner who could built upon his chase debut second behind Alnilam
4	Alnilam b/br J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	163	h	2125-1	141	148	118	19d	—	—	+17	39.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Morebattle Hurdle runner-up who made winning chase debut and he's one to consider
2	King Of Kingsfield Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	4-1131	145	148	125	9d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+9	29.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won Grade 3 novice at Punchestown last week and he's a key player today
7	Cloonainra Brown J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	156	—	251-51	126	136	128	30d	—	—	+13	21.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1-1 over fences; open to further improvement in this sphere but it's needed against males
3	Addragoole Brown J:Eoin Staples T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Eoin Staples T:Gavin Cromwell	163	—	-00321	134	139	115	23d	—	—	+30	38.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Something to find but top Irish trainer has won the last two runnings; worth a second look
5	Relieved Of Duties Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	163	t	04-F51	134	136	105	13d	—	—	+16	22.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on recent chase debut; others have stronger form but he could have more to offer
1	Centara Brown J:Jay Tidball T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball T:Paul Nicholls	166	t	111121	135	138	138	25d	—	—	+42	45.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Five handicap chase wins since May; further improvement is possible but necessary today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Country Mile	5/2	9/4	-
Alnilam	5/2	5/2	-
King Of Kingsfield	3/1	3/1	-
Cloonainra	9/1	17/2	-
Addragoole	10/1	10/1	-
Relieved Of Duties	12/1	12/1	-
Centara	25/1	25/1	-

Predictor

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

1st

Centara

45.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 23.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

2nd

Alnilam

39.4

OR: 22.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Addragoole

38.4

OR: 21 Form: 15 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Country Mile

OR: 21.8 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

King Of Kingsfield

29.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Relieved Of Duties

22.7

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Cloonainra

21.5

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Kingsfield	145	148	125
Alnilam	141	148	118
Country Mile	137	147	118
Centara	135	138	138
Addragoole	134	139	115
Relieved Of Duties	134	136	105
Cloonainra	126	136	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Of Kingsfield	9d ago	Quick return
Relieved Of Duties	13d ago	Quick return
Country Mile	19d ago	Fit
Alnilam	19d ago	Fit
Addragoole	23d ago	Fit
Centara	25d ago	Fit
Cloonainra	30d ago	Fit