Stan Mellor Memorial 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)

Warwick

14:02

Date 2025-11-04

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,506

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
4	Josh The Boss Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	159	t	19P8-8	125	-	-	24d	—	—	-17	38.2	0.15/1	8/13 62%
May rebound with Chepstow reappearance under his belt; 1-1 at Warwick; chase debut
2	Go West Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	159	—	5111P-	128	-	-	195d	—	—	+8	44.8	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Front-runner, suited by sharp tracks; respected in this ideal scenario on chase debut
NR	Deep Purple Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	p	434242	117	132	121	23d	—	—	—	24.9	—	—
Ran well in 3m2f handicap last time but this looks a tougher task at the weights
NR	Jipcot Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	159	t	1340P-	128	-	-	213d	—	—	—	20.9	—	—
Major chance on hurdles form; record of U7F3 over fences (in 2023) prompts uncertainty
NR	Silver Thorn Grey J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	159	—	1532P-	117	-	-	241d	—	—	—	22.3	—	—
Low-mileage 6yo; gained sole win on reappearance last term; interesting chase debutant

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Josh The Boss	8/13	4/7	4/7
Go West	5/4	5/4	5/4
Deep Purple	-	-	-
Jipcot	-	-	-
Silver Thorn	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Go West

44.8

OR: 19.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Josh The Boss

38.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 19.4

8/13

3rd

Deep Purple

24.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0

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Silver Thorn

22.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Jipcot

20.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Go West	128	—	—
Jipcot	128	—	—
Josh The Boss	125	—	—
Deep Purple	117	132	121
Silver Thorn	117	—	—

Last Run