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Good To SoftWeatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Chase (For The Dick Hunt Trophy)
- Prize money: £10562
- 3m 1f 30y
- Class 3
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £12.70
- Place: £4.90
Form: 1P3-1P
Last run: 96 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
29th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
prominent, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off |
7/1 |
|
5th 3 |
29th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
prominent, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off |
7/1 |
|
7 |
27th Dec 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Best form at about 3m and very capable on his day; has won on this track but also pulled up in three of five course starts, most recently in May, and he completed in his own time on his only subsequent chase start; overall record shows he's a long way from being a punter's pal. |
6/1
- Place: £3.40
Form: 2P-2U8 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 54y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Chasing career highlights include a C&D novice handicap and the same Cheltenham April 3m2f event two years running, all on good; 3lb below his last winning mark, but has a listless recent return run to forgive. |
13/2 |
|
4th 2 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Veteran; last two wins came in the same 3m2f Cheltenham race in April 2024 and 2025; ran a lacklustre race there in October before possibly failing to stay 3m5f at Ascot; bit to prove after four months off. |
10/1 |
|
6 |
25th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Has a good record fresh and a good record at Cheltenham, albeit on the New course and he was pulled up on his only run on the Old one (today's course); on a useful mark and didn't run badly during the summer at Uttoxeter, which wouldn't be his track. |
14/1 |
6/1
Form: 6-2263 CD
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 1lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Unseated rider (still prominent) at Sandown in January when seeking a second success in the veterans final; battled his way back to pip Gabbys Cross for a Newbury win (3m2f) four weeks ago and, although 5lb rise takes him to his highest mark since 2022, this sterling character needs major respect. |
2/1 |
|
1st 7 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 214y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Unseated rider three out, having still been prominent, at Sandown last time when bidding for a second success in the final of this series; remains on the last winning mark, so holds a fighting chance provided he's in good form and completes the course. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
|
8/1
Form: -24532 BF
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 6lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 10 |
22nd Apr 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
midfield, headway 4th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well and went second towards finish |
8/1 |
|
2nd 10 |
22nd Apr 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
midfield, headway 4th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well and went second towards finish |
8/1 |
|
1st 10 |
23rd Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Hasn't won since the summer of 2021 but he's capable of putting that right and has been close up under Oscar Palmer in his last two races (at about 3m); another with each-way hopes. |
9/1 |
5/1
Form: 776242 C BF
Last run: 10 days
W: 10st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
12th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 152y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
raced in last |
11/2 |
|
4th 5 |
12th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 152y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
raced in last |
11/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
2nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Raced mainly at around 2m4f and is on the downgrade now; went close off his much-reduced mark in four-runner race at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) in January but safely held twice since; formerly trained by Milton Harris/Anthony Charlton; now with Hariet Dickin; others preferred. |
7/1 |
9/1
Form: P9-4P5 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up at the Cheltenham Festival a fortnight ago when back from a break; this 11yo is back in much calmer waters today and he's a player if rediscovering the good front-running form he was showing on good/good to soft ground in the autumn when these blinkers first went on. |
15/2 |
|
24 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Course winner who scored in first-time blinkers (retained since) at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) in October before 11l second at Ascot (3m5f, good); this 11yo returns from a break today and may find this too competitive. |
50/1 |
2/1
Form: 696-11 CD
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
14th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Triple hurdle winner who is 3-9 over fences but he's been pulled up in last three runs and latest was over C&D (heavy) two weeks ago; that was after a lengthy absence but he's now an 11yo and he needs a big turnaround. |
12/1 |
|
3 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Record of 3-8 as a chaser but confined to just three races last season and wasn't anywhere near his best (including when pulled up behind Collectors Item); now an 11yo so perhaps asking a bit much for him to rediscover his peak form; has won on heavy. |
5/1 |
|
2 |
21st Mar 2025 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
3-7 over fences; ran well when third (albeit well held in the end) in valuable Haydock handicap (3m1f, soft) on seasonal debut in November but was pulled up when last in action and the forecast good ground may not be ideal for him here. |
6/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £61.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £79.36 |
| Trifecta | £286.40 |
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