16.30
Soft To HeavyWilliam Hill Racing Bet Builder Chase (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £19239.13
- 2m 0f 0y
- 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
13/8 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.10
Form: -2123P C
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Dual Grade 3 winner; chase mark has never dipped beneath 150 and good effort to win a Galway festival handicap off that rating; well held over hurdles in the meantime, but little should be read into that; best in at the weights here; jumped right when respectable third in last year's renewal. |
6/4 |
|
6th 2 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 129y |
11st 0lb |
Gained the fifth chase win of his career when bolting up off 150 in a handicap chase here at the Festival in August (2m2f, good); ground versatile and was placed in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 on his last start in this sphere in April 2023; has never won over this far but leading claims nonetheless. |
7/4 |
|
1st 1 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Handicap mark has been remarkably static for the past two years and he's just in that 'twilight zone' where he's difficult to place; they don't often run him in handicap chases and he's been pulled up the twice he's tried; beatable under a hefty impost. |
4/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.00
Form: 54-423 D BF
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 150
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20th 3 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
10st 12lb |
Talented chaser rated 152 in that sphere and a Grade 2 novice chase winner at this venue; soundly beaten in the Grand Annual on latest and now tries to exploit a 17lb lower hurdles mark on first start over timber since April 2024; can't discount. |
12/1 |
|
14th 1 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
12st 0lb |
Tailed off in last season's Arkle on sole visit here and has a lofty mark to defy; however, he won a Grade 2 novice chase last term and ran really well in second in a 2m Grade 3 at Naas recently when conceding 9lb to all of his rivals; James Smith removes 5lb; not ruled out each-way. |
25/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Grade 2 winner at Punchestown (2m, soft) last season; form dipped last spring after two respectable runs in Grade 1 company; below best on seasonal return in Fortria (2m, soft to heavy) but much better on handicap debut at Fairyhouse next time when runner-up (2m1f, yielding to soft); ran a solid race when third in a similar contest to this at Fairyhouse last time; race conditions are against him here but a lot of the others have question marks. |
9/2 |
13/8
Form: 632-P6 CD
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 1lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 157
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Has a good record (213) in the Champion Chase but is by no means certain to sustain it; proved a somewhat fortuitous winner of a weak edition two years ago (on soft ground) when the race fell apart and only three runners completed; far from solid on his form this term, below par in Grade 3 most recently, and returns to Cheltenham as an 11yo who may be on the wane; wears first-time headgear. |
50/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Six-time chase winner, the highlight being the 2024 Champion Chase (2m, soft); not at his best last season but signed off with a solid runner-up finish behind Marine Nationale at Punchestown (2m, yielding); pulled up on seasonal return in the Fortria at Navan (2m, soft to heavy) and tailed off at Leopardstown last time (2m1f, yielding); should be a player here but he's a risky proposition given his form although trainer reported him to be 'really coming to himself' in a recent stable tour. |
13/8 |
|
2nd 1 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 98y |
11st 12lb |
raced in second, challenging 2 out, no chance with winner from last, kept on |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: P-3560 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Dual hurdles winner whose most recent win came in 2m Cheltenham novice chase nearly two years ago; recent Flat run at Gowran was encouraging but needs to improve a good bit on previous Galway hurdles effort. |
20/1 |
|
4th 8 (13) |
1st Sep 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Point and bumper winner; 2-10 over hurdles; poor strike rate as a chaser, 1-22; has been out of form over jumps; however, he produced a fine effort when third in a 1m6f maiden at Killarney in July on his belated Flat debut; could feature in improving a little from that. |
8/1 |
|
5 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
10st 6lb |
Poor strike rate over fences and has been beaten miles in his last three handicaps; well held over Hurdles here yesterday. |
20/1 |
14/1
Form: P23189 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Has been busy, like most from this yard, but to no avail of late; winner off 129 last November, so well treated now, but needs a revival in form. |
10/1 |
|
11th 11 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
10st 7lb |
Seven-time winner, last successful in a Listed 2m1f handicap chase at Fairyhouse in November; only bits and pieces of form since, a close third in a 3m1f conditions hurdle at Kilbeggan probably his best run; not dismissed, but others do arrive in better form. |
14/1 |
|
5th 8 |
20th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 150y |
10st 8lb |
Four hurdle and three chase wins while he has run well in defeat at this track; some good runs in defeat this year but needs to do more than on recent chase starts; 18l behind Jalila Moriviere last time. |
14/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €6.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €6.27 |
| Trifecta | €7.70 |
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