Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Ayr · Friday, 6 Mar · 18:20
· 2m 4f 110y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:20
Off time
3
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 3 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.63
13/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
3.75
11/4
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Walking On A Dream (G)
Back on track when runner-up at Hexham (20f) in December but looked stretched by the 3f longer trip at Newcastle the following month. Better showing anticipated returned to 2½m.
|
Jack Power | L Russell & M Scudamore | 7 | 77.1 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Heads Or Harps (G)
Won 2m course handicap on this card last season and has found only one too good returned to this venue twice this campaign, as usual set a bit to do but not having a prayer with the winner over C&D last month. May prove vulnerable to a cou…
|
D R Fox | L Russell & M Scudamore | 9 | 76.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Jirko (G)
FAV
[P1]
Didn't show a great deal in bumpers/over hurdles but this 7-y-o has performed with credit since switched to fences this season, placed all 4 starts around 3m. Less testing conditions and a drop to 2½m in his favour so fancied to go very cl…
|
Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander | 7 | 66.2 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
Betting forecast: Jirko (5/4), Walking On A Dream (13/8), Heads Or Harps (11/4)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4753.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2187.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1094.0 GBP |
| P4 | 547.0 GBP |
| P5 | 273.0 GBP |