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Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race).

Cheltenham · Tuesday, 10 Mar · 20:40 · 2m 4f 44y · Class 1 · TURF

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Status

16:40

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

MADARA (FR

🥈 Second

MCLAUREY (IRE

🥉 Third

ZURICH (FR

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 23 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Madara

4

3/1

02 · 🥈 2nd

McLaurey

6

5/1

03 · 🥉 3rd

Down Memory Lane

6.50

11/2

04 · —

Downmexicoway

10

9/1

05 · —

No Questions Asked

10

9/1

06 · —

Will The Wise

11

10/1

07 · —

Zurich

11

10/1

08 · —

Booster Bob

11

10/1

09 · —

Jipcot

15

14/1

10 · —

Guard Your Dreams

21

20/1

11 · —

O'Moore Park

23

22/1

12 · —

Moon D'orange

26

25/1

13 · —

Peaky Boy

26

25/1

14 · —

Dee Capo

34

33/1

15 · —

Midnight It Is

41

40/1

16 · —

Western Zephyr

51

50/1

17 · —

Theatre Native

51

50/1

18 · —

Jungle Boogie

67

66/1

19 · —

Grandeur D'ame

67

66/1

20 · —

Yes Indeed

67

66/1

21 · —

Boombawn

81

80/1

22 · —

Riskintheground

81

80/1

23 · —

Embittered

151

150/1

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
14th	1	—	Dee Capo (G) Returned an improved model this season, successful at Punchestown (21.3f) in November. Unseated next start but produced his best effort yet when fourth in Grade 3 handicap at Leopardstown (21.5f) 37 days ago. Career-high mark demands more …	Danny Gilligan	G Elliott	7	76.2 kg	34 33/1
—	2	—	Down Memory Lane (G) Smart chaser who is lightly raced for his age and he got firmly back on the up following a 4-month break when landing Foxrock Handicap at Navan (20.7f) in December, jumping better than can often be the case. Record fresh an obvious plus an…	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	8	75.3 kg	6.50 11/2
17th	3	—	No Questions Asked (G) Pretty useful 3-time novice hurdle winner who has made a bright start in this sphere, finding a good test at the trip playing to his strengths when doubling his tally in 3-runner Grade 2 at Windsor (16.2f) in January. Return to further wil…	Ben Jones	B Pauling	8	73.9 kg	10 9/1
16th	4	—	Jungle Boogie (G) Fragile but one time highly-talented performer who was sixth in 2024 Gold Cup on just his fourth start over fences. However, very lightly raced since and he hasn't looked anything like the same force in 2 outings for present yard since the…	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams	12	73.5 kg	67 66/1
9th	5	—	Boombawn (G) Grade 2 novice winner during a busy 2024/25 and produced best effort of present campaign when third in Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton in January. However, his mark has looked a stumbling block in handicaps here/at Kempton since and yard…	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	9	73 kg	81 80/1
4th	6	—	Downmexicoway (G) Hurdles winner who produced a decidedly useful effort when doubling his chase tally on handicap debut at Gowran (2m) in November. Found Irish Arkle too competitive at Leopardstown in February but this return to handicaps firmly in his favo…	Darragh O'Keeffe	H De Bromhead	7	72.1 kg	10 9/1
6th	7	—	O'Moore Park (G) [T] Yet to taste success over fences but plenty of good efforts to his name, including when third in Grade 2 handicap at last season's Festival before runner-up in Silver Trophy back here. Had been running creditably prior to a below par displ…	Sean O'Keeffe	W P Mullins	9	70.3 kg	23 22/1
—	8	—	Guard Your Dreams (G) [T] Smart hurdler at his best who enhanced his good record fresh when readily landing 7-runner veterans handicap chase at Warwick 31 days ago, jumping more fluently than usual. Still, an 8 lb rise likely enough to prevent him following up in t…	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies	10	70.3 kg	21 20/1
1st	9	—	Madara (G) FAV [P] A dual winner for Sophie Leech in 2023/24 who shaped well in Paddy Power/December Gold Cup here in 2024. Seen only twice since but very much caught the eye when second at Kempton 5 weeks ago and top stable likely had this on his radar for …	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	7	69.9 kg	4 3/1
—	10	—	Booster Bob (G) Signed off last season with success in Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury in the spring and reappeared with a career-best victory in another valuable handicap chase there in November. Seemingly caught out from revised mark when fifth here in Ja…	S Bowen	O Murphy	8	69.9 kg	11 10/1
12th	11	—	Peaky Boy (G) [P1] Progressive for Nicky Henderson during 2024, winning 3 of his 4 starts over hurdles/fences (all here). However, low-key start for new yard at Ascot last February and he got no further than the second after a breathing operation on last mon…	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill	8	69.4 kg	26 25/1
2nd	12	—	Will The Wise (G) [T1] Good sixth in last season's Pertemps and raised his game further over fences this term, off the mark at Galway prior to a good fourth on handicap bow in the Troytown at Navan (3m) in November. Not disgraced at Leopardstown over Christmas a…	Keith Donoghue	G P Cromwell	7	69.4 kg	11 10/1
11th	13	—	Riskintheground (G) [T] Came good last spring, supplementing his Ayr win in the Silver Trophy here from O'Moore Park in April. More miss than hit following his victory in intermediate chase at Newton Abbot in October but he's edged back down to last successful ma…	C J Todd	D Skelton	9	68.5 kg	81 80/1
10th	14	—	Midnight It Is (G) Successful on last season's reappearance at Navan (2m) and good placed efforts on 2 of 3 starts thereafter, notably when third in Grand Annual 12 months ago. Has not fired in 3 subsequent runs though, again well below best at Fairyhouse 55…	Sean Flanagan	G P Cromwell	10	67.6 kg	41 40/1
5th	15	—	Zurich (G) Hurdles winner in France who put fitness/experience to good use when doubling his chase tally from 9 lb lower mark over C&D in October. Backed that up when keeping on for third at Doncaster (19.1f) in December and demands of this race prom…	Brian Hayes	H De Bromhead	7	67.1 kg	11 10/1
13th	16	—	Jipcot (G) [T] Responded favourably to a positive ride with a recent run under his belt when opening chase account at Leicester (22.7f) in January and acquitted himself well (jumped fluently) back up in grade when fourth at Ascot (3m) since, just doing t…	Kielan Woods	J & A O'Neill	7	66.7 kg	15 14/1
7th	17	—	McLaurey (G) Progressive over hurdles last term and plenty of promise to glean from 3 of his 4 starts over fences this season, catching the eye when fourth in novice at Down Royal 7 weeks ago. Remains with plenty of potential returned to handicaps for …	Mark Walsh	E Mullins	7	66.7 kg	6 5/1
15th	18	—	Theatre Native (M) [H] Went the right way over fences during 2024/25, building on good placed efforts when taking 7-runner mares novice handicap here last April. Down the field in Paddy Power Gold Cup in November and didn't see her race out at Leopardstown (17f)…	Mike O'Connor	H De Bromhead	8	66.7 kg	51 50/1
8th	19	—	Western Zephyr (G) [P1] Resumed in good heart last season, winning well at Carlisle before second in the Arkle Trial here. Run of good form came to a halt after but enhanced good record fresh on debut for new yard when second in first-time cheekpieces at Haydock …	Shane Fenelon	M Bowen	9	66.2 kg	51 50/1
—	20	—	Grandeur D'ame (G) Useful chaser who isn't always the most fluent but he took step back in right direction when third in a Premier Handicap here (20.6f) on New Year's Day. Seemingly amiss when pulled up in race won by Guard Your Dreams at Warwick last month …	Thomas Bellamy	A King	10	65.8 kg	67 66/1
—	21	—	Embittered (G) [B1T] Won a claiming hurdle and handicap chase in Ireland for Eric McNamara last summer but finished well held on his stable debut in veterans' handicap chase at Exeter (19.2f) 4 days ago and he looks firmly up against it back up markedly in cla…	Paddy Hanlon	S Hosie	12	65.3 kg	151 150/1
3rd	22	—	Moon D'orange (G) [V1] Fairly useful hurdler/chaser who was well served by run of the race when landing a good handicap here (20.6f) in January 2025. Proved more miss than hit over both sets of obstacles since though and work to do from out of the weights in new…	Callum Pritchard	J C McConnell	8	64.4 kg	26 25/1
—	23	—	Yes Indeed (G) Won pair of handicap chases around 2m on joining Martin Keighley last spring. Lightly raced and easily his best effort since following a breathing operation when fourth at Kempton 5 weeks ago but another who looks to have plenty on his pla…	Freddie Keighley	M Keighley	9	64.4 kg	67 66/1

Betting forecast: Madara (3/1), McLaurey (5/1), Down Memory Lane (11/2), Downmexicoway (9/1), No Questions Asked (9/1), Will The Wise (10/1), Zurich (10/1), Booster Bob (10/1), Jipcot (14/1), Guard Your Dreams (20/1), O'Moore Park (22/1), Moon D'orange (25/1), Peaky Boy (25/1), Dee Capo (33/1), Midnight It Is (40/1), Western Zephyr (50/1), Theatre Native (50/1), Jungle Boogie (66/1), Grandeur D'ame (66/1), Yes Indeed (66/1), Boombawn (80/1), Riskintheground (80/1), Embittered (150/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	84405.0 GBP
P2	31800.0 GBP
P3	15915.0 GBP
P4	7950.0 GBP
P5	3990.0 GBP
P6	1995.0 GBP
P7	990.0 GBP
P8	510.0 GBP