Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle.
Cheltenham · Friday, 12 Dec · 17:15
· 2m 179y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:15
Off time
11
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
FORTUNE DE MER (IRE
🥈 Second
KEL DU LARGE (FR
🥉 Third
FRENCH EMPEROR (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.20
16/5
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
29
28/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
67
66/1
11 · —
101
100/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 1 | — |
Iberico Lord (G)
Former Greatwood and Betfair Hurdle winner but hard to know much of that ability remains as he's been below par back hurdling since a fall over fences at Ascot last December, including in this year's Greatwood. Would need to see market sup…
|
00-9918 | N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 7 | 76.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Brentford Hope (G)
Smart hurdler and translated most of that ability to fences at the first time of asking when 12¼ lengths fourth of 6 in 2m course Grade 2 on reappearance in November. Not in the same form when last of 4 at Exeter since but on a feasible ma…
|
446313 | Megan Fox | Harry Derham | 8 | 75.7 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 10th | 3 | — |
No Ordinary Joe (G)
[T]
Useful on his day for Nicky Henderson but winless since 2022 and hasn't fired in 3 outings for current yard.
|
50761-0 | K Brogan | Faye Bramley | 9 | 73.5 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Fortune De Mer (G)
[H]
Good Cheltenham record includes wins in a listed bumper last November and a Grade 2 novice hurdle this autumn. Sound start to his handicap career when second of 7 at Ascot (2m, good) 3 weeks ago. Big player.
|
140-312 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 5 | 71.2 kg |
4.20
16/5
|
| 11th | 5 | — |
Stoner's Choice (G)
[T]
Has yet to fire this season but nicely handicapped if staging a rival having dipped to 4 lb lower that when second in a competitive race at Kempton in February.
|
560576 | Kielan Woods | F O'Brien | 10 | 70.8 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Melon (G)
Lightly raced improver on Flat for this yard and took well to hurdling last winter, winning juveniles at Doncaster (good to soft) and Wetherby (heavy). Only a respectable fourth in Sandown juvenile handicap final start but retains potentia…
|
614-382 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 4 | 68.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Leloopa (M)
[T]
Made it 4 wins in her last 7 starts when seeing off 11 rivals in a course conditional jockeys' handicap under Tom Broughton in October. Did that decisively and should remain competitive off 6 lb higher.
|
171-631 | Tom Broughton | F O'Brien | 5 | 68.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 7th | 8 | — |
French Emperor (G)
FAV
Arrives 2-2 in handicap hurdles, both competitive big-field events, latterly at the Open meeting here (heavy) 4 weeks ago. Raised 7 lb but further progress can't be discounted.
|
7-11738 | S Bowen | Nicky Martin | 5 | 68 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 2nd | 9 | — |
Continuance (G)
[H]
Enthusiastic front-runner who landed back-to-back victories at Ludlow and Fontwell in the spring. Pulled up on reappearance but quickly back on song when second of 4 at Sandown (2m, good) last month.
|
P223-42 | Freddie Keighley | M Keighley | 4 | 68 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 8th | 10 | — |
Moutarde (G)
[V1]
Trained by Anthony Charlton to win a pair of juvenile hurdles last season. His second at Newton Abbot in May shows he can be competitive in handicaps but he's struggled in his 2 outings this autumn. It remains to be seen whether a first-ti…
|
29P8P5 | Callum Pritchard | S Hosie | 4 | 65.8 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 5th | 11 | — |
Kel Du Large (G)
Won all 3 starts in 2023/24 season, including a course listed bumper and a Hereford juvenile hurdle. Off 21 months, lost his unbeaten record but shaped encouragingly given the length of absence when third in Exeter novice hurdle 5 weeks ag…
|
1/35712 | C Gethings | Mrs J Williams | 5 | 65.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
Betting forecast: French Emperor (9/4), Fortune De Mer (16/5), Kel Du Large (4/1), Iberico Lord (8/1), Leloopa (10/1), Brentford Hope (11/1), Continuance (14/1), Melon (28/1), Stoner's Choice (28/1), No Ordinary Joe (66/1), Moutarde (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 13202.0 GBP |
| P2 | 6075.0 GBP |
| P3 | 3038.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1520.0 GBP |
| P5 | 758.0 GBP |