Support The Hunt Family Fund December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race).
Cheltenham · Saturday, 13 Dec · 17:50
· 2m 4f 127y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
10
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
KIM ROQUE (FR
🥈 Second
JAGWAR (FR
🥉 Third
VINCENZO (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
34
33/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Ga Law (G)
[P]
Twice a winner of major handicaps round here, the latest over C&D off a 4 lb lower mark in January 2024. Ended last term with a good effort in a Sandown Grade 2 and entitled to come on for his reappearance spin at Wetherby, but he neverthe…
|
95PP3-3 | Isabelle Ryder | Jamie Snowden | 9 | 76.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Jagwar (G)
FAV
[T]
Good-looking sort who improved at a rate of knots switched to fences last season, winning 4 of his 5 starts including Timeform Novices' Handicap in January and Plate at the Festival in March (both over this C&D). Up 9 lb for latter success…
|
311-322 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 6 | 73.5 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 8th | 3 | — |
Colonel Harry (G)
[T]
Useful chaser who was successful twice as a novice (at up to 19.4f), including in Grade 2 company. Endured a truncated campaign last term, but perfect start to this season when landing the Grand Sefton at Aintree (21f, good) and likely to …
|
64/20F-1 | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden | 8 | 73.5 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 6th | 4 | — |
Imperial Saint (G)
Won 3 times over fences at Aintree last term and solid second in a valuable contest at the Grand National meeting during the spring. Below par on return in the Old Roan, but he's consistent on the whole and performed well when third in a m…
|
42-5618 | Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White | 7 | 71.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 9th | 5 | — |
Martator (G)
[P]
Form tailed off after back-to-back Ascot handicap victories last November and ran no sort of a race on return at Exeter. However, much more like it when finding just one too good back at Ascot (16.8f, soft) 3 weeks ago and he's equally eff…
|
08-529U | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 8 | 70.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 7th | 6 | — |
Il Ridoto (G)
[TP]
Better than ever when seeing off Ga Law in last season's Paddy Power Gold Cup here. Followed that with a series of lesser efforts, though, including when sixth in this race 12 months ago, and was again below his best when bidding to follow…
|
7-28720 | H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 8 | 70.3 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | — |
Vincenzo (G)
[T]
Likeable sort who was successful on 2 of his first 3 starts over fences at around 2m last winter and took his form up a notch when second in the Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury in March. Another big effort when runner-up in the Paddy Power o…
|
212-221 | Dylan Johnston | S Thomas | 7 | 69.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 10th | 8 | — |
Es Perfecto (G)
[P]
Dual winner over fences last season, latterly at Sandown in February, and continued the good work when fifth in C&D Grade 2 novices' handicap at the Festival in March, edged out of the frame close home. However, reappearance effort in the …
|
415-P06 | Thomas Bellamy | A King | 10 | 66.7 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
Hoe Joly Smoke (G)
[T]
Improved switched to fences last term, winning twice at Sandown. Has shown himself to be fully effective round here with fine efforts in back-to-back big handicaps since returning to action in October, latterly finishing third of 12 in the…
|
P/33566- | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 7 | 65.8 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 4th | 10 | — |
Kim Roque (G)
Fairly useful winning hurdler/chaser in France and very encouraging start for new connections when runner-up in a novices' handicap on the Old Course here (20.2f, soft) last month. Jumped with aplomb save for a mistake at the final fence t…
|
422454 | R Deegan | J P O'Brien | 5 | 64.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 1st | 11 | — |
Glengouly (G)
[TP]
One-time useful chaser for Willie Mullins and got it together for this yard when making the frame at Aintree and here (both at around 2m) last month. Moving back up in trip won't hurt, but the quality of the opposition and fact that he's 7…
|
41PPPP- | S Bowen | Faye Bramley | 9 | 64.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Jagwar (11/4), Vincenzo (7/2), Kim Roque (5/1), Hoe Joly Smoke (11/2), Colonel Harry (9/1), Il Ridoto (12/1), Imperial Saint (14/1), Martator (18/1), Es Perfecto (22/1), Ga Law (25/1), Glengouly (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 71188.0 GBP |
| P2 | 26712.0 GBP |
| P3 | 13375.0 GBP |
| P4 | 6662.0 GBP |
| P5 | 3350.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1675.0 GBP |