Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) Racecard

Channel: ITV
Distance: 3m 37y
Going: Heavy

Runners: 9
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy

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Racecard

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Runner

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Gelino Bello

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

w²

Wind Op - Second run after wind operation

Absent 698 days before a satisfactory sixth under 5lb claimer over hurdles this Christmas

11FP/6

Age: 9

Weight: 12-0

OR: 141

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Dec 24	Wcn Wincanton	24.5f GS	2HcH	11-4	6/10	Thomas Mor (7½L)	22/1	142	137
28 Jan 23	Chl Cheltenham	24f Sft	HG2	11-5	PU/7	Gold Tweet ()	16/5	148	-
26 Dec 22	Kem Kempton	24f Sft	NvChG1	11-7	F/5	Thyme Hill ()	5/2	148	-
2 Dec 22	Exe Exeter	24.5f GS	2NvCh	11-9	1/2	City Chief (29L)	4/9F	148	148
28 Oct 22	Wet Wetherby	24f GS	3NvCh	11-2	1/3	Loughderg Rocco (½L)	1/4F	148	140
8 Apr 22	Ain Aintree	24.5f GS	NvHG1	11-7	1/14	Gentleman At Arms (4½L)	7/2	138	143

Shan Blue ^p

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Still useful when close third at Ascot (3m) last February; two lesser runs this season

P33-47

Age: 11

Weight: 11-10

OR: 137

Days: 50

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Dec 24	Chl Cheltenham	20.5f GS	2HcCh	11-5 p	7/10	Numitor (34L)	3/1F	141	112
13 Nov 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Sft	2HcCh	12-0 p	4/10	Celebre d'Allen (13L)	13/2	142	136
17 Feb 24	Asc Ascot	24f GS	HcChG3	11-5 p	3/9	Threeunderthrufive (1½L)	5/1	143	146
23 Dec 23	Asc Ascot	19f Gd	2HcCh	11-8 p¹	3/7	Triple Trade (¾L)	11/1	142	143
9 Dec 23	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Hy	2HcCh	11-7	PU/10	Nassalam ()	20/1	147	-
18 Nov 23	Chl Cheltenham	24f Sft	2HcH	11-7	PU/15	Buddy One ()	12/1	140	-

Escaria Ten ^b

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Fourth on Cheltenham cross-country (3m5f) was his first competitive display for two years

6P0-P4

Age: 11

Weight: 11-8

OR: 135

Days: 50

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Dec 24	Chl Cheltenham	29.5f Sft	2HcCh	10-4 p	4/15	Stumptown (4¾L)	80/1	135	135
26 Oct 24	Chl Cheltenham	25f Gd	2HcCh	10-9 p	PU/14	Senior Chief ()	100/1	140	-
17 Apr 24	Chl Cheltenham	26f Gd	2HcCh	12-0 p	10/14	Manothepeople (22L)	80/1	145	133
16 Jan 24	Pau Pau	23.5f Hy	Ch	10-8 tp	PU/8	Raf Tavel ()	10/1	-	-
17 Dec 23	Pau Pau	19f VSft	H	10-6 t	6/8	Youtwo Glass (20L)	9/1	-	-
16 Mar 23	Chl Cheltenham	20.5f Sft	HcChG3	11-8 b	PU/23	Seddon ()	50/1	151	-

In d'Or

J: Mr David Maxwell

T: Venetia Williams

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Raised another 8lb but he's firmly on the upgrade after 3m wins at Taunton and Ascot

12-011

Age: 7

Weight: 11-6

OR: 133

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Jan 25	Asc Ascot	24f Gd	3HcCh	10-13	1/5	Rockinastorm (4L)	2/1	125	138
28 Nov 24	Tau Taunton	23f GS	4NvHcCh	11-11	1/5	Herakles Westwood (3L)	5/1	119	130
30 Apr 24	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Y	HcH	11-3	20/24	Tune In A Box (65L)	28/1	119	66
28 Mar 24	Fon Fontwell	22f Hy	4HcH	12-4	2/5	Aworkinprogress (4¾L)	4/7F	116	120
21 Mar 24	Lud Ludlow	21.5f Sft	4HcH	11-2	1/6	Immortal Fame (12L)	6/1	109	120
25 Feb 24	Her Hereford	19.5f Sft	4HcH	11-11	3/7	One Eye On Vegas (9L)	8/1	110	106

Pats Fancy

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Thrown in on December 2021 form; major question to answer after another 420 days off

5/0/6-

Age: 10

Weight: 11-6

OR: 133

Days: 420

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Dec 23	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Hy	2HcCh	11-0	6/10	Nassalam (38L)	28/1	140	105
3 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	3HcH	12-2	10/12	Top Of The Bill (67L)	10/1	132	75
15 Mar 22	Chl Cheltenham	30f GS	NvChG2	11-6	5/6	Stattler (54L)	11/1	143	110
12 Feb 22	Nby Newbury	23.5f GS	3NvHcCh	10-6	2/4	Bravemansgame (3½L)	9/2	143	146
27 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Sft	3NvHcCh	10-11	1/7	Imperial Alcazar (11L)	100/30	135	149
4 Dec 21	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	3NvHcCh	11-6	1/12	Gericault Roque (½L)	6/1	125	133

Gustavian ^t

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

1-20 over fences but lost by just a neck when front-running at Aintree (3m1f, soft) latest

43-3P2

Age: 10

Weight: 10-13

OR: 126

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Dec 24	Ain Aintree	25f Sft	3HcCh	11-9 t	2/7	Fortunate Man (nk)	4/1	122	133
30 Nov 24	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Gd	HcChG3	10-6 t	PU/13	Frero Banbou ()	5/1	124	-
9 Nov 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f Gd	HcChG3	10-2 t	3/10	Al Dancer (17½L)	9/1	128	124
8 Apr 24	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Sft	3HcCh	12-1 t	3/5	Royal Mer (6¾L)	100/30	126	124
23 Mar 24	Nby Newbury	20f GS	2HcCh	10-8 t	4/6	Heltenham (20L)	15/2	129	121
2 Mar 24	Nby Newbury	20f Hy	HcChG3	10-10 t	3/9	Heltenham (10L)	11/1	131	133

Dreaming Blue ^tb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Won penultimate start; blinkers (worn on last three outings last season) return

11-314

Age: 8

Weight: 10-12

OR: 125

Days: 36

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Dec 24	Kem Kempton	24f GS	3HcCh	11-6 t	4/11	Beachcomber (13½L)	13/2	127	127
4 Dec 24	Lud Ludlow	25.5f GS	3HcCh	11-4 t	1/7	Frenchy Du Large (1¼L)	3/1	124	131
9 Nov 24	Wcn Wincanton	20f Gd	3HcCh	11-5 t	3/4	Beau Balko (3¾L)	14/1	125	131
19 Apr 24	Fon Fontwell	21.5f Gd	4HcCh	11-8 tb	1/7	Fix At All (10L)	15/8F	117	131
28 Mar 24	Fon Fontwell	18f Hy	4HcCh	11-11 tb	1/4	Valirann Gold (16L)	2/1	112	126
17 Feb 24	Wcn Wincanton	20f Hy	4HcCh	11-4 tb¹	3/7	Sheldon (9L)	5/1	113	113

O'Connell

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 7 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (29%)

On hat-trick; up 9lb to easily career-high mark, and back down to 3m, but highly respected

24-811

Age: 9

Weight: 10-11

OR: 124

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Dec 24	Mar Market Rasen	27.5f GS	3HcCh	11-2	1/9	Concetto (9½L)	3/1	115	128
1 Dec 24	Crl Carlisle	24.5f Sft	3HcCh	10-12	1/12	Fortunate Man (shd)	7/1	110	122
24 Oct 24	Crl Carlisle	20f GS	4HcCh	11-6	8/15	The Flier Begley (18½L)	16/1	113	103
20 Mar 24	Hay Haydock	28.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-4	4/8	Jubilee Express (19L)	7/2	115	104
7 Mar 24	Crl Carlisle	24.5f Sft	4HcCh	11-12	2/7	Uptown Harry (2¼L)	9/4F	111	118
23 Jan 24	Lei Leicester	22.5f Sft	3HcCh	10-9	2/9	Arizona Cardinal (4¾L)	3/1F	111	118

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Eden Du Houx ^tp

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

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Wind Op - First run after wind operation

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (29%)

No win since 2022; wind surgery has usually had a positive response previously

P/4-P4

Age: 11

Weight: 10-9

OR: 122

Days: 36

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Dec 24	Chp Chepstow	19.5f Sft	2HcCh	10-8 tp	4/7	Lowry's Bar (24L)	22/1	125	108
23 Nov 24	Hay Haydock	16.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-13 t	PU/7	Dr T J Eckleburg ()	22/1	128	-
23 Dec 23	Asc Ascot	19f Gd	2HcCh	10-12 tp	4/7	Triple Trade (6¼L)	18/1	132	128
25 Mar 23	Nby Newbury	20f Sft	2HcCh	11-4 tp	PU/9	Heltenham ()	10/1	133	-
11 Mar 23	San Sandown	20f Sft	3HcCh	11-11 tp	2/9	Zhiguli (½L)	11/1	132	135
1 Jan 23	Chl Cheltenham	20.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-6 tp	PU/16	Midnight River ()	33/1	133	-