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

Channel: ITV
Distance: 4m 1f 56y
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 18
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy

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Selected at: 10/1

Point and hurdles winner who won for the first time over fences here over 2m4f last spring. Runner-up over extended 2m7f here last time and will relish this test.

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No.(Draw)

Runner

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Collectors Item ^b

J: Jack Hogan ³

T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

Shapes strongly as if this test will suit; major player despite top weight

4-1521

Age: 8

Weight: 12-0

OR: 136

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Jan 25	Wcn Wincanton	26.5f GS	3HcCh	11-7 b	1/10	Katate Dori (3L)	14/1	132	140
7 Dec 24	San Sandown	28.5f Sft	2HcCh	11-1 b	2/10	Mr Vango (1½L)	25/1	130	139
7 Nov 24	Nby Newbury	23.5f Gd	3NvHcCh	11-7 b	5/5	Bowtogreatness (47L)	17/2	132	95
18 May 24	Utt Uttoxeter	24f GS	3HcCh	11-9 b¹	1/12	Saint Arvans (8L)	5/1	125	136
19 Mar 24	Wet Wetherby	24f Sft	3NvHcCh	11-4 p	4/6	Top Of The Bill (15L)	7/2J	127	119
24 Feb 24	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Hy	2HcH	11-5 p	7/12	Classic Concorde (23L)	9/1	130	112

O'Connell

J: Peter Kavanagh ³

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Hat-trick includes a 3m4f win; up another 6lb but he's going from strength to strength

4-8111

Age: 9

Weight: 11-10

OR: 132

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Feb 25	San Sandown	24f Hy	2HcCh	10-11	1/9	Dreaming Blue (2¾L)	7/4F	124	135
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

Egbert ^v

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Style of 3m2f Haydock win (heavy) means it's not hard to envisage him as a thorough stayer

12P-51

Age: 8

Weight: 11-10

OR: 132

Days: 63

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Dec 24	Hay Haydock	25.5f Hy	2HcCh	11-4 v	1/9	Jacks Parrot (4¼L)	16/1	127	136
8 Nov 24	Exe Exeter	24.5f Gd	3HcCh	11-8 v	5/6	Tightenourbelts (38L)	9/2	128	104
20 Apr 24	Ayr Ayr	32f Sft	HcChG3	10-2 b	PU/26	Macdermott ()	50/1	132	-
16 Mar 24	Kem Kempton	24f GS	3HcCh	11-12 b¹	2/8	Slipway (4L)	18/5	128	132
27 Jan 24	Don Doncaster	24f Gd	3NvHcCh	10-6 v¹	1/7	Snipe (4L)	7/1	124	132
15 Dec 23	Don Doncaster	24f GS	3NvHcCh	11-5	PU/9	Twinjets ()	13/2	125	-

History Of Fashion ^p

J: Harry Sexton ⁷

T: P A Fahy

Won over extended 3m5f at Fairyhouse (soft) in December; creditable 6th in hat-trick bid

-PP116

Age: 11

Weight: 11-8

OR: 130

Days: 57

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Dec 24	Leo Leopardstown	24.5f Gd/Y	HcChL	9-12 p	6/27	Perceval Legallois (15L)	33/1	129	125
1 Dec 24	Fai Fairyhouse	29.5f Y	HcChL	10-5 p	1/13	Another Choice (1¼L)	10/1	122	129
2 Nov 24	Dro Down Royal	24f Gd/Y	HcCh	10-12 p	1/9	Potters Party (2L)	40/1	116	122
13 Oct 24	Cor Cork	24f Gd	HcCh	11-4 p	PU/12	Hand Over Fist ()	33/1	118	-
4 May 24	Pun Punchestown	31.5f Sft	HcCh	10-3 p	PU/21	The Gradual Slope ()	16/1	120	-
1 Apr 24	Fai Fairyhouse	29f Hy	HcChG3	9-9 p	5/20	Intense Raffles (18L)	50/1	122	114

Anglers Crag

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Won this last year; major player if cutting out last time was because he needed the race

1P-854

Age: 10

Weight: 11-8

OR: 130

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Feb 25	Mus Musselburgh	31.5f GS	2HcCh	11-5	4/14	Magna Sam (23L)	15/2	131	124
17 Jan 25	Mar Market Rasen	21.5f GS	2HcCh	11-4	5/10	The Flier Begley (17½L)	17/2	132	128
30 Nov 24	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Gd	HcChG3	11-2	8/13	Frero Banbou (38L)	40/1	134	117
20 Apr 24	Ayr Ayr	32f Sft	HcChG3	10-4	PU/26	Macdermott ()	14/1	134	-
24 Feb 24	Ncs Newcastle	33.5f Hy	2HcCh	11-0	1/12	Prince Des Fichaux (nk)	11/2	126	138
3 Feb 24	Mus Musselburgh	23.5f GS	3HcCh	11-1	1/9	Captain Quint (11L)	5/4F	115	130

Ilikedwayurthinkin ^p

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)

Resurgence has yielded four wins, latest in fine style over 3m6f at this track in November

113112

Age: 11

Weight: 11-7

OR: 129

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	24f Sft	3HcCh	12-0 p	2/5	Undeniable Alibi (4L)	4/1	129	132
30 Nov 24	Ncs Newcastle	30f Gd	3HcCh	11-8 p	1/7	Jem In Em (8½L)	9/4F	121	134
13 Nov 24	Ayr Ayr	24f Gd	3HcCh	12-0 p	1/3	No Regrets (35L)	9/4	121	130
26 Aug 24	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Hy	3HcCh	10-9 p	3/6	Tommie Beau (8L)	100/30	121	118
22 Jul 24	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Sft	4HcCh	11-12 p	1/7	Motion In Limine (1L)	5/4F	118	125
28 Jun 24	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Gd	4HcCh	11-4 p	1/11	Do No Wrong (3¼L)	4/1J	110	124

Passing Well ^tp

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Upped markedly to 3m5f at Lingfield (heavy) and only just lost out against Sporting Ace

4-2232

Age: 8

Weight: 11-5

OR: 127

Days: 22

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Jan 25	Lin Lingfield	29f Hy	3HcCh	11-2 tp	2/12	Sporting Ace (hd)	7/2F	123	130
26 Dec 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f GS	3HcCh	11-11 tp¹	3/5	Ioupy Collonges (3½L)	15/2	123	126
6 Dec 24	San Sandown	24f Sft	3HcCh	11-7 t	2/6	Hoe Joly Smoke (4¼L)	100/30	123	129
10 Nov 24	San Sandown	20f Gd	3HcCh	12-0 t	2/6	El Rio (4¼L)	5/2J	123	130
1 Mar 24	Nby Newbury	20f Hy	3NvHcCh	11-8	4/4	Martator (11L)	6/4F	124	124
31 Jan 24	Exe Exeter	24.5f GS	3NvHcCh	11-1	5/6	Top Of The Bill (25L)	7/2	125	110

Major Dundee ^v

J: Brian Hughes

T: Alan King

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Close up two out in this contest last year only to unseat; has not fired this term

5PU-6P

Age: 10

Weight: 11-5

OR: 127

Days: 22

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Jan 25	Lin Lingfield	29f Hy	3HcCh	11-9 v	PU/12	Sporting Ace ()	12/1	130	-
13 Nov 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Sft	2HcCh	11-4 v	6/10	Celebre d'Allen (23L)	16/1	132	116
24 Feb 24	Ncs Newcastle	33.5f Hy	2HcCh	11-6 v	UR/12	Anglers Crag ()	14/1	132	136
13 Jan 24	War Warwick	29.5f Sft	HcChG3	11-3 v¹	PU/14	My Silver Lining ()	12/1	135	-
9 Dec 23	Chp Chepstow	23.5f Hy	2HcCh	10-11	5/10	Nassalam (33L)	7/1	137	107
8 Nov 23	War Warwick	25.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-11	3/7	Enqarde (5¼L)	13/2	137	135

Gaboriot ^p

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Bit below form last two starts but assured stamina (won 4m hunter chase) requires respect

-11363

Age: 9

Weight: 11-5

OR: 127

Days: 54

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Dec 24	Hay Haydock	28.5f Sft	2HcCh	11-7	3/7	Saint Xavier (11L)	100/30	128	126
14 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	24f GS	2HcCh	10-7 p	6/14	Charlie Uberalles (13L)	5/2F	128	125
9 Nov 24	Ain Aintree	21f GS	2HcCh	10-2 p	3/13	King Turgeon (4¼L)	10/1	127	132
29 May 24	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Sft	5HntCh	12-1	1/9	Jerrysback (2¼L)	EvensF	127	133
3 May 24	Chl Cheltenham	32.5f Sft	4HntCh	11-11	1/10	Master Templar (3¼L)	3/1	126	129
11 Apr 24	Ain Aintree	21f Hy	2HntCh	12-0 p	UR/22	Its On The Line ()	16/1	126	-

Your Own Story ^p

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

1-14 as chaser, with eight 2nds; abundance of stamina puts him into each-way calculations

2-2P26

Age: 9

Weight: 11-5

OR: 127

Days: 57

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Dec 24	Chp Chepstow	30.5f Sft	HcChG3	10-8 p	6/15	Val Dancer (18½L)	20/1	128	118
8 Dec 24	Kel Kelso	32.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-13 p¹	2/11	Bretney (10L)	14/1	128	126
3 Nov 24	Crl Carlisle	26f GS	3HcCh	11-9	PU/9	Val Dancer ()	14/1	130	-
4 May 24	Pun Punchestown	31.5f Sft	HcCh	10-13	2/21	The Gradual Slope (nk)	13/2	125	128
15 Apr 24	Kel Kelso	23.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-9	2/6	Up Helly Aa King (2L)	9/2	126	128
5 Mar 24	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Hy	3HcCh	11-2	2/3	Twoshotsoftequila (3½L)	9/4	127	128

Bretney ^b

J: Alice Stevens ³

T: Henry Daly

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)

Soft ground seems best for him; pulled up at 25-1 on good to soft in Edinburgh National

P1-71P

Age: 10

Weight: 11-4

OR: 126

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Feb 25	Mus Musselburgh	31.5f GS	2HcCh	11-1 p	PU/14	Magna Sam ()	25/1	127	-
8 Dec 24	Kel Kelso	32.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-5 p	1/11	Your Own Story (10L)	12/1	120	129
13 Nov 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Sft	2HcCh	10-7 p	7/10	Celebre d'Allen (36L)	12/1	121	91
26 Apr 24	Per Perth	30.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-8 b	1/9	Duke Of Deception (1¼L)	11/1	116	124
17 Apr 24	Chl Cheltenham	28f Gd	3HcCh	11-8 p	PU/16	Hymac ()	16/1	116	-
10 Mar 24	War Warwick	29.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-9 p	2/7	Well Dick (nse)	13/2	112	124

Choosethenews

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Probably well handicapped but this much longer trip would be bit of a guess

1-22P2

Age: 8

Weight: 11-4

OR: 126

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Jan 25	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Sft	3HcCh	12-1	2/8	If Not For Dylan (2L)	7/2	126	134
1 Dec 24	Crl Carlisle	24.5f Sft	3HcCh	12-0	PU/12	O'Connell ()	9/2C	126	-
2 Nov 24	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Gd	3HcCh	11-13	2/7	Tedley (1¼L)	7/2	123	134
4 May 24	Hex Hexham	20f GS	3NvHcCh	10-8	2/6	Playful Saint (2L)	5/4F	121	126
13 Apr 24	Ncs Newcastle	20f Hy	3HcCh	11-3	1/6	Pay The Piper (2½L)	5/4F	118	126
7 Mar 24	Crl Carlisle	21f Sft	4NvHcCh	12-0	3/6	William Of York (4L)	11/2	119	129

Bodhisattva ^p

J: Alex Harvey ⁵

T: John C McConnell

Passed Anglers Crag, among others, to take 2nd in the Edinburgh National (extended 3m7f)

-6P822

Age: 8

Weight: 11-2

OR: 124

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Feb 25	Mus Musselburgh	31.5f GS	2HcCh	10-7 p	2/14	Magna Sam (9½L)	10/1	124	127
29 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	24f GS	3HcCh	11-1 p	2/6	Finn Lough (nk)	11/1	122	127
24 Nov 24	Pun Punchestown	24f Y/Sft	Ch	11-2 v	8/13	Stumptown (52L)	33/1	118	69
24 Jul 24	Wex Wexford	25.5f Y	HcCh	11-9 v	PU/14	Sphagnum ()	16/1	120	-
2 May 24	Pun Punchestown	33f Y	Ch	11-12 v	6/14	Singing Banjo (45L)	18/1	121	75
26 Apr 24	Dpt Downpatrick	29f Gd	HcCh	10-7 v¹	3/14	Jumping Jet (6¼L)	22/1	121	123

Sporting Ace

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Won at Lingfield (3m5f, heavy) last time in a ding-dong battle with Passing Well; up 5lb

2-2751

Age: 9

Weight: 10-12

OR: 120

Days: 22

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Jan 25	Lin Lingfield	29f Hy	3HcCh	10-8	1/12	Passing Well (hd)	6/1	115	122
19 Dec 24	Exe Exeter	24.5f GS	3HcCh	11-1 v¹	5/11	Don't Rightly Know (33L)	22/1	117	102
10 Dec 24	Utt Uttoxeter	24f Sft	3HcCh	11-1 p	7/9	Sound And Fury (24L)	6/1	117	99
16 Nov 24	Utt Uttoxeter	26f Gd	4HcCh	11-10 p	2/5	Ajp Kingdom (15L)	7/2	117	116
23 Feb 24	Exe Exeter	24.5f Hy	3NvHcCh	10-6 p	2/4	Pimlico Point (2L)	5/1	117	120
27 Jan 24	Utt Uttoxeter	26f Hy	4NvHcCh	11-12 p	2/8	Here Comes McCoy (11L)	85/40F	118	120

Knockanore ^p

J: Freddie Mitchell ⁵

T: Ryan Potter

2m4f winner in December; never having raced beyond 3m leaves him with a lot to prove

562133

Age: 8

Weight: 10-9

OR: 117

Days: 36

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Jan 25	Mar Market Rasen	24f GS	4HcCh	11-10 p	3/10	Eyed (8¼L)	11/2	118	117
31 Dec 24	Utt Uttoxeter	20f GS	4NvHcCh	11-9 p	3/9	Taras Halls (21L)	3/1J	118	111
20 Dec 24	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Sft	4HcCh	11-2 p	1/8	Taras Halls (13L)	13/2	108	124
26 Nov 24	Sth Southwell	20.5f Gd	4HcCh	11-9 p	2/10	Jasmin De Grugy (6L)	11/2	108	116
12 Nov 24	Lin Lingfield	20f Gd	4HcCh	11-5 p	6/11	Hurlerontheditch (22L)	33/1	112	98
13 Oct 24	Ffo Ffos Las	16f GS	3NvHcCh	11-1 p	5/8	Booster Bob (24L)	18/1	115	105

w¹

Chemical Warfare ^t

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course

w¹

Wind Op - First run after wind operation

Course Specialist - 3 wins from 5 starts here (60%)

Wind surgery since tailed off last time; had a bountiful 2024 but needs a big career best

111415

Age: 8

Weight: 10-9

OR: 117

Days: 55

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Dec 24	Don Doncaster	24f GS	3HcCh	11-3 t	5/6	Finn Lough (35L)	4/1	117	94
14 Dec 24	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f GS	4HcCh	11-5 t	1/5	Nothin To Ask (3½L)	5/6F	111	116
27 Nov 24	Wet Wetherby	24f GS	4HcCh	12-2 t	4/9	East Street (17½L)	100/30F	112	110
31 Oct 24	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Gd	4HcCh	12-0 t	1/7	Jimli's Island (5½L)	5/2F	105	115
9 Oct 24	Sed Sedgefield	26.5f GS	5HcCh	11-12 t	1/6	Coolmoyne (6L)	5/2	97	105
23 Sep 24	Sed Sedgefield	26.5f Gd	5HcCh	11-5 t	1/6	Getaway Glory (2½L)	11/4	93	98

Lord Roco ^p

J: William Maggs ⁵

T: James Ewart

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

Frequently placed but unraced over even 3m1f, which makes him look speculative

2PP/23

Age: 9

Weight: 10-5

OR: 113

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Jan 25	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-2	3/8	If Not For Dylan (2¼L)	13/2	113	120
2 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	3NvHcCh	10-12	2/6	Hashtag Boum (3L)	28/1	113	117
19 Mar 23	Crl Carlisle	20f Hy	3HcCh	11-6 p	PU/10	Dubai Days ()	8/1	120	-
20 Feb 23	Crl Carlisle	24.5f GS	3HcCh	11-6 p	PU/11	Tile Tapper ()	10/1	122	-
22 Dec 22	Ayr Ayr	24f GS	3HcCh	11-8 p	2/8	Hitman Fred (½L)	3/1	119	127
26 Nov 22	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f GS	3NvHcCh	11-0 p	2/5	Malinello (½L)	15/8F	117	124

Prince Des Fichaux ^p

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Ewan Whillans

Neck second in this race last year off 4lb higher but he's been below form this season

-5PP3P

Age: 8

Weight: 10-2

OR: 108

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Jan 25	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Sft	3HcCh	10-13 v	PU/8	If Not For Dylan ()	10/1	110	-
6 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	24f Sft	4HcCh	11-11 b	3/4	Travail d'Orfevre (5¾L)	4/1	111	109
8 Dec 24	Kel Kelso	32.5f Sft	3HcCh	10-13 b	PU/11	Bretney ()	14/1	114	-
23 Nov 24	Hay Haydock	25.5f Sft	2HcCh	10-2 p	PU/9	Fontaine Collonges ()	28/1	118	-
17 Oct 24	Crl Carlisle	24.5f GS	3HcCh	11-0 p	5/5	Wasdell Dundalk (28L)	10/1	118	100
26 Apr 24	Per Perth	30.5f Sft	3HcCh	11-11 v¹	7/9	Bretney (20L)	12/1	119	105