GB - Cheltenham - Race 5

Thoroughbred

9 Runners

15.9f

Handicap Chase

Turf

Good to Soft

137.5K

VIEW

Verdict

CALICO can win this for the third successive season on his return with his chief rival JPR One keeping over half the field out of the handicap. Soul Icon may prove best of the others.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
2	Bidding for a hat-trick of wins in this race having made a winning return for the last 2 seasons. This has likely been the target once again and he's 1 lb lower than for his last win at Ascot in November. 1st Pick 2 Calico (Ger) Jockey: Harry Skelton Trainer: Dan Skelton J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	100	-	-	-	23%	7/2
Analysis Bidding for a hat-trick of wins in this race having made a winning return for the last 2 seasons. This has likely been the target once again and he's 1 lb lower than for his last win at Ascot in November.
1	Better than ever last season, winning the Scottish Champion Chase (handicap) at Musselburgh. Kept top company on his next 3 starts and was only just denied in the Celebration Chase at Sandown on his final start. Good record fresh and is bound to go well. 2nd Pick 1 Jpr One (Ire) Jockey: Brendan Powell Trainer: Joe Tizzard J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard	99	-	-	-	19%	9/2
Analysis Better than ever last season, winning the Scottish Champion Chase (handicap) at Musselburgh. Kept top company on his next 3 starts and was only just denied in the Celebration Chase at Sandown on his final start. Good record fresh and is bound to go well.
3	Almost 2 years since his last win but he hasn't had that much racing in that time and he's now 3 lb below his winning chase mark. Arrives fit from the Flat (ran very well) so not taken lightly back down in trip. 3rd Pick 3 Soul Icon Jockey: Adam Wedge Trainer: Keiran Burke J: Adam Wedge T: Keiran Burke	98	-	-	-	8%	12/1
Analysis Almost 2 years since his last win but he hasn't had that much racing in that time and he's now 3 lb below his winning chase mark. Arrives fit from the Flat (ran very well) so not taken lightly back down in trip.

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