Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.19s

Edwardstone²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 165| C| D

9/2

Likeable sort who won the Arkle at the 2022 Festival and showed top-class form when a commanding winner of this race on last season's reappearance. Below best in Champion Chase on final start and seemed beaten fair and square by Jonbon on return in Grade 2 at Cheltenham last month.

Form: 2/1U25-2

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

Haddex Des Obeaux⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Tudor| T: G & J Moore| OR: 150| BF

10/1

Very progressive over fences, typically tanking along when landing valuable pot at Warwick (16.2f, heavy) in January. In process of running very well when falling last at Cheltenham (15.9f) in October and likely we've not seen very best of him. However, this demands even more.

Form: 1/U211-F

Jonbon²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 170| CD

30/100

Grade 1 winning hurdler who has quickly developed into a top-class chaser, his only defeat in 6-race novice campaign coming at the hands of El Fabiolo in last season's Arkle. Teed himself up for this with an authoritative success in Shloer Chase 3 weeks ago and he's hard to oppose here.

Form: 11211-1

Nube Negra^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: D Skelton| OR: 158

33/1

Added the Shloer Chase to his tally for second successive season 13 months ago but below his best confined to just 2 starts thereafter last term and he was some way behind Jonbon when third in aforementioned race 3 weeks ago. Likely to come up short again.

Form: 43/12P-3

Non-Runners

Boothill¹⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: H Fry J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Jonbon (30/100), Edwardstone (9/2), Haddex Des Obeaux (10/1), Boothill (12/1), Nube Negra (33/1)

A grade 1 winning hurdler, JONBON quickly cemented his status as a top-class chaser last term, runner-up in the Arkle prior to registering back-to-back Grade 1 victories at Aintree/over C&D. Teed up perfectly for this when running out an authoritative winner of the Shloer Chase 3 weeks ago (Edwardstone second), he's hard to oppose. The latter-named may be the one to chase him home again, with the likeable and hat-trick seeking Boothill next best.