14:55 Cheltenham

Saturday 15 November 2025

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From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 6m 15.28s

Gowel Road²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 146| CD

11/1

Cleeve Hurdle winner here last winter who is possibly too high in the weights now but went with all his old zest on last month's return over C&D and may come on for the run.

Form: 22218-0

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Long Draw²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 138| CD

4/1

Notably consistent type who won 3 times last season, including on the New Course here in April. Creditable third of 13 at Haydock the following month and made a pleasing return when fourth (Supremely West 3rd) of 17 over C&D 3 weeks ago. Seems sure to give another good account.

Form: 2141-34

Supremely West²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 138| D

5/4

Useful for Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole, winning 3m Haydock handicap in the mud last December. Had breathing operation ahead of an encouraging reappearance for Dan Skelton over C&D 3 weeks ago and very much of interest here.

Form: 2/3163-3

Londonofficecallin²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Daniel King| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125| D

25/1

Progressed again to record a fourth success over hurdles in 17-runner handicap at Punchestown (23.5f) in June. Below form both starts back on the level since and further improvement needed to defy an appreciably higher mark.

Form: 6/018-31

Patriotik²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Isabel Williams| T: Evan Williams| OR: 123| D

10/1

3m winner at Doncaster in March and bettered that form when third of 17 in a valuable handicap at Uttoxeter (23f, soft) later that month. Poor run at Haydock in May but probably needed the run back from 6 months off when well held over C&D recently.

Form: 2813-00

Kikijo²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 120

11/2

Winning hurdler who got off the mark on his chasing bow at Newbury (2½m, soft) in February. Bettered than form when second of 6 in 22.5f handicap there in March and not seen to best effect reverting to hurdling in a race run at a stop-start gallop at Aintree (24.7f) just under 3 weeks ago. Player.

Form: 1/5412-4

Prince Zaltar²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 119

13/2

Hurdle/chaser winner for Philip Rothwell in Ireland who made a successful start for the Dan Skelton yard in Newton Abbot handicap in September. Acquitted himself well in a much stronger race when sixth of 17 over C&D 3 weeks ago and ought to remain competitive.

Form: 41P416

Vee Dancer³²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Ring| T: R Potter| OR: 112

150/1

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles in late 2021 and in winning form on the Flat at Dundalk in February 2023 but shaped with no promise in 3 runs (1 hurdle and 2 on the Flat) for new yard last year. Lots to prove from 8 lb out of the weights.

Form: 06111/P-

Non-Runners

Good Look Charm²⁵⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: A J Honeyball J: Ben Godfrey

Priory Park¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: Edward F Power J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Supremely West (5/4), Long Draw (4/1), Kikijo (11/2), Prince Zaltar (13/2), Patriotik (10/1), Gowel Road (11/1), Priory Park (16/1), Good Look Charm (20/1), Londonofficecallin (25/1), Vee Dancer (150/1)

SUPREMELY WEST shaped most encouragingly on his first start for Dan Skelton when third of 17 to the promising Ma Shantou over C&D 3 weeks ago and, with the timefigure supporting the performance, he's a confident selection to confirm the promise of that run and come out on top. Long Draw finished only a place behind the selection in the aforementioned race and is slightly better off at the weights, so promises to go well again, with the lightly-raced Kikijo also feared.