14:20 Cheltenham

Saturday 25 October 2025

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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 6m 28.38s

1^st

Three Card Brag

811-13

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Chased leaders, 2nd when pecked 11th, challenged 3 out, soon led, stayed on well flat tchd 11/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Backmersackme

610-2

13/2

T: E MullinsJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, lost place when mistake 15th, rallied from 2 out, stayed on well flat, went 2nd close home op 15/2 and tchd 8/1

3^rd

Hoe Joly Smoke

710-7

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, challenged last, held final 100 yards, no extra and lost 2nd close home

4^th

The Short Go

810-10

4/1f

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division, headway 3 out, close up when not fluent 2 out, held flat, kept on op 7/2

5^th

5 ½

Dunboyne

1010-13

18/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: James Smith (5)

Led until 2nd, prominent, mistake 4 out, outpaced next, no impression after but kept on from 2 out

6^th

nse

Inch House

810-10

18/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, led 2nd, headed after 3 out, 5th and no extra last op 25/1

7^th

Ballycamus

810-5

22/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Towards rear, slow 1st, some headway when jumped right 3 out, never on terms with leaders tchd 25/1

8^th

Fascile Mode

710-13

12/1

T: T MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Chased leaders, mistake 6th, lost place before 13th, outpaced 3 out, no impression after op 16/1 tchd 11/1

9^th

Hyland

811-11

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

In touch in mid-division, mistake 1st and 15th, no impression on leaders 2 out op 5/1 tchd 9/2

10^th

6 ½

Rock My Way

710-11

11/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

In touch in mid-division, closed 9th, no extra 2 out op 14/1

11^th

4 ¼

King's Threshold

810-12

20/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones

Towards rear, hampered 4 out, modest headway final bend, mistake 2 out, no extra op 25/1 and tchd 28/1

12^th

Transmission

810-10

9/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

In touch in mid-division, mistake 11th, some headway 3 out, no impression 2 out op 15/2

13^th

Manothepeople

1010-13

20/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

In rear after mistake 1st, struggling final circuit, tailed off tchd 18/1

14^th

Light N Strike

911-1

66/1

T: M BowenJ: James Bowen

Always in rear, well beaten when mistake 3 out, tailed off tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Nassalam

812-0

66/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Freddie Mitchell (5)

In touch in mid-division, slow 12th, struggling 15th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

Sea Music

711-2

28/1

T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler

Prominent, mistake 15th, in touch when fell 4 out op 25/1

Escaria Ten

1110-10

80/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Freddie Keighley (7)

Mistake 1st when on outside, rear of mid-division, closed from 12th, close up after 4 out, weakened after next, pulled up before 2 out op 100/1

Minella Blueway

710-2

18/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams

Always towards rear, pulled up when well behind pulled up before 3 out tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.40Pl:£2.00, £2.10, £3.20, £1.90EX:£61.70Trifecta:£1,072.30Tricast:£482.98SF:£46.66Swingers:£14.50, £23.50, £20.70

Forecasts

The Short Go (4/1), Hyland (11/2), Three Card Brag (6/1), Backmersackme (13/2), Transmission (9/1), Rock My Way (11/1), Hoe Joly Smoke (12/1), Fascile Mode (12/1), Dunboyne (18/1), Inch House (18/1), Minella Blueway (18/1), King's Threshold (20/1), Manothepeople (20/1), Ballycamus (22/1), Sea Music (28/1), Light N Strike (66/1), Nassalam (66/1), Escaria Ten (80/1)

TRANSMISSION did well over fences here last season, including a staying-on fifth of 18 in the National Hunt at the Festival on his final start, and he looks capable of winning again off his current mark. Hyland is another who had an excellent campaign as a novice and has a good record at Cheltenham, while Hoe Joly Smoke and King's Threshold both remain of interest now racing off their correct rating.

TRANSMISSION (IRE)
HYLAND (FR)
HOE JOLY SMOKE

Previous Winners

2024

Senior Chief

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: Darragh O'Keeffe | T: H De Bromhead

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £52,030.002nd: £23,920.003rd: £11,960.004th: £5,980.005th: £2,990.006th: £1,490.00