16:45 Cheltenham

Friday 23 October 2026

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Chapel Down Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 6m 25.70s

1^st

Brandt

811-9

10/1

T: C CollinsJ: Mr J L Scallan (5)

Jumped right, led until 2nd, chased leader, mistake 10th, challenged 2 out, led flat, stayed on tchd 11/1

2^nd

1 ½

Better Off Alone

710-7

7/2

T: M KeighleyJ: Mr Sean P O'Connor (3)

Prominent, led 2nd, not fluent 9th, pressed 2 out, headed flat, hung right and held towards finish op 11/2

3^rd

2 ½

Little Ledgend

611-12

3/1f

T: O MurphyJ: Mr James King

Held up towards rear, closed 11th, not fluent 13th or 16th, went third after 3 out, held from 2 out, kept on op 7/2

4^th

Fairlawn Skipper

611-4

7/1

T: M BowenJ: Mr D O'Connor

Held up in rear, slightly hampered 9th, steady headway from 4 out, fourth when hit 2 out, weakened last op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Unanswered Prayers

1011-1

7/1

T: C GordonJ: Mr Henry Main (5)

Chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, no impression op 13/2 tchd 15/2

6^th

3 ½

My Gift To You

811-13

25/1

T: James OwenJ: Mr Alex Chadwick

Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, mistake 2 out tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1

7^th

7 ½

Jupiter Des Bordes

711-1

14/1

T: R HobsonJ: Mr H Hunt (3)

Never better than mid-division, outpaced and well beaten 3 out tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1

8^th

Youdecide

610-13

6/1

T: B PaulingJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Jumped right at times, mid-division, headway 11th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off op 4/1

9^th

Snipe

912-0

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway 11th, mistake 13th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off op 18/1

Also Ran

Beggars Rock

711-9

33/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Mr J Dunne (3)

Chased leaders, lost ground before 6th, struggling in rear when blundered 4 out, soon pulled up op 28/1

Ceanndana

911-5

12/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Mr L P Shanahan (5)

Not always fluent towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 9th tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.70, £1.70, £1.90EX:£47.10Trifecta:£248.30Tricast:£135.92SF:£46.99Swingers:£7.10, £7.80, £3.60

Forecasts

Little Ledgend (3/1), Better Off Alone (7/2), Youdecide (6/1), Fairlawn Skipper (7/1), Unanswered Prayers (7/1), Brandt (10/1), Ceanndana (12/1), Jupiter Des Bordes (14/1), Snipe (20/1), My Gift To You (25/1), Beggars Rock (33/1)

LITTLE LEDGEND has thrived for the recent switch to chasing and can extend his unbeaten record to 3. Fellow novice Fairlawn Skipper made a winning chase bow in good style at Kelso last month and he looks the other potential improver in the field, while Unanswered Prayers is lurking on a dangerous mark on return.

LITTLE LEDGEND (IRE)
FAIRLAWN SKIPPER
UNANSWERED PRAYERS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Smugglers Haven

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: Miss L Bradstock | T: S Bradstock

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £9,934.002nd: £4,970.003rd: £2,482.004th: £1,244.005th: £620.00