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Thu 26th Dec

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2.50

William Hill Cheltenham NRMB January 1st Novices' Limited Handicap Chase

(GBB Race) of £25,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 7f. 176yds.

2.50 1m. 7f. 176yds. Hcap Chase (Class 3) 4-y-o plus 14 Entered

William Hill Cheltenham NRMB January 1st Novices' Limited Handicap Chase

(GBB Race) of £25,000.00

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Walk In The Park (IRE)-Asian Maze(Anshan)

(27) d² (The Asta La Pasta Partnership)
Rated 130 Won When Rated 124

D Skelton

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	11	5	4	2.66

29th Nov 24 Newbury(2m 92yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 128 5/1 11-7 Harry Skelton 3rd of 10 runners, 0.75L and 1.5L behind Kalif Du Berlais and Tedley

11th Nov 24 Carlisle(2m 3f 210yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 124 11/8 11-2 Harry Skelton 1st of 3 runners, by 34L and from Kilta and

13th Oct 24 Ffos Las(2m Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 124 9/2 11-10 Harry Skelton 3rd of 8 runners, 2L and 4.5L behind Booster Bob and Just Over Land

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Asta La Pasta (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Tedley (GB)	2
29th Nov 2024 Newbury(2m 92yds, Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Tedley (GB) 2nd (12/1 10-10 Rated 124) Jamie Brace 1.50L in front of Asta La Pasta (IRE) 3rd (5/1 11-7 Rated 128) Harry Skelton (10 ran)

9th Mar 2024 Sandown(2m 3f 173yds, Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Asta La Pasta (IRE) 11th (7/1 11-11 Rated 124) Harry Skelton 1.75L in front of Tedley (GB) 12th (50/1 11-3 Rated 116) J Nailor (17 ran)

Booster Bob (IRE)	1
13th Oct 2024 Ffos Las(2m , Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Booster Bob (IRE) 1st (8/1 11-6 Rated 120) Sean Bowen 6.50L in front of Asta La Pasta (IRE) 3rd (9/2 11-10 Rated 124) Harry Skelton (8 ran)

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Sageburg (IRE)-Spartan Angel(Beneficial)

(26) d² (The Ballee Syndicate)

Philip Hobbs

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	1	0	0	-1.00
UK	8	2	3	-0.50

30th Nov 24 Newbury(2m 69yds Hcap Hurdle, Chase: Good to Soft; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 136 12/1 11-7 M G Nolan 13th of 13 runners, 52.25L behind Navajo Indy

11th May 24 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 137 10/1 12-0 M G Nolan pulled up of 17 runners, in race won by Pickanumber

12th Apr 24 Aintree(2m 103yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 135 22/1 11-7 Callum Pritchard (7) 2nd of 19 runners, 1.5L behind El Jefe

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ballee (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Skycutter (FR)	1
12th Apr 2024 Aintree(2m 103yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Ballee (IRE) 2nd (22/1 11-7 Rated 135) Callum Pritchard 11.57L in front of Skycutter (FR) 11th (15/2 10-11 Rated 121) Tristan Durrell (19 ran)

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Cokoriko (FR)-Niemen(Aelan Hapi)

(15) d⁷ (Union Stripes)
Rated 120 Won When Rated 115-102-102-97-89

D Skelton

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	30	8	7	13.62

11th Dec 24 Hereford(2m 8yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 115 4/1 11-2 Harry Skelton 1st of 6 runners, by 2L and 3L from Torneo and Lime Drop

4th Oct 24 Hexham(1m 7f 133yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 115 6/4Fav 11-9 Harry Skelton 4th of 5 runners, 11.38L behind The Churchill Lad

16th Sep 24 Worcester(2m 110yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 102 7/4Fav 10-10 Harry Skelton 1st of 5 runners, by 8.5L and 9L from Hidalgo De L isle and Isabella Bee

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Beat Box (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Caithness (IRE)	1
4th Oct 2024 Hexham(1m 7f 133yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Caithness (IRE) 2nd (4/1 11-12 Rated 118) D R Fox 11.25L in front of Beat Box (FR) 4th (6/4Fav 11-9 Rated 115) Harry Skelton (5 ran)

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Malinas (GER)-Ceka Dawn(Presenting)

(36) d⁵ (Mrs Diana L Whateley)
Rated 126 Won When Rated 120

Olly Murphy

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	5	2	8.58

20th Nov 24 Warwick(2m 54yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 126 7/4Fav 11-6 Sean Bowen 3rd of 7 runners, 4.25L and 24L behind Telepathique and Helnwein

13th Oct 24 Ffos Las(2m Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 120 8/1 11-6 Sean Bowen 1st of 8 runners, by 2L and 4.5L from Just Over Land and Asta La Pasta

26th Mar 24 Newcastle(2m 4f 62yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 124 5/1 11-4 Sean Bowen pulled up of 6 runners, in race won by Rafferty s Return

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Booster Bob (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Asta La Pasta (IRE)	1
13th Oct 2024 Ffos Las(2m , Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Booster Bob (IRE) 1st (8/1 11-6 Rated 120) Sean Bowen 6.50L in front of Asta La Pasta (IRE) 3rd (9/2 11-10 Rated 124) Harry Skelton (8 ran)

Choose A Copper (IRE)	1
9th Dec 2023 Sandown(1m 7f 216yds, Hurdle, Heavy-Soft in places on Chase course) Booster Bob (IRE) 1st (5/6Fav 11-0 Rated 123) Sean Bowen 3.50L in front of Choose A Copper (IRE) 3rd (7/2 11-0) D R Fox (3 ran)

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Dylan Thomas (IRE)-Princess Nina(King's Theatre)

(29) d² (Kelso Lowflyers & Russell)
Rated 127 Won When Rated 121

Miss L Russell

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	12	3	4	-1.50

27th Nov 24 Wetherby(1m 7f 36yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 121 11/4 11-10 Alan Doyle (5) 1st of 5 runners, by 1.5L and 8L from Skycutter and Coup De Coeur

4th Oct 24 Hexham(1m 7f 133yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 118 4/1 11-12 D R Fox 2nd of 5 runners, hd behind The Churchill Lad

26th May 24 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 120 3/1 11-3 D R Fox 3rd of 7 runners, 2.75L and 1.75L behind Well Educated and Jungle Jack

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Caithness (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Beat Box (FR)	1
4th Oct 2024 Hexham(1m 7f 133yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Caithness (IRE) 2nd (4/1 11-12 Rated 118) D R Fox 11.25L in front of Beat Box (FR) 4th (6/4Fav 11-9 Rated 115) Harry Skelton (5 ran)

Skycutter (FR)	2
27th Nov 2024 Wetherby(1m 7f 36yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Caithness (IRE) 1st (11/4 11-10 Rated 121) Alan Doyle 1.50L in front of Skycutter (FR) 2nd (11/8Fav 12-0 Rated 120) Harry Skelton (5 ran)

2nd Mar 2024 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Skycutter (FR) 3rd (7/2Fav 10-7 Rated 121) Tristan Durrell 4.75L in front of Caithness (IRE) 6th (20/1 10-12 Rated 123) D R Fox (17 ran)

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Well Chosen (GB)-Printing Copper(Blueprint)

(47) d¹ (Thunder Holdings Ltd & Russell)
Rated 121 Won When Rated 117

Miss L Russell

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	2	3	-1.10
P2P	3	0	0

9th Nov 24 Kelso(2m 5f 133yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 121 2/1Fav 12-0 D R Fox 6th of 10 runners, 24.5L behind Breakdance Kid

12th Oct 24 Hexham(2m 4f 15yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 117 7/2 10-9 D R Fox 1st of 7 runners, by 1.25L and 21L from Dare To Shout and Pinot Rouge

25th Apr 24 Perth(2m 4f 35yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 116 7/2 11-0 D R Fox 2nd of 7 runners, 3L behind Rambo T

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Choose A Copper (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Booster Bob (IRE)	1
9th Dec 2023 Sandown(1m 7f 216yds, Hurdle, Heavy-Soft in places on Chase course) Booster Bob (IRE) 1st (5/6Fav 11-0 Rated 123) Sean Bowen 3.50L in front of Choose A Copper (IRE) 3rd (7/2 11-0) D R Fox (3 ran)

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Doyen (IRE)-Hollygrove Native(Be My Native)

(54) d³ (Mr Eric A Elliott)
Rated 123 Won When Rated 120

Miss P Robson

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	4	3	8.53

2nd Nov 24 Ayr(2m 110yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 120 3/1 11-2 Craig Nichol 1st of 5 runners, by 1L and 3.5L from The Kalooki Kid and Whizz Kid

25th May 24 Cartmel(2m 1f 61yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 123 11/2 10-11 Craig Nichol 3rd of 5 runners, 9L and 4L behind Playful Saint and Tedtwo

19th Apr 24 Ayr(2m Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 126 20/1 11-10 Craig Nichol 8th of 13 runners, 13L behind Primoz

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Khalkevi (IRE)-Unibelle(Dom Alco)

(33) d² (Nigel Dunnington & David Shaw)
Rated 122 Won When Rated 119

Donald McCain

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	5	3	1	6.87
P2P	1	1	0

23rd Nov 24 Haydock(2m 67yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 124 4/1 11-9 B Hughes 6th of 7 runners, 32L behind Dr T J Eckleburg

15th May 24 Perth(2m Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 119 5/6Fav 12-0 B Hughes 1st of 4 runners, by 1.5L and 1.75L from Garde Des Champs and Libby

20th Apr 24 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 3f 123yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 111 15/2 12-1 B Hughes 1st of 11 runners, by 3.25L and 3.75L from Thankyourluckystar and Yealand

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Lord Du Sud (FR)-Tulipe Star(East Of Heaven)

(222) (Crossed Fingers Partnership)
Rated 130

N Kent

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	0	6	-7.00

18th May 24 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 1f 77yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Good in places on Hurdle course) Rated 130 14/1 11-2 James Bowen 2nd of 11 runners, 6.5L behind Fringill Dike

13th Mar 24 Huntingdon(2m 4f 145yds Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 130 3/1 11-12 Charlie Hammond 2nd of 6 runners, 7.5L behind Shy Love

23rd Dec 23 Haydock(2m 67yds Chase, Heavy-Soft in places on Hurdle course) Rated 130 11/10Fav 11-8 Charlie Hammond 2nd of 3 runners, 0.5L behind Issuing Authority

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Montmartre (FR)-Quandaly(Mansonnien)

(20) d¹ (Mrs E Ball)
Rated 114

Miss Venetia Williams

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	8	1	3	-3.00

6th Dec 24 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places (C), Heavy places (H))) Rated 113 5/2 11-3 Charlie Deutsch 2nd of 5 runners, 1.5L behind Mount Tempest

27th Mar 24 Hereford(2m 53yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 103 4/1 12-0 Charlie Deutsch 1st of 7 runners, by 10L and 2.5L from Tour Ovalie and Cawthorne Banker

14th Feb 24 Fontwell(2m 1f 162yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 108 16/1 11-12 Charlie Deutsch 5th of 9 runners, 19.38L behind Copper Cove

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Waldpark (GER)-Perpette(Le Triton)

(26) (Mr John P McManus)
Rated 125

Jonjo O'Neill

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	18	1	4	-16.20

30th Nov 24 Newbury(2m 92yds Hcap Chase, Chase: Good to Soft; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 127 8/1 11-1 Jonjo O Neill Jr 6th of 9 runners, 16.25L behind General Medrano

16th Nov 24 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 127 15/2 11-4 Jonjo O Neill Jr 6th of 8 runners, 21L behind L eau Du Sud

27th Oct 24 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 125 3/1JFav 11-4 Jonjo O Neill Jr 2nd of 7 runners, 0.75L behind Imperial Saint

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Scissor Kick (AUS)-Skysweeper(Hurricane Run)

(14) d³ (The French Connection)
Rated 127 Won When Rated 122

D Skelton

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	13	4	5	-3.42

12th Dec 24 Warwick(2m 54yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 122 6/4Fav 12-2 Harry Skelton 1st of 6 runners, by 1.5L and 0.5L from The Good Doctor and Lucky Lugger

27th Nov 24 Wetherby(1m 7f 36yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 120 11/8Fav 12-0 Harry Skelton 2nd of 5 runners, 1.5L behind Caithness

5th Nov 24 Warwick(2m 4f Chase, Good) 9/2 11-5 Harry Skelton 2nd of 3 runners, 1.25L behind Rambo T

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Skycutter (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Caithness (IRE)	2
27th Nov 2024 Wetherby(1m 7f 36yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Caithness (IRE) 1st (11/4 11-10 Rated 121) Alan Doyle 1.50L in front of Skycutter (FR) 2nd (11/8Fav 12-0 Rated 120) Harry Skelton (5 ran)

2nd Mar 2024 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Skycutter (FR) 3rd (7/2Fav 10-7 Rated 121) Tristan Durrell 4.75L in front of Caithness (IRE) 6th (20/1 10-12 Rated 123) D R Fox (17 ran)

Ballee (IRE)	1
12th Apr 2024 Aintree(2m 103yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Ballee (IRE) 2nd (22/1 11-7 Rated 135) Callum Pritchard 11.57L in front of Skycutter (FR) 11th (15/2 10-11 Rated 121) Tristan Durrell (19 ran)

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Taareef (USA)-Pink Anemone(Dansili)

(23) (Mr Aidan J Ryan)

E J O'Grady

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	8	1	4	-5.00

3rd Dec 24 Clonmel(2m 1f 62yds Chase, Yielding, yielding to soft in places) 14/1 11-6 P T Enright 3rd of 15 runners, shd and 1L behind Kiltealy Park and Bleu D enfer

26th Sep 24 Listowel(2m Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 118 14/1 10-9 P T Enright 7th of 12 runners, 15.5L behind Eagles Reign

9th Aug 24 Tipperary(1m 4f 115yds Flat Hcap, Good to firm, good in places) Rated 74 8/1 10-13 Ms R M O Grady (7) 6th of 14 runners, 10.63L behind Not Just Any Eagle

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on St Faz (FR)

I'm disappointed this horse hadn't won as a three-year-old but maybe the better ground is a big help and we decided rather than losing our novice allowance to wait until now. He was only touched off at Navan the other day and the second has come out and won since so the form is quite good,. We were fortunate the other fancied horse in the race, the second (runner-up How About No) had never run over hurdles and I think that made a difference. Aidan is a great owner to have and I'm delighted Liz is here with him. He likes coming down, I like coming down here and it has worked out really well. He got a lovely ride and settled well for him.
After St Faz (FR) finished 1st at Killarney on Sun, 12th May 2024 2m 1f Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding

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Sixties Icon (GB)-Six Cents(Shirocco)

(11) d¹ (Mr N A Twiston-Davies)
Rated 128 Won When Rated 118-113

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	18	3	8	-10.38

15th Dec 24 Windsor(2m 33yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 128 5/2 11-2 Jamie Brace (7) 2nd of 5 runners, 1.75L behind Vincenzo

29th Nov 24 Newbury(2m 92yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 124 12/1 10-10 Jamie Brace (7) 2nd of 10 runners, 0.75L behind Kalif Du Berlais

9th Nov 24 Wincanton(2m 4f 35yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 124 5/6Fav 11-9 Jamie Brace (3) 2nd of 4 runners, 2.75L behind Beau Balko

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Tedley (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Asta La Pasta (IRE)	2
29th Nov 2024 Newbury(2m 92yds, Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Tedley (GB) 2nd (12/1 10-10 Rated 124) Jamie Brace 1.50L in front of Asta La Pasta (IRE) 3rd (5/1 11-7 Rated 128) Harry Skelton (10 ran)

9th Mar 2024 Sandown(2m 3f 173yds, Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Asta La Pasta (IRE) 11th (7/1 11-11 Rated 124) Harry Skelton 1.75L in front of Tedley (GB) 12th (50/1 11-3 Rated 116) J Nailor (17 ran)

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