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William Hill Price Boosts 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase

(GBB Race) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 1f.

4.05 3m. 1f. Chase (Class 2) 5-y-o plus 9 Entered

William Hill Price Boosts 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase

(GBB Race) of £40,000.00

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Walk In The Park (IRE)-Fair Ina(Taipan)

(63) (Mrs John Magnier)
Rated 137

Henry De Bromhead

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	10	4	2	1.25

22nd Aug 26 Killarney(2m 7f 80yds Novice Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 137 1/2Fav 11-6 D J O Keeffe 1st of 4 runners, by 12L and 2L from Uncle Pat and Yoradreamer

9th May 26 Killarney(2m 7f Novice Chase, Good to Yielding, Good in places) Rated 133 6/4Fav 11-4 B Hayes 1st of 5 runners, by 9L and 6L from Da Capo Glory and Sandor Clegane

6th Apr 26 Fairyhouse(3m 120yds Hcap Chase, Yielding to Soft) Rated 133 4/1Fav 11-12 D J O Keeffe pulled up of 17 runners, in race won by Clonmeen

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Butch Cassidy (IRE)

jumping off at the start I had to give him a shake but in fairness to him, he got into a great rhythm and his jumping was so good. He fell asleep over the final three fences and was just doing enough but once I gave him a few reminders, he opened up well to the line. He is a fine big horse who we’ve always thought plenty of and he has put two wins back-to-back now. This will do his confidence the world of good and while he stays really well, is a classy stayer who also quickens up well. He handles that nice ground well and I’m sure they have a plan for him.
After Butch Cassidy (IRE) finished 1st at Killarney on Sat, 22nd Aug 2026 2m 7f Novice Chase Good

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Walk In The Park (IRE)-Catcheragain(Flemensfirth)

(197) (House Family Partnership)

A J Honeyball

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	1	0	1	-1.00
UK	8	2	5	-4.44
P2P	2	0	0

10th Apr 26 Aintree(3m 149yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 126 33/1 11-8 Sam Twiston-Davies 2nd of 12 runners, 2.75L behind Zeus Power

9th Mar 26 Plumpton(2m 4f 116yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 123 5/6Fav 11-7 Rex Dingle 1st of 5 runners, by 7.5L and 11L from Five Bar Gate and Piping Rock

14th Feb 26 Ascot(2m 3f 63yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 123 11/2 11-7 Rex Dingle 3rd of 6 runners, 7L and 3L behind Mondoui boy and Kildinan Prince

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Catchintsavo (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Kasino Des Mottes (FR)	1
25th Oct 2025 Cheltenham(2m 7f 208yds, Hurdle, Good-Good to Soft in places) Kasino Des Mottes (FR) 5th (12/1 11-0) Brendan Powell 26.00L in front of Catchintsavo (IRE) 10th (11/2 11-0) Sam Twiston-Davies (13 ran)

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Snow Sky (GB)-Jim's Article(Definite Article)

(10) (Conor McGlone)
Rated 130

Gordon Elliott

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	19	5	4	-2.53
UK	2	0	1	-2.00

14th Oct 26 Punchestown(2m 2f 75yds Novice Chase, Good) Rated 130 11/2 11-1 J W Kennedy 1st of 4 runners, by 13L and 51L from Sir Allen and Vitorio Piel

30th Sep 26 Sligo(2m 5f Chase, Good) 2/1 11-4 J W Kennedy 1st of 6 runners, by 5L and 6L from Le Coq Hardi and Soir De Garde

4th Sep 26 Kilbeggan(3m Chase, Good - Yielding) 7/4 11-12 D J Gilligan fell of 4 runners, in race won by Begger

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Chanceawetmorning (IRE)

I only stuck him in the race at 11.50 the other morning when I saw the very small entry. I thought the trip was a bit short for him, but he was very tough. He wants further so I was very worried about the trip. Jack said early he skidded into the first fence and lost his confidence a bit, but he stayed going very well. He probably wouldn't want real winter ground, but we'll see what happens. He's after winning five races for us this summer so it's great.
After Chanceawetmorning (IRE) finished 1st at Punchestown on Wed, 14th Oct 2026 2m 2f Novice Chase Good

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Arctic Cosmos (USA)-Kerrie Girl(Golan)

(346) (Morrison-bell & Russell)
Rated 143

Lucinda & Scud

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	5	3	2	3.38
P2P	1	1	0

12th Nov 25 Ayr(2m 4f 110yds Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 143 5/6Fav 11-5 D R Fox 2nd of 3 runners, 4.25L behind Sixmilebridge

14th Mar 25 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 134 10/1 11-7 D R Fox 3rd of 20 runners, 2.5L and 4.5L behind Jasmin De Vaux and The Big Westerner

17th Jan 25 Windsor(3m Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) 2/1Fav 11-5 Craig Nichol 1st of 5 runners, by nose and 8.5L from Honky Tonk Highway and Excello

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Mahler (GB)-Lenora(Presenting)

(47) (Mrs Wilma Duffus)
Rated 123

Patrick Neville

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	4	3	1	4.42
P2P	2	1	0

7th Sep 26 Perth(2m 4f 20yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 122 4/6Fav 11-0 B Hughes 1st of 2 runners, by nk and from Dunkerque and

15th Aug 26 Perth(2m 4f 20yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 124 7/2 11-6 B Hughes 3rd of 5 runners, 1.25L and 6L behind Glen To Glen and Ras Kassar

19th Feb 26 Sedgefield(2m 3f 188yds Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) 1/4Fav 11-12 B Hughes 1st of 4 runners, by 7L and 12L from Dunkerque and Fearless Dragon

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Balko (FR)-Banco Des Mottes(Kapgarde)

(224) (Kevan Leggett, Susan & John Waterworth)

Joe Tizzard

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	1	1	-3.80
P2P	2	1	0

14th Mar 26 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 126 22/1 11-10 Brendan Powell 10th of 14 runners, 24L behind Wellington Arch

14th Feb 26 Haydock(3m 58yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course ) Rated 126 11/1 11-2 Freddie Gingell 8th of 9 runners, 20.25L behind Dalston Lad

17th Jan 26 Ascot(2m 5f 146yds Hurdle, Soft) Rated 126 5/1 11-8 Brendan Powell 3rd of 8 runners, 2.25L and 2L behind Whiskey Yankee and Laguna Beach

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Kasino Des Mottes (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Catchintsavo (IRE)	1
25th Oct 2025 Cheltenham(2m 7f 208yds, Hurdle, Good-Good to Soft in places) Kasino Des Mottes (FR) 5th (12/1 11-0) Brendan Powell 26.00L in front of Catchintsavo (IRE) 10th (11/2 11-0) Sam Twiston-Davies (13 ran)

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No Risk At All (FR)-Miss Poutine(Chamberlin)

(7) (McNeill,stevens,mckenzie,flowers&Walsh)
Rated 142

Paul Nicholls

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	14	3	7	-4.47
P2P	1	0	0

17th Oct 26 Newton Abbot(2m 4f 216yds Chase, Good) Rated 142 5/4JFav 10-10 Sam Twiston-Davies 2nd of 4 runners, 1.75L behind El Capitaine

18th Apr 26 Ayr(3m 7f 176yds Hcap Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 144 12/1 11-13 Harry Cobden pulled up(16 ran) in race won by Kap Vert

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(3m 1f Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 139 10/1 10-10 Harry Cobden 3rd of 22 runners, 0.5L and hd behind Johnnywho and Jagwar

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Mount Nelson (GB)-Caroline Fontenail(Kaldounevees)

(168) (Mr Anthony Peter Fowler)
Rated 127

D Skelton

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	8	2	4	8.50

9th May 26 Hexham(2m 4f 28yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 127 15/8Fav 11-12 Danny McMenamin pulled up of 12 runners, in race won by Perseus Way

13th Mar 26 Doncaster(2m 4f 181yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 120 5/2Fav 12-0 Danny McMenamin 1st of 7 runners, by 3.75L and 2.25L from Joltin N Jiving and Ballygeary

21st Feb 26 Newcastle(2m 190yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 120 13/2 12-0 Danny McMenamin 3rd of 9 runners, 0.5L and 2L behind The Gray Ghost and The Hatchet

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Court Cave (IRE)-Jennies Jewel(Flemensfirth)

(29) (Mr Matthew Capp)
Rated 127

M Keighley

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	8	2	5	-0.80
P2P	2	0	0

25th Sep 26 Worcester(2m 7f Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 127 7/2 11-1 Freddie Keighley (5) 2nd of 4 runners, 5L behind Little Ledgend

14th Mar 26 Kempton(2m 5f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 125 11/2 10-13 J J Burke 2nd of 13 runners, 0.75L behind Intosomethinggood

15th Jan 26 Wincanton(3m 150yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 121 3/1Fav 10-12 Freddie Keighley (7) 2nd of 10 runners, 1.75L behind Champagne Chic

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Cheltenham
Sat 24th Oct

Previous Years

2025 Leave Of Absence 8 11-7 Rex Dingle 9/2 (A J Honeyball)

2024 Hyland 7 11-7 N de Boinville 9/2 (Nicky Henderson)

2023 Flooring Porter 8 11-2 K M Donoghue 6/4Fav (Gavin Patrick Cromwell)

2022 Chemical Energy 6 11-7 D N Russell 4/1 (Gordon Elliott)

2021 Does He Know 6 11-8 David Bass 4/5Fav (K C Bailey)

2020 Galvin 6 11-8 R M Power 2/1Fav (Gordon Elliott)

2019 Mulcahys Hill 7 11-0 Adrian Heskin 12/1 (W J Greatrex)

2018 Lil Rockerfeller 7 11-5 W Hutchinson 5/6Fav (Neil King)

2017 Black Corton 6 11-8 Bryony Frost 5/2 (Paul Nicholls)

2016 Heron Heights 7 11-8 P T Enright 6/1 (Henry De Bromhead)

2015 Shantou Flyer 5 11-8 M P Walsh 14/1 (Colin Bowe)

2014 The Romford Pele 7 11-8 B J Geraghty 9/4 (Miss Rebecca Curtis)

2013 Twirling Magnet 7 11-8 A P McCoy 7/1 (Jonjo O'Neill)

2012 Sire Collonges 6 11-5 R Walsh 4/1 (Paul Nicholls)

2011 Traffic Article 7 11-8 P Carberry 8/1 (Gordon Elliott)

2010 Chicago Grey 7 11-8 P Carberry 13/2 (Gordon Elliott)

2009 Just Amazing 6 11-8 R Walsh 2/1Fav (Paul Nicholls)

2008 Ballyfitz 8 11-0 P J Brennan 1/2Fav (Nigel Twiston-Davies)

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The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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