Full Result 1.45 Cheltenham | 16 November 2025

Bottlegreen Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m4f44yds) 2m4f Old Soft 14 fences 2 omitted

1st £16,338 2nd £7,527 3rd £3,762 4th £1,884

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) 13/2 Jonathan Burke Anthony Honeyball	Jonathan Burke Anthony Honeyball	5	105 1 t	123	120	133	–
b g Masked Marvel - Magic Saintfray (FR) (Pedro The Great)
Jumped left throughout, prominent, joined leader 3 out (usual 4 out), led before last, soon faced challenge, ridden and kept on well run-in (op 15/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)

2 3	7. Kim Roque (FR) 7/2 Richard Deegan Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Richard Deegan Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	105 1	123	117	131	–
b g Beaumec De Houelle (FR) - Pearl De La Roque (FR) (Villez)
Held up in rear, headway when hit 11th, prominent after 2 out (usual 3 out), pecked on landing and lost ground last, rallied final 110yds (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

3 hd [3¼]	3. Jig's Forge (IRE) 3/1 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	6	110	132	126	140	–
b g Westerner - Tisonlyme (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Led, headed just before 3rd, lost ground after 5th, not fluent 10th, prominent after 2 out (usual 3 out), slightly hampered just after last, kept on (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

4 4¼ [7½]	6. El Champo (IRE) 22/1 Tiernan Power Roche ³ P J Rothwell	Tiernan Power Roche ³ P J Rothwell	7	104 p	125	114	127	–
b g Ocovango - Western Garden (IRE) (Westerner)
Pressed leader, led just before 3rd, joined 3 out (usual 4 out), headed then lost position before last, slightly hampered by faller just after last, soon weakened (op 25/1)

5 6½ [14]	4. Queensbury Boy (IRE) 4/1 James Bowen Mickey Bowen	James Bowen Mickey Bowen	6	1013 t	131	113	131	–
br g Doyen (IRE) - Queens Wild (IRE) (Westerner)
Towards rear, in touch with leaders but raced in last when mistake 2 out (usual 3 out), keeping on when badly hampered by faller just after last, soon weakened (jockey said gelding was hampered by the fall of Jordans Cross) (op 7/2 tchd 10/3)

F	5. Jordans Cross (IRE) 11/4F Ben Godfrey Anthony Honeyball	Ben Godfrey Anthony Honeyball	5	108 t	126	–	134	–
b g Berkshire (IRE) - Mrs Jordan (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Towards rear, headway before 11th, prominent after 2 out (usual 3 out), challenging when fell last (tchd 9/4)

6 ran Off time: 1:47:09 Winning time: 5m 15.79s (slow by 14.79s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Aspire Tower (self certificate, lame), Jax Junior (unsuitable ground), Rockstown Girl (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Les Bleus Fonces (Kdeux Saint Fray) 1st breeder: Mme Catherine Savare
2nd owner: R A Bartlett/J Carthy/Mrs Paul Shanahan (Kim Roque)
3rd owner: K Dole (Jig's Forge)
Tote win: £7.90 PL: £3.30 £2.20 Ex: £29.30 CSF: £29.01 Tricast: £80.04 Trifecta: £101.90

Shared bend turning into the home straight meant the second-last fence was omitted on all circuits.

1:45 Cheltenham 16 Nov 2025

Bottlegreen Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)