Cross Country Chase Tips 2020
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When is The Cross Country Chase 2020?
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase is feature race of the Friday of the November Meeting at Cheltenham.
The Cross Country Chase takes place on Friday 13th November 2020 with the race starting at 3pm at Cheltenham Racecourse.
This 3 mile and 6 furlongs race is open to horses aged 5 years and older.
Last year's winner took home prize money of £15640.
Cross Country Chase Previous Winners
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | NC(F) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.11.2020 | Cheltenham | 3m6f | Good | 9 | Kingswell Theatre | Kings Theatre (IRE) | 11 | Scudamore, Tom | Scudamore, M J | 22/1 | 10-0 | 145 | 5(0) | 247d |
| 17.11.2019 | Cheltenham | 3m6f | Soft | 10 | Diesel DAllier (FR) | Kap Rock (FR) | 6 | Deutsch, Charlie | Clayeux, Emmanuel | 13/2 | 10-4 | 125 | 0(0) | |
| 16.11.2018 | Cheltenham | 3m6f | Good | 7 | Josies Orders (IRE) | Milan | 10 | Walsh, M P | Bolger, E | 2/1 | 10-11 | 144 | 3(0) | 19d |
| 17.11.2017 | Cheltenham | 3m6f | Good | 10 | Kingswell Theatre | Kings Theatre (IRE) | 8 | Scudamore, Tom | Scudamore, M J | 14/1 | 10-7 | 136 | 3(0) | 215d |
| 28.01.2017 | Cheltenham | 3m6f | Good To Soft | 10 | Urgent De Gregaine (FR) | Truth Or Dare (OLD) | 9 | Giles, Felix De | Clayeux, Emmanuel | 50/1 | 10-3 | 136 | 0(0) | |
| 13.11.2015 | Cheltenham | 3m6f | Good | 16 | Josies Orders (IRE) | Milan | 7 | Carberry, Miss N | Bolger, E | 11/4 | 10-2 | 129 | 2(0) | 18d |
| 14.11.2014 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 7 | Balthazar King (IRE) | Kings Theatre (IRE) | 10 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 4/7 | 11-8 | 153 | 6(2) | 223d |
| 15.11.2013 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 11 | Balthazar King (IRE) | Kings Theatre (IRE) | 9 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 5/4 | 11-8 | 150 | 6(2) | 27d |
| 16.11.2012 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good To Soft | 16 | Uncle Junior (IRE) | Saddlers Hall (IRE) | 11 | Mullins, Mr P W | Mullins, W P | 9/2 | 11-8 | 152 | 0(0) | 204d |
| 11.11.2011 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Firm | 8 | Uncle Junior (IRE) | Saddlers Hall (IRE) | 10 | Mullins, Mr P W | Mullins, W P | 9/2 | 11-8 | 0 | 0(0) | 33d |
| 12.11.2010 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 10 | Lacdoudal (FR) | Cadoudal (FR) | 11 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 9/2 | 10-10 | 135 | 0(0) | 28d |
| 13.11.2009 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 12 | Garde Champetre (FR) | Garde Royale (IRE) | 10 | Carberry, Miss N | Bolger, E | 4/6 | 11-8 | 160 | 2(1) | 22d |
| 14.11.2008 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Soft | 16 | Dix Villez (FR) | Villez (USA) | 9 | Russell, D N | Nolan, Paul | 28/1 | 10-10 | 131 | 3(1) | 119d |
| 16.11.2007 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good To Firm | 14 | Spot Thedifference (IRE) | Lafontaine (USA) | 14 | McNamara, Mr J T | Bolger, E | 11/4 | 11-8 | 0 | 6(1) | 18d |
| 10.11.2006 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 14 | Spot Thedifference (IRE) | Lafontaine (USA) | 13 | McNamara, Mr J T | Bolger, E | 5/1 | 11-8 | 0 | 6(1) | 22d |
| 11.11.2005 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 14 | Spot Thedifference (IRE) | Lafontaine (USA) | 12 | McNamara, Mr J T | Bolger, E | 13/8 | 11-8 | 0 | 6(1) | 19d |
| 12.11.2004 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 16 | Spot Thedifference (IRE) | Lafontaine (USA) | 11 | McNamara, Mr J T | Bolger, E | 6/1 | 11-8 | 0 | 6(1) | 13d |
| 15.11.2002 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good To Soft | 16 | Famfoni (FR) | Pamponi (FR) | 9 | Thornton, Robert | Bailey, K C | 16/1 | 11-5 | 103 | 0(0) | 168d |
| 16.11.2001 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 13 | Lucky Clover (OLD) | Push On | 9 | Tizzard, Joe | Tizzard, C L | 10/1 | 11-2 | 113 | 4(1) | 16d |
| 10.11.2000 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Soft | 13 | Supreme Charm (IRE) | Sovereign Water (FR) | 8 | Williamson, N | Bailey, K C | 10/1 | 11-5 | 125 | 2(1) | 27d |
| 12.11.1999 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good | 10 | Lindens Lotto (IRE) | Kambalda | 10 | Carberry, P | Martin, A J | 7/4 | 11-8 | 0 | 2(1) | 13d |
| 13.11.1998 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good To Soft | 14 | Lindens Lotto (IRE) | Kambalda | 9 | Carberry, P | Martin, A J | 6/1 | 11-2 | 0 | 2(1) | 12d |
| 14.11.1997 | Cheltenham | 3m7f | Good To Firm | 13 | Fiftysevenchannels (IRE) | Bustineto | 8 | Whelan, K | Bolger, E | 7/2 | 11-2 | 0 | 1(0) | 22d |
Cross Country Chase Stats and Trends
Cross Country Chase
12 year Trends and Statistics
- Age – 8 of the last 12 winners were aged between 9 and 11.
- Sex – All of the last 12 winners were geldings.
- Country – 7 of the last 12 winners were bred in Ireland, 4 in France and 1 in Great Britain.
- Colour – 10 of the last 12 winners were bay (b).
- Starting Price (SP) – 10 of the last 12 winners returned a SP of 13/2 or less.
- Starting Price Rank – 5 of the last 12 winners started as favourite and 9 were in the first 2 in the betting.
- Headgear – 8 of the last 12 winners wore no headgear.
- Weight Carried – 6 of the last 12 winners carried between 10st 2lb and 10st 11lb. The other 6 all carried 11st 8lb.
- Days Since Last Run – 5 of the last 12 winners had not run for over 204 days. 7 of the last 12 winners had run between 18 and 33 days ago.
- Last Run Form – 2 of the last 12 winners had won last time out and 6 finished in the first 4.
- Official Rating – All of the last 12 winners had an official rating over 125.
Cross Country Chase Results
Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
Distance: 3m6f (6637 yards) Prize (winner): £15640 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 10 Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 5yo+
Winners Time: 8 mins 44.77s Avg OR: 135 Median OR: 136.5
1 Diesel D'Allier 13/2
2 Urgent De Gregaine 5/1
3 Chic Name 11/2
10 ran Distances: 4½l, 2¾l, 2l
Time: 8m 44.77s (slow by 40.77s)
A 1-2 for French trainer Emmanuel Clayeux! 🇫🇷
Diesel D’Allier wins from stablemate Urgent De Gregaine in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase#TheNovemberMeeting pic.twitter.com/OiV3xeKyK9
— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) November 17, 2019
Full Results
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st | Diesel DAllier (FR) | 6 | 10-4 | TT | 125 | Clayeux, Emmanuel | Deutsch, Charlie | 13/2 | 8.38 | 2.86 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 5 out, soon tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden and asserted clear flat BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 10.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2nd | 4.5 | Urgent De Gregaine (FR) | 11 | 11-12 | CkPc TT | 147 | Clayeux, Emmanuel | Giles, Felix De | 5/1 | 7.00 | 2.25 |
| held up behind, headway 4 out, tracked leaders on inside 2 out, went 2nd and every chance last, soon ridden, outpaced by winner flat BF IP MIN 2.02 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 3rd | 2.75 | Chic Name (FR) | 7 | 10-8 | TT | 129 | Hobson, Richard | Best, J A | 11/2 | 7.26 | 2.69 |
| tracked leader to 13th, remained in touch, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression with front pair BF IP MIN 5.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 4th | 2 | Rolling Dylan (IRE) | 8 | 11-5 | CkPc | 140 | Hobbs, P J | Nolan, Michael G | 9/1 | 13.00 | 3.65 |
| always prominent, driven to lead briefly before last, soon ridden, no impression with front pair when lost 3rd flat BF IP MIN 3.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5th | 5 | Kingswell Theatre | 10 | 11-2 | CkPc | 137 | Scudamore, M J | Scudamore, Tom | 9/2 (Fav) | 6.00 | 2.36 |
| led, driven and headed before last, weakened flat BF IP MIN 3.7 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 6th | 1 | Fact Of The Matter (IRE) | 9 | 11-3 | CkPc TT | 138 | Snowden, Jamie | Sheehan, Gavin | 8/1 | 13.45 | 3.76 |
| tracked leaders, hit 6th, collided with rail after 9th, went 2nd from 13th, lost place after 3 out, no impression before last BF IP MIN 10 BF IP MAX 950 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 7th | 15 | Dawson City | 10 | 11-1 | 136 | Gundry, Miss Polly | Bellamy, Tom | 20/1 | 26.82 | 6.60 | |
| mid-division, lost place 25th, behind and struggling 4 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off BF IP MIN 15 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 8th | 25 | Tea For Two | 10 | 10-12 | TT | 138 | Williams, Mrs Jane | Williams, Chester (5) | 7/1 | 9.71 | 3.20 |
| held up, always behind, weakened 2 out, tailed off BF IP MIN 8.6 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 9th | 6 | Rathlin Rose (IRE) | 11 | 10-10 | Blnk | 131 | Pipe, D E | Noonan, David G | 25/1 | 34.89 | 9.00 |
| chased leaders to 7th, mid-division, struggling 3 out, weakened after next, tailed off BF IP MIN 17.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | PU | Solstice Star | 9 | 10-4 | CkPc TT | 125 | Keighley, M | Twiston-Davies, Sam | 8/1 | 10.50 | 3.29 | |
| mid-division, mistake 23rd, struggling 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out BF IP MIN 10 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
Distance: 3m6f (6637 yards) Prize (winner): £15475 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 7 Going: Good Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 5yo+
Winners Time: 8 mins 9.70s Avg OR: 142 Median OR: 138
1 Josies Orders (IRE) 2/1 (fav)
2 Fact of the Matter (IRE) 7/1
3 Jarob 12/1
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st | Josies Orders (IRE) | 10 | 10-11 | Blnk | 144 | Bolger, E | Walsh, M P | 2/1 (Fav) | 3.42 | 2.08 | |
| pressed leader, led approaching 6 out, driven and headed narrowly after last, ridden to regain lead flat, stayed on well BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 3.7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 2nd | 0.75 | Fact Of The Matter (IRE) | 8 | 10-0 | CkPc TT | 133 | Snowden, Jamie | Sheehan, Gavin | 7/1 | 9.40 | 3.85 |
| held up in rear, headway to join leaders when went wide 6 out, went 2nd 3 out, led narrowly after last, ridden and headed flat, kept on, no extra towards finish BF IP MIN 1.57 BF IP MAX 310 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 3rd | 0.75 | Jarob | 11 | 10-1 | 134 | OLoughlin, G | Enright, M A | 12/1 | 13.50 | 5.38 | |
| tracked leaders, driven to chase front pair before 2 out, ridden and kept on flat, not quite pace to get on terms BF IP MIN 6.8 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 4th | 4 | Tiger Roll (IRE) | 8 | 11-12 | CkPc TT | 159 | Elliott, Gordon | Donoghue, K M | 11/4 | 3.85 | 2.36 |
| chased leaders, pushed along briefly 20th, outpaced 5 out, ridden into 4th before last, kept on, not reach leaders BF IP MIN 3.55 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 5th | 15 | Bless The Wings (IRE) | 13 | 11-5 | CkPc | 152 | Elliott, Gordon | Codd, Mr J J | 8/1 | 11.00 | 4.00 |
| led, not fluent 21st, headed approaching 6 out, weakened between last 2 BF IP MIN 6 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 6th | 6 | Midnight Shot | 8 | 10-5 | CkPc | 138 | Longsdon, C E | Burke, Jonathan | 5/1 | 6.07 | 3.25 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 6 out, outpaced 3 out, weakened before last BF IP MIN 5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 7th | 2 | Bay Of Freedom (IRE) | 9 | 10-2 | 135 | Fahey, Peter | McLernon, R P | 33/1 | 38.89 | 12.27 | |
| in touch, outpaced 5 out, ridden before 2 out, never on terms, weakened before last BF IP MIN 29 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
Distance: 3m6f (6637 yards) Prize (winner): £15640 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 10 Going: Good Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 5yo+
Winners Time: 8 mins 14.60s Avg OR: 135 Median OR: 133
Results:
1 Kingswell Theatre 14/1
2 Vicomte Du Seuil (FR) 12/1
3 Urgent De Gregaine (FR) 7/2
Full Results:
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1st | Kingswell Theatre | 8 | 10-7 | CkPc | 136 | Scudamore, M J | Scudamore, Tom | 14/1 | 15.50 | 4.54 | |
| made all, clear from 18th, ridden when hard pressed before last, stayed on gamely flat BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 28 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 2nd | 0.75 | Vicomte Du Seuil (FR) | 8 | 9-11 | CkPc TT | 129 | Clayeux, Emmanuel | Deutsch, Charlie (3) | 12/1 | 14.39 | 4.60 |
| in touch early, held up mid-division, tracked leaders 21st, effort to challenge before last, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, held towards finish BF IP MIN 1.42 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 3rd | 6 | Urgent De Gregaine (FR) | 9 | 10-13 | CkPc TT | 142 | Clayeux, Emmanuel | Giles, Felix De | 7/2 | 5.49 | 1.70 |
| held up in touch, tracked leaders from 7th, left 2nd 18th, effort between last 2, ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd from last BF IP MIN 1.34 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 4th | 3.5 | Cantlow (IRE) | 12 | 11-5 | CkPc | 148 | Bolger, E | Walsh, M P | 6/1 | 7.41 | 2.30 |
| always prominent, ridden and effort between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th flat BF IP MIN 2.66 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 5th | 1.75 | Adam du Breteau (FR) | 7 | 10-0 | CkPc | 129 | ONeill, Jonjo | McLernon, R P | 50/1 | 50.00 | 13.16 |
| mid-division, hampered 11th, outpaced in 5th 3 out, ridden after next, never reached leaders BF IP MIN 21 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 6th | 5 | Inis Meain (USA) | 10 | 10-0 | 129 | Hogan, Denis Gerard | Hogan, D G | 50/1 | 110.00 | 15.50 | |
| held up behind, hampered 11th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, never near leaders BF IP MIN 42 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 7th | 15 | Aubusson (FR) | 8 | 10-3 | 135 | Williams, Nick | Kelly, Lizzie (3) | 6/1 | 7.24 | 2.45 | |
| held up behind, saddle slipped and rider lost irons 6 out, never able to challenge, weakened before last, tailed off BF IP MIN 4.8 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 8th | HD | Bertie Boru (IRE) | 10 | 9-7 | CkPc | 129 | Hobbs, P J | Bament, Mr J J (7) | 12/1 | 17.42 | 3.97 |
| always in rear, tailed off from 22nd BF IP MIN 14 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | F | Auvergnat (FR) | 7 | 10-11 | 145 | Bolger, E | McInerney, Donal J (5) | 2/1 (Fav) | 3.34 | 1.77 | ||
| tracked leaders, fell 11th BF IP MIN 3.25 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | PU | Need To Know (IRE) | 9 | 9-13 | 131 | Brennan, John Paul | Slevin, J J (3) | 25/1 | 28.51 | 5.88 | ||
| tracked winner until blundered and lost action 18th, quickly pulled up BF IP MIN 11 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Cross Country Chase Tips
The way this race stands at the moment (3 days before post time) it looks to be very uncompetitive and the pair to concetrate on are TIGER ROLL and EASYLAND
How did we do?
Both of the above ran.
Keith's Tip on the day:
EASYSLAND 15:00 Cheltenham 4/6 – Stayed on strongly when beating TIGER ROLL here in March, had to see a different result today. POTTERS CORNER might be a bit of value for a place.
EASYSLAND ran his race but a mistake at the 27th fence out paid to his chances, he finished fourth. The winner 22/1 shot KINGWELL THEATRE made every yard. Keith's each way shout POTTERS CORNER was third.
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November Meeting Race Card:
Friday 13th November
| 1.15 | Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race |
| 1.50 | Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase |
| 2.25 | The SSS Novices' Chase |
| 3.00 | Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase |
| 3.35 | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle |
| 4.05 | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle |
Saturday 14th November
| 12.40 | JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial |
| 1.15 | November Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 2.25 | Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial |
| 3.00 | Paddy Power Gold Cup Steeple Chase |
| 3.30 | Intermediate Handicap Hurdle |
| 4.00 | Karndean Design Flooring Mares' Bumper (Listed) |
Sunday 15th November
| 1.15 | mallardjewellers.com Novices' Steeple Chase |
| 1.50 | The Plantuer at Chapel Stud Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 2.25 | The Shloer Steeplechase |
| 3.00 | The Unibet Greatwood Hurdle Race |
| 3.30 | Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle (Sharp Novices Hurdle) |
| 4.00 | High Sheriff of Gloucestershire Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race |
