13:25 cheltenham Thursday 1st January 2026

HERAKLES WESTWOOD (3) has produced two excellent efforts in staying chases here this season and deserves to get his head in front. Trained by Warren Greatrex and rallied well up the hill to finish a decent fourth in a more competitive handicap twenty days ago. Can get back to winning ways down in grade. Top weight DOES HE KNOW (1) holds winning course form and could go close back in a regulation handicap chase having secured a 17L victory in a veterans event at Haydock on his reappearance. Must be considered alongside KATATE DORI (4) who looks interesting down in grade after steadily keeping on for sixth in the G3 Coral Gold Cup (Handicap Chase) at Newbury. JASMIN DE GRUGY (7) might also feature.