Jonbon heads seven Shloer Chase entries as he bids for third win

Jonbon heads seven entries for Friday's Shloer Chase at Cheltenham as he bids to win the Grade 2 for a third time.

Nicky Henderson's 10-year-old won the two-mile race in 2023 and 2024. Last year he was second, beaten 15 lengths by L'Eau Du Sud, who is not among this year's entries. The JP McManus-owned gelding is rated 165, the highest in the field, and is set to carry 11st 10lb. The other six are all on 11st 4lb.

Jonbon's last season

After that Shloer defeat Jonbon was second to Il Etait Temps in the Tingle Creek. He then won the Clarence House Chase and the Ascot Chase, both Grade 1s, before finishing second to Heart Wood in the Ryanair Chase at the Festival in March. He has not run since.

The other entries

JPR One, trained by Joe Tizzard and rated 161, has already run twice this season. He won a handicap at Cheltenham in October and was second to Rubaud in the Haldon Gold Cup last Friday.

Libberty Hunter (159), now trained by Cath Williams, was second in the Champion Chase in March. Harry Fry's Gidleigh Park (155) is also entered in Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup.

The list is completed by Jane Williams' Saint Segal (153), the six-year-old Mighty Bandit (151) for Warren Greatrex and Dan Skelton's course winner Calico (148).

Going and timing

The Shloer Chase is due off at 2.20pm on Friday, the first day of the Cheltenham November Meeting. The going at Cheltenham is currently Good, Good to Firm in places, with a GoingStick reading of 6.7.

The final field will be confirmed at declarations. Full entries are on the Cheltenham racecard.