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Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Ascot Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £19 Place: £3.80 £3 £1.90 Exacta: £152.30 Tricast: £1248.72 Trifecta: £942.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m 2m1½f 2m3½f 2m½f
1st
Took keen hold - soon led - faced challenge 3 out - clear when not fluent last - reduced lead final 110yds - ridden out (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from first time cheekpieces and being ridden more aggressively)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 161 lbs 18/1 Won
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2m4f 2m4f 2m5f 3m1f 2m6½f
2nd
Prominent - challenging 3 out - mistake 2 out - kept on final 110yds - just held second(op 11/1)
8 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 156 lbs 12/1 2.5
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2m4½f 2m2½f 2m3f 1m7½f 2m3½f
3rd
Towards rear - headway from 4 out - disputing second final 110yds - kept on(op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
7 G AVG
Tom Symonds 154 lbs 5/1 0.05
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2m4½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m2f 2m4f
4th
Towards rear - headway 5 out - jumped left 3 out - soon weakened(op 11/4)
5 G AVG
Ben Pauling 165 lbs 5/2F 13
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2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m3½f 2m½f
5th
Jumped left throughout - soon detached in rear - no chance from 4 out - never going well(op 6/1)
6 G AVG
Venetia Williams 144 lbs 8/1 18
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2m 2m 2m5f 2m1½f 2m3f
6th
In touch with leaders - hit 4 out - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
7 G AVG
Dylan Cunha 150 lbs 7/1 8.5
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2m½f 2m 2m 2m1f 2m½f
99th
Towards rear - fell heavily 8th - fatally injured(op 5/1)
8 G AVG
Emma Lavelle 157 lbs 13/2 -
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2m½f 2m1f 2m4f 2m1f 2m4f
99th
Soon prominent - jumped left 3rd - in touch with leaders 4th - dropped to rear 10th - tailed off when jumped left 3 out - soon pulled up(op 14/1)
7 G Good
Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 16/1 -
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2m3f 2m3f 2m½f 2m1f 2m½f
99th
In touch with leaders - mistake 7th - struggling when not fluent 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 7/1)
8 G Good
Charlie Longsdon 153 lbs 6/1 -
2m