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Tuesday 16 December 2025

13:15

Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase

Class 5, 2m3f51y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners

Winning time 4m 51.40s

Going
Good To Soft
Surface
Turf
Jumps
16 fences

Result

1st

Passing Pleasure (GB) t

No. 1

5yo, 12-0, OR 100

J: Craig Nichol · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

4:51.40 £4,225

Settled in the pack early - still handy with the front group three out - pushed to challenge for top spot two out - stayed on turning for home - edged in front late and pulled clear to score

2nd

Bridge Court (IRE) tp

No. 3

6yo, 11-10, OR 96

J: Danny McMenamin · T: Sandy Thomson

3½ £1,944

Handy early - pushed into contention 3 out and stayed on well approaching the last - unable to find more and overtaken near the line

3rd

Defence Witness (IRE) tp

No. 4

6yo, 11-5, OR 91

J: Jamie Hamilton · T: Sam England

22 £972

Settled at the back early - pushed along before 3 out then up to fourth 2 out - stayed on for third on the run-in

4th

Bataillon (GB)

No. 2

7yo, 11-11, OR 100

J: Callum Pritchard (3) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

3¾ £486

Sharing the front - errors at the 8th and 9th - pressure applied and passed before 2 out - left behind by the front trio on the run-in - finished fourth

5th

Mr Mahler (IRE)

No. 6

7yo, 10-8, OR 80

J: Peter Kavanagh · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

7 £242

Shared the front spot early - clipped a fence 8th after an earlier error 4th - pushed along and overtaken before 3 out - dropped a place 2 out - faded quickly to finish 5th

PU

Kuriosa (FR) tp

No. 5

6yo, 11-2, OR 88

J: Nathan Moscrop · T: Annabelle Sowray

-

Settled towards the back - stumbled on touchdown at the opening fence - pushed along by the 12th before being pulled up approaching 3 out

UR

Annie Don (IRE) t

No. 7

6yo, 10-2, OR 74

J: Robert Dunne · T: Henry Oliver

-

Settled mid-pack - blundered and parted with jockey at the 11th

Non-runners: Great Ballinboris (unsuitable ground)

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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