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Sunday 23 November 2025

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Pencarrie Derby Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 4m 51.92s

Sizable Sam^p⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott| OR: 122| C

9/1

Low-mileage sort who struggled in 2 of his 3 runs last season after 22 months off and he unseated rider at the first last week. Down in trip and this will reveal a lot more.

Form: 21/P35-U

Good Friday Fairy^p²⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 119| BF| D

3/1

Really perked up by cheekpieces, running out an easy winner at Wincanton (20f) before following up in emphatic fashion at Taunton (21.7f) in February. Fine second at Fontwell the following month and no surprise were he to pick up where he left off.

Form: 524112-

Hystery Bere²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 115

17/2

Fairly useful hurdle/chase winner but on a losing run. Showed up pretty well on last month's reappearance and assessor since eased him 3 lb. Should be very competitive minus headgear.

Form: 3522P-4

Zestful Hope^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 115| BF| D

14/1

Fair handicap hurdler/chaser who recorded a first success over fences at Hereford (19f, soft) in February. Returned to form when cosily landing a fast-ground Huntingdon handicap last month (second won since) but he was disappointing at Warwick.

Form: 410-615

King Califet²⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 113

5/1

Fortunate winner (left clear when well held at last) on debut at Newbury in December but improved significantly when third of 9 in novice hurdle at Hereford a month later. Fourth of 5 on handicap debut soon after but he brings potential to the table on return/chase bow.

Form: 2/134-

Pedley Wood^t²²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 110

5/1

Steadily progressive 8-y-o who added to his tally back at 2½m at Wincanton on Boxing Day and enhanced his already impressive strike over fences when following up back there (25f, heavy) in January. Couple of heavy defeats after but returns for in-form yard.

Form: 5/511P6-

Paddy In The Caddy^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110

18/1

Took well to fences last winter, making all over 2m at Warwick and Hereford. Added to that with another all-the-way success back from a break at Wincanton in March but form dipped on his last 3 starts, albeit he may have needed his reappearance. Back up in trip with cheekpieces on.

Form: 23135-9

Raffles Hermes⁷⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 110

11/1

Third of 7 in minor event chase at Segre (18.9f, good) 162 days ago. First run for yard after leaving A. Le Clerc and not an easy one to assess on handicap/British debut.

Form: 664/

Clotilda^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 115

8/1

Fair juvenile hurdler/chaser in France who made winning start for Paul Nicholls over hurdles at Huntingdon (2m) in December. Best effort when close second in handicap at Cheltenham in April. Ran poorly on Chepstow reappearance but bit more like it at Newton Abbot and now back over fences.

Form: 4382-06

Valirann Gold^p,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Ned Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 85| D

10/1

On a lengthy losing run but was in the process of making a satisfactory reappearance when unseating at the last (held in fourth at the time). Third back at Fontwell since but he's out of the weights in a better race.

Form: 4458-U3

Non-Runners

Dartmoor Pirate²

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: Rex Dingle

Forecasts

Good Friday Fairy (3/1), Pedley Wood (5/1), King Califet (5/1), Clotilda (8/1), Hystery Bere (17/2), Sizable Sam (9/1), Valirann Gold (10/1), Raffles Hermes (11/1), Zestful Hope (14/1), Dartmoor Pirate (14/1), Paddy In The Caddy (18/1)

HYSTERY BERE represents a yard in good order and in the hope the omission of headgear has no effect, he can cash in on a generous piece of handicapping having been eased 3 lb following a fair reappearance. Good Friday Fairy can boast an excellent strike rate and is a huge danger on return, while King Califet is the unknown quantity now chasing.