15:00 Ascot

Friday 19 December 2025

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Howden Noel Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 2f 181y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 4m 48.1s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
3
No Questions Asked
11/8
7/5
2
Jax Junior
5/2
1
Steel Ally
3/1
11/4
5
Push The Button
14/1, 12/1, 14/1
12/1
4
Personal Ambition
14/1
16/1
SP Book Percentage 110.48

Forecasts

No Questions Asked (7/5), Jax Junior (5/2), Steel Ally (11/4), Push The Button (12/1), Personal Ambition (16/1)

Verdict

The one who appeals most is NO QUESTIONS ASKED, who was sure-footed when making a winning start in this sphere over C&D last month. He subsequently improved when runner-up in what was probably a strong renewal of the 2½m John Francome at Newbury, looking for all the world that he would go on to win that Grade 2 when easing to the front at the third-last before being essentially outstayed by the winner. Steel Ally and Jax Junior are similarly promising types and are feared most in that order.

  1. NO QUESTIONS ASKED (IRE)
  2. STEEL ALLY (FR)
  3. JAX JUNIOR

Previous Winners

2024
Mark Of Gold
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 7
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £29,614.002nd: £11,112.003rd: £5,564.004th: £2,772.005th: £1,394.006th: £697.00

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