12:40 Ascot
Saturday 20 December 2025
All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35
Howden Graduation Chase (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 2  |  2m 5f 13y  |  Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |  3 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 12:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 23.77s
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Odds
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Smart chaser who was runner-up in a Grade 1 at Fairyhouse on final start last season. Comfortably landed the odds at Down Royal on return and big chance of following up.
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Produced a career best to land a 2½m handicap at the Punchestown Festival in April before out of his depth in Grade 1 there on return. Quirky, but can get back on track returned to calmer waters.
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Martin Pipe winner at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival and has developed into a very smart chaser, ending last season with a fine fourth of 34 in the Grand National at Aintree. Made a respectable return at Haydock and receives 3 lb from his rivals, though this trip looks short of his optimum.
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Forecasts
Firefox (8/13), Iroko (2/1), James Du Berlais (15/2)
Little to choose between these 3 but FIREFOX appeals as the most solid option with James du Berlais not the most straightforward and Iroko possibly having one eye on the future.
- Firefox8/13
- James Du Berlais15/2
- Iroko2/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00
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