15:05 Southwell

Thursday 2 October 2025

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Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 5m 6.70s

1^st

Couldbeaweapon

811-1

11/4f

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, led 10th, over 1 length ahead last, driven and stayed on run-in always doing enough op 3/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

Heaven Smart

812-2

3/1

T: L MorganJ: B S Hughes

Jumped right at times, led until mistake and headed 7th, chased leaders, went 2nd again 4 out, switched right and ridden before the last, over 1 length down last, stayed on run-in, always held op 11/4

3^rd

Atreides

712-0

11/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Mid-division inside, headway tracking leaders in 3rd 4 out, left modest 3rd 3 out, no chance with leading duo op 5/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

Mr Mahler

711-5

8/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh

Tracked leaders inside, pushed along when left in modest 4th 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, challenging for 3rd but no chance with leading duo op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1

5^th

Greenways

611-4

13/2

T: R PotterJ: Benjamin Macey (7)

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led next until 10th, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened soon after, tailed off tchd 7/1

6^th

Mawlood

910-2

250/1

T: G HowellJ: James Davies

Off the pace towards rear, struggling in last pair after 9th, tailed off op 125/1

7^th

Boskill Borden

611-5

20/1

T: D A ReesJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 16/1

8^th

8 ½

Jobesgreen Lad

1011-11

500/1

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt (7)

Tracked leaders out wide, mistakes 5th and 9th, hit 4 out, weakened soon after, tailed off op 200/1

9^th

3 ¾

Across The Ocean

610-11

400/1

T: Tracey LeesonJ: Mr J Stevenson (7)

Always towards rear, tailed off 4 out, never a factor op 250/1

Also Ran

Cawthorne Cracker

611-6

4/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne

Held up in last pair, good headway out wide tracking leaders and challenging when fell 3 out op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.40, £1.50, £1.80EX:£14.50Trifecta:£50.70Tricast:£42.07SF:£11.99Swingers:£3.10, £4.30, £3.60

Forecasts

Couldbeaweapon (11/4), Heaven Smart (3/1), Cawthorne Cracker (4/1), Atreides (11/2), Greenways (13/2), Mr Mahler (8/1), Boskill Borden (20/1), Mawlood (250/1), Across The Ocean (400/1), Jobesgreen Lad (500/1)

HEAVEN SMART showed the benefit of a wind op when going in at Perth last week and looks the way to go under a 7 lb penalty. Atreides could emerge as the main danger if, as expected, building on his Fontwell second with Cawthorne Cracker and Mr Mahler also in the picture.

HEAVEN SMART (FR)
ATREIDES (IRE)
CAWTHORNE CRACKER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Harrys Hope

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 6

J: Ben Jones | T: B Pauling

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00