12:40 Aintree

Sunday 26 October 2025

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Butterworth Spengler Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 149y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:41  |   Winning time: 6m 1.48s
1st
Horse silk
6
11/1
T: A KingJ: Philip Armson (3)
Chased leaders, went 2nd before 8th, not fluent 2 out, led before last, ridden out op 10/1 tchd 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
711-5
11/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ben Smith (6)
Held up off the pace in mid-division, closed 9th, not fluent 3 out, not much room before 2 out and before last, went 2nd and edged left, stayed on op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
711-11
16/1
T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs
Held up in rear, closed 2 out, went 3rd flat, held but kept on tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
½
8
511-6
18/5
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Callum Pritchard
Chased leaders, hit 2 out, kept on, went held 4th towards finish op 4/1 tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
8/1
T: T LaceyJ: Cameron Iles (3)
Chased leaders, steadied slightly after 1st, headway 9th, every chance last, no extra towards finish op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
12
7/2f
T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh
Held up off the pace in mid-division, closed 2 out, ridden before last, one pace and held when short of room on inside towards finish op 10/3 tchd 3/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
11/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Benjamin Macey (6)
Chased leaders on outside, steadied into mid-division after 1f, closed 9th, close up after 2 out, weakened flat op 15/2 tchd 7/1
8th
Horse silk
5
10
17/2
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell
Led until before 2nd, challenged 6th, led before 8th, headed before last, weakened flat op 11/1
9th
Horse silk
15
11
610-5
40/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson
Towards rear on outside, outpaced from 3 out, well held from next tchd 28/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ¼
1
11/1
T: H DickinJ: Bradley Harris (3)
Held up in rear, took keen hold, closed on outside 9th, outpaced after 2 out, soon weakened op 25/1 tchd 28/1
11th
Horse silk
45
7
100/1
T: R PotterJ: Ned Fox
Towards rear, not fluent and pushed along 6th, well behind 3 out, tailed off op 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
9/2
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Isabelle Ryder (6)
Prominent, led before 2nd, headed before 8th, weakened very quickly, pulled up before 9th op 5/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.30Pl:£3.30, £4.30, £3.20EX:£162.90Trifecta:£2,211.70Tricast:£1,964.93SF:£133.34Swingers:£20.90, £34.10, £24.30

Forecasts

Heather Honey (7/2), Kikijo (18/5), Doc McCoy (9/2), Pounding Poet (8/1), My Bobby Dazzler (17/2), Ernest Gray (11/1), Lipa K (11/1), Icare Allen (11/1), Pyramid Place (11/1), Lihyan (16/1), Asa (40/1), The Jam Man (100/1)

Verdict

HEATHER HONEY may progress again now back around 3m and is narrowly preferred to the reappearing Kikijo, a low-mileage 5-y-o who should have more to offer this season. The Jamie Snowden stable is in flying form and last-time-out Warwick scorer Doc McCoy completes the shortlist.

  1. HEATHER HONEY
  2. KIKIJO (FR)
  3. DOC MCCOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Skyjack Hijack
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 6
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £10,034.002nd: £4,617.003rd: £2,308.004th: £1,155.005th: £576.00

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