12:40 Aintree

Sunday 26 October 2025

All12:4013:1513:5014:2014:5515:3016:05

Butterworth Spengler Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 6m 1.48s

1^st

Ernest Gray

811-7

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

2^nd

1 ¼

Lipa K

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

3^rd

1 ¼

Lihyan

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

4^th

Kikijo

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

5^th

1 ¾

Pounding Poet

911-12

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

6^th

Heather Honey

610-5

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

7^th

2 ½

Icare Allen

711-12

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

8^th

My Bobby Dazzler

1011-0

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

9^th

Asa

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

10^th

4 ¼

Pyramid Place

812-0

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

11^th

The Jam Man

1211-7

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

Doc McCoy

712-0

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)

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.

HEATHER HONEY
KIKIJO (FR)
DOC MCCOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Skyjack Hijack

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: William Shanahan | T: J Candlish

6/4

Prize Money

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