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Monday 8 December 2025

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Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 5f 164y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:56  |   Winning time: 5m 43.54s
1st
Horse silk
1
16/5
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden and headway before 2 out, led when pecked last, stayed on flat op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
9/4f
T: Ben ClarkeJ: Rex Dingle
Mistakes, prominent, led 6th, ridden when not fluent 2 out, headed last, no extra final 110yds tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
5
3
4/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Chad Bament (7)
Chased leaders, prominent 2nd, lost place 5th, went second 7th, lost second before 2 out, plugged on one pace last op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
9
7
11/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell
Mid-division, headway before 2 out, faded last op 12/1 tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
5
2
9/2
T: Tim VaughanJ: James Bowen
Raced wide, midfield, prominent 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, held when jumped right last op 15/2
6th
Horse silk
12
9
22/1
T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber
Towards rear, raced wide from 4th, pushed along after next, struggling 3 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
5
8
50/1
T: Mrs F M ShawJ: James Best
Wore hood in preliminaries, mounted in chute and went early to post, in touch with leaders, not fluent 7th, hit next and 3 out, soon weakened op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
14/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner
Never travelled well, held up in rear, tailed off from 5th, pulled up before 7th tchd 12/1
PU
Horse silk
6
25/1
T: R RoweJ: Tom Cannon
Led, headed 6th, lost place next, dropped to rear before 8th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 20/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.20Pl:£1.50, £1.30, £1.80EX:£11.80Trifecta:£35.30Tricast:£29.26SF:£11.23Swingers:£1.80, £3.70, £2.70

Forecasts

El Bandido Pancho (9/4), Mask Of Zorro (16/5), Ferret Jeeter (4/1), Weaver's Answer (9/2), Nowyouvebinandunit (11/1), Bredon Hill Dart (14/1), Dawn's Desire (22/1), Grey D'alco (25/1), Break Heart Hill (50/1)

Verdict

An interesting race for the grade. MASK OF ZORRO is likely still underestimated by his mark and can follow up his recent C&D victory. Progressive El Bandido Pancho is feared most, while Ferret Jeeter has gone well fresh previously and is another to note on first start since a breathing operation.

  1. MASK OF ZORRO (IRE)
  2. EL BANDIDO PANCHO
  3. FERRET JEETER

Prize Money

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

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