12:43 Ludlow

Wednesday 17 December 2025

All12:1312:4313:1313:4514:2014:5515:30

Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:43 | Winning time: 4m 2.14s

1^st

Milan Tino

511-11

12/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon chased leader, ridden before 2 out, kept on approaching last, led near finish op 17/2 tchd 13/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Lime Drop

911-11

12/1

T: H D DalyJ: Stan Sheppard

Held up in midfield, in touch 4 out, soon ridden, chased leaders 2 out, headway approaching last, kept on and went second final strides op 16/1

3^rd

Park Annonciade

711-4

40/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: R P McLernon

Midfield, chased leaders before 5th, headway to lead 4 out, soon ridden, a length clear 2 out, diminishing advantage approaching last, headed near finish, lost second final strides op 25/1

4^th

Homme D'Un Soir

912-2

4/1

T: Billy AprahamianJ: James Bowen

Prominent, jumped right 2nd, chased leader 4th, led before 8th, hampered by loose horse before 4 out where ridden and headed, mistake 3 out, dropped to fourth 2 out, outpaced run-in op 11/2

5^th

1 ¾

Authoceltic

511-8

15/8f

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: James Best

Held up in rear, ridden 4 out where awkward, headway into midfield 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, soon faded tchd 13/8 and tchd 2/1

6^th

Lightning Flash

511-6

7/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Midfield, not fluent 7th, hampered before 4 out, soon driven, no impression before 2 out tchd 10/3

7^th

4 ¼

Hypotenus

611-8

11/2

T: J TickleJ: Rian Corcoran (7)

Went to post early, disputed lead, bumped 1st, led outright before 2nd, headed before 8th, hampered and ridden before 4 out, soon dropped to rear and outpaced

Also Ran

Stormin Crossgales

811-13

200/1

T: M YoungJ: Benjamin Poste

Went to post early, chased leaders, hampered and unseated rider 2nd op 125/1 tchd 100/1

Paddy In The Caddy

611-0

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Disputed lead, jumped right 1st, headed before 2nd, bad mistake 4th, soon dropped to rear, ridden before 8th, briefly rallied 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon pulled up tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.40Pl:£2.60, £2.30, £9.10EX:£96.20Trifecta:£1,588.80Tricast:£5,472.97SF:£139.89Swingers:£14.20, £36.40, £46.40

Forecasts

Authoceltic (15/8), Lightning Flash (7/2), Homme D'Un Soir (4/1), Hypotenus (11/2), Milan Tino (12/1), Lime Drop (12/1), Paddy In The Caddy (14/1), Park Annonciade (40/1), Stormin Crossgales (200/1)

HOMME D'UN SOIR ran a fine race when second at Huntingdon on return, finishing clear of the rest behind a younger rival, and the handicapper hasn't overreacted raising him 3 lb. Lightning Flash and Authoceltic have both improved for the switch to fences this season and are feared most.

HOMME D'UN SOIR (FR)
LIGHTNING FLASH (IRE)
AUTHOCELTIC (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Famoso

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 8

J: Stan Sheppard | T: M Sheppard

16/5

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00