14:33 Newbury

Wednesday 17 December 2025

All11:5312:2312:5313:2313:5814:3315:08

BetVictor Wishes You A Merry Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 187y  |   Good to Soft (Soft In Places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:34  |   Winning time: 5m 5.77s
1st
Horse silk
6
9/2
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: C Gethings
Towards rear, improved into mid-division on outer 4th, went third after 11th, rider lost iron briefly on approach to 2 out, led after 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on well op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
8
610-13
18/1
T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon
Prominent, pressed leader 12th, led narrowly approaching 2 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, battled on but always held by winner op 14/1 tchd 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
1
11/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Rear mid-division, hampered 1st, took fifth at 11th, lost position 4 out, pushed along and rallied before last where chased leaders, stayed on one pace flat op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
7
4
611-10
6/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out and no progress, ridden and ran on run-in, never on terms op 8/1 and tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
1
9
12/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn
In rear, closed up 12th, pushed along before 2 out where mistake, stayed on one pace op 14/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
2
2
18/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle
Led, faced challenge from 12th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakened tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
11
7
5/2f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders, skewed 3rd, pushed along 2 out, faded before last op 11/4 tchd 9/4
8th
Horse silk
53
3
18/1
T: Faye BramleyJ: K Brogan
Front mid-division, slow and lost position 7th, pushed along 11th, no response and soon tailed off op 28/1 and tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
5/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Rear mid-division, mistake 8th, not fluent 10th, dropped away before 4 out, pulled up op 6/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.90, £4.70, £1.90EX:£89.60Trifecta:£521.60Tricast:£457.19SF:£74.24Swingers:£12.30, £6.10, £15.50

Forecasts

Don't Tell Su (5/2), Knight Of Allen (9/2), Fine Casting (5/1), Road To Home (11/2), Peso (6/1), Icare Grandchamp (12/1), Aviation (18/1), Lord Baddesley (18/1), Walking On Air (18/1)

Verdict

FINE CASTING impressed with the way he travelled when going in at Bangor last time and looks weighted to go close again despite taking a 6 lb rise. Knight of Allen could emerge as the main danger after his promising Chepstow second on his chasing debut, although Peso, Road To Home and Lord Baddesley all merit plenty of respect too in this competitive handicap.

  1. FINE CASTING (IRE)
  2. KNIGHT OF ALLEN (FR)
  3. PESO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Saint Segal
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 6
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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