13:15 Ascot

Saturday 20 December 2025

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Karen Codd Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 123y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 5m 51.63s
1st
Horse silk
5
15/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Led, not fluent 3rd, joined 3 out, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, kept on approaching last, sustained duel with runner-up run-in, found extra and led outright final strides op 6/1 tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
4
8/1
T: B PaulingJ: Callum Pritchard (3)
Prominent, disputed lead 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on approaching last, sustained duel with winner run-in, no extra and headed final strides op 10/1 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
5/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Ran in snatches, midfield, ridden before 2 out, soon disputed third, kept on and chased leaders run-in, not reach leaders op 4/1 tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
3
2
5/2f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Prominent, pushed along and chased leaders 2 out, soon switched right and joined for third, faded run-in, all out to hold fourth op 3/1 tchd 9/4
5th
Horse silk
nse
7
12/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, headway approaching last, kept on, just failed for fourth tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
12
1
9/2
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Keen early, midfield, ridden before 2 out, faded approaching last tchd 4/1
7th
Horse silk
12
3
12/1
T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke
Held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, soon faded op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
30
9
15/2
T: Miss H C KnightJ: Brendan Powell
Midfield, briefly ridden in rear before 6th, headway on outer before 7th, ridden in rear 8th, weakened before 2 out op 17/2 tchd 13/2
9th
Horse silk
13
8
611-0
25/1
T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy
Close up in touch, ridden and faded before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 22/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.60, £2.10, £1.80EX:£59.30Trifecta:£354.30Tricast:£331.99SF:£66.25Swingers:£7.80, £7.40, £8.80

Forecasts

Mount Gay Run (5/2), Fresh Kicks (9/2), Buzz Iceclear (5/1), Jakar Du Moulin (15/2), Doctor Midas (15/2), Duel Au Soleil (8/1), Dixie Mafia (12/1), Havefunontherun (12/1), Gasmani (25/1)

Verdict

A really interesting novice handicap. BUZZ ICECLEAR looked a stayer firmly on the up when scoring twice last month and might be able to defy the handicapper again. Nicky Henderson's recent Plumpton maiden winner Fresh Kicks is almost certainly capable of better again now handicapping and is second choice ahead of Doctor Midas, a good second over C&D last month, Mount Gay Run and Havefunontherun.

  1. BUZZ ICECLEAR (IRE)
  2. FRESH KICKS (IRE)
  3. DOCTOR MIDAS (FR)

Previous Winners

2024
Thank You Ma'am
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 5
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £8,714.002nd: £4,010.003rd: £2,005.004th: £1,003.005th: £500.006th: £522.00

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