13:50 Ascot

Saturday 20 December 2025

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 4m 45.61s

1^st

Etalon

811-7

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Jumped well, disputed lead, led outright before 2nd, ridden and pressed for lead before 2 out where good jump, soon went clear, diminishing advantage near finish but always holding on op 16/1 tchd 20/1

2^nd

2 ½

Scarface

811-2

12/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Prominent, ridden and pressed winner before 2 out where not fluent and lost ground, kept on run-in, all out to hold second op 11/1

3^rd

nse

Issam

711-3

5/1

T: T SymondsJ: Callum Pritchard (3)

Midfield, chased leaders 3 out, soon driven, headway approaching last, kept on, just failed for second op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

4^th

Bad

611-11

5/2f

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Held up in midfield, ridden before 13th, went modest fourth before 2 out op 11/4

5^th

The Famous Five

710-4

8/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Tendency to jump left, never better than midfield op 6/1

6^th

8 ½

Here Comes Georgie

710-10

7/1

T: Dylan CunhaJ: Lee Edwards

Took keen hold, midfield, chased leaders before 5th, mistake 13th, soon lost position, faded before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Matterhorn

712-0

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Disputed lead, headed before 2nd, dropped to midfield 4th, dropped to rear 9th, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up op 14/1

General Medrano

811-3

13/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: S Bowen

Held up in midfield, fell 8th op 5/1

Rare Edition

810-13

6/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: David Bass

Midfield, not fluent 7th, mistake 12th, soon lost position, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up op 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.00Pl:£3.80, £3.00, £1.90EX:£152.30Trifecta:£942.20Tricast:£1,248.72SF:£202.66Swingers:£22.50, £15.20, £11.50

Forecasts

Bad (5/2), Issam (5/1), Rare Edition (6/1), General Medrano (13/2), Here Comes Georgie (7/1), The Famous Five (8/1), Scarface (12/1), Matterhorn (16/1), Etalon (18/1)

With Ben Pauling continuing to knock in the winners BAD looks sure to give it a good shot on the back of his fine run in the Paddy Power at Cheltenham. Issam has taken really well to fences and is second choice ahead of The Famous Five and General Medrano.

BAD (FR)
ISSAM (FR)
THE FAMOUS FIVE (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Kotmask

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 6

J: Caoilin Quinn | T: G & J Moore

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00