14:15 Aintree

Friday 26 December 2025

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William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 210y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:17  |   Winning time: 6m 31.00s
1st
Horse silk
3
Fortunate Man
611-9
15/8f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
(three fences omitted in home straight) tracked leaders, ridden into second 2f out, led run-in, pulled clear near finish op 5/2 tchd 9/5
2nd
Horse silk
3
6
Kelce
711-2
7/2
T: N P MulhollandJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Led, pushed along home straight, headed run-in, no extra near finish op 18/5 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
12
1
Duke Of Deception
812-0
12/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ben Smith (7)
Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost second and faded op 14/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
Snowy Evening
810-13
16/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne
Tracked leaders, lost place 2 out, ridden and rallied into fourth home straight, plugged on op 20/1 tchd 22/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
Sunset Hill
610-12
12/1
T: S CorbettJ: P W Wadge
Held up in rear, asked for effort after last, never going pace to challenge op 11/1 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
11
2
Blenkinsop
811-10
3/1
T: H D DalyJ: David Bass
Held up in rear, smooth progress after 2 out, ridden in home straight, soon held op 5/2 tchd 10/3
7th
Horse silk
15
5
Snipe
811-7
7/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Midfield, dropped to rear last, soon no impression op 6/1 tchd 15/2
8th
Horse silk
61
4
Dubai Days
1111-9
33/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn
Held up in touch, mistake 2 out, struggling in last final flight, tailed off op 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.30, £1.70, £2.70EX:£11.10Trifecta:£74.40Tricast:£61.80SF:£9.81Swingers:£2.80, £5.90, £7.20

Forecasts

Fortunate Man (15/8), Blenkinsop (3/1), Kelce (7/2), Snipe (7/1), Duke Of Deception (12/1), Sunset Hill (12/1), Snowy Evening (16/1), Dubai Days (33/1)

Verdict

BLENKINSOP confirmed the promise of his chase debut and benefited from the step back up in trip in trip when scoring in good style at Exeter 33 days ago. Open to further improvement as a staying chaser, he earns the vote over last year's winner Fortunate Man. Snipe, who took this prize 2 years ago, rates next best.

  1. BLENKINSOP
  2. FORTUNATE MAN (IRE)
  3. SNIPE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Fortunate Man
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.  |  T: J & A O'Neill
15/8

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00

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