19 Mar 2025 15:35 Huntingdon
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,357); Distance: 2m 104y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Arkle Finance Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Iskar D'airy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 6241/P7 / 7 | Jump (55) | N F Houlihan | G & J Moore Mrs Arnold & Partner | 11/4 | |
| jumped well, made all, 5 lengths ahead last, kept up to work and went further clear run-in, heavily eased towards finish, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 9½ L | Superstylin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 23-2U63 / 8 | Jump (27) | S Bowen | Miss S Smith Mrs V Palmer | 11/4 | |
| held up last, gained a place 3 out, headway out wide turning in, 3rd 2 out, went 5 lengths 2nd at the last, ridden and edged right run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 3¼ L | Tropical Talent (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 623787 / 6 | Flat (754), Jump (134) | Toby Wynne | O Greenall & J Guerriero The Oldcastle Racing… | 7/4 | |
| close 3rd on inside, went 2nd briefly 2nd, outright 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner when mistake and lost 2nd at the last, plugged on in moderate 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 2 L | Jaitroplaclasse (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 9/466-03 / 6 | Jump (21) | Sean Clarke | R L Llewellyn Martin Redman &… | 7/1 | |
| bit keen out wide in close 4th, went 3rd 4 out, pushed along and lost 3rd 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 22 L | Victory Club (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 02-0657 / 8 | Jump (27) | Benjamin Poste | H Dickin Miss E Emmerton… | 10/1 | |
| tracked winner, mistake and lost 2nd briefly 6th, mistake and lost 2nd next, regained 2nd soon after, mistake and lost 2nd 4 out, dropped to rear and struggling next, tailed off and eased run-in | ||||||||||
