24 Oct 2025 15:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £52,030); Distance: 1m 7f 199y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
- |
Calico (GER) (colt, bay, 10 10) |
P13432- / 9 |
Flat (1860), Jump (204) |
Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr John J Reilly |
5/1 | ||
| chased leaders out wide, led briefly 4th, led again 6th, pushed along turning in, 3 lengths ahead when brushed the last, stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
7 L |
Jasko Des Dames (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
12550-2 / 6 |
Flat (951), Jump (33) |
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Mr Basil Holian |
9/4 | ||
| chased leading pair, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd before next, 3 lengths down and ridden before last, no chance with winner, kept on for 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
¾ L |
Brookie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
173124- / 8 |
Jump (176) | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball Miss A F Rugg |
7/1 | ||
| held up off the pace in 5th, went modest 3rd before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
5½ L |
Traprain Law (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 2) |
4437P-2 / 7 |
Jump (19) | P W Wadge | L Russell & M Scudamore Mr Raymond Anderson… |
15/2 | ||
| prominent, led before 2nd until before next, chased leaders, outpaced and struggling in modest 4th 4 out, no chance after | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
2½ L |
Unexpected Party (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 3) |
524225- / 10 |
Jump (181) | Harry Atkins | D Skelton O'reilly Maclennan… |
16/1 | ||
| off the pace in last pair, never in the race | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
3¾ L |
Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
23215-0 / 7 |
Flat (1478), Jump (167) |
Conor Ring | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
40/1 | ||
| off the pace in rear, not fluent 7th, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
7½ L |
Matata (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
212133- / 7 |
Jump (203) | J J Slevin | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
11/4 | ||
| led until before 2nd, led again before 3rd where mistake, headed briefly 4th, headed 6th, chased winner, ridden after 3 out, weakened quickly before next | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
- |
Uncle Phil (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
150/P68- / 8 |
Jump (328) | H Cobden | Chester Williams J Allison & Racingpulses |
40/1 | ||
| off the pace and always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
- |
Third Time Lucki (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 5) |
6505-11 / 10 |
Jump (117) | J J Burke | F O'Brien The Craze Family |
14/1 | ||
| in touch with leaders, mistake and pulled up quickly after 6th (water) | ||||||||||
