25 Oct 2025 14:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £52,030); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Three Card Brag (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) |
7130-82 / 8 |
Jump (31) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott McNeill Family/patrick… |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd when pecked 11th, challenged 3 out, soon led, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
17 |
| 2¾ L |
Backmersackme (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) |
7846-78 / 6 |
Flat (380), Jump (28) |
S Bowen | E Mullins Mr P Byrne |
13/2 | |
| chased leaders, lost place when mistake 15th, rallied from 2 out, stayed on well flat, went 2nd close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
15 |
| ¾ L |
Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
2/2151P- / 7 |
Jump (182) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Babbitt Racing |
12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, challenged last, held final 100 yards, no extra and lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
11 |
| HD |
The Short Go (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
342F5P- / 8 |
Jump (175) | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Mr N Byrne |
4/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway 3 out, close up when not fluent 2 out, held flat, kept on | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 5½ L |
Dunboyne (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
PP/P114- / 10 |
Jump (187) | James Smith | Ian Donoghue S P O'Connor |
18/1 | |
| led until 2nd, prominent, mistake 4 out, outpaced next, no impression after but kept on from 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
14 |
| NS |
Inch House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
124F/PP- / 8 |
Jump (301) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr Michael Geoghegan |
18/1 | |
| prominent, led 2nd, headed after 3 out, 5th and no extra last | ||||||||||
7th |
16 |
| ¾ L |
Ballycamus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
31P14-2 / 8 |
Jump (14) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie |
22/1 | |
| towards rear, slow 1st, some headway when jumped right 3 out, never on terms with leaders | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| NK |
Fascile Mode (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
PF9-723 / 7 |
Jump (24) | D E Mullins | T Mullins Mrs Helen Mullins/m… |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 6th, lost place before 13th, outpaced 3 out, no impression after | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 1 L |
Hyland (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 11) |
41122P- / 8 |
Jump (203) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Ten From Seven |
11/2 | |
| in touch in mid-division, mistake 1st and 15th, no impression on leaders 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
10 |
| 6½ L |
Rock My Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
314225- / 7 |
Jump (196) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard J P Romans & Nick… |
11/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, closed 9th, no extra 2 out | ||||||||||
11th |
9 |
| 4¼ L |
King's Threshold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
65111P- / 8 |
Jump (182) | Ben Jones | Miss E C Lavelle Sailing To Byzantium |
20/1 | |
| towards rear, hampered 4 out, modest headway final bend, mistake 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
12th |
12 |
| ¾ L |
Transmission (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
1/21265- / 8 |
Jump (228) | C O'Farrell | N P Mulholland Paul McKeon |
9/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, mistake 11th, some headway 3 out, no impression 2 out | ||||||||||
13th |
6 |
| 23 L |
Manothepeople (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
P551-65 / 10 |
Jump (90) | J J Burke | F O'Brien The Fob Racing… |
20/1 | |
| in rear after mistake 1st, struggling final circuit, tailed off | ||||||||||
14th |
5 |
| 19 L |
Light N Strike (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
2-133UP / 9 |
Jump (14) | James Bowen | M Bowen Salvo & Alex Giannini |
66/1 | |
| always in rear, well beaten when mistake 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
13 |
| - |
Escaria Ten (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
0/P4480- / 11 |
Jump (204) | Freddie Keighley | M Keighley J B Property Investments… |
80/1 | |
| mistake 1st when on outside, rear of mid-division, closed from 12th, close up after 4 out, weakened after next, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Nassalam (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
11P0/PP- / 8 |
Jump (342) | Freddie Mitchell | G & J Moore John and Yvonne… |
66/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, slow 12th, struggling 15th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
Sea Music (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1-U54U5 / 7 |
Jump (31) | Donagh Meyler | E Mullins Mrs A F Mee |
28/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 15th, in touch when fell 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
18 |
| - |
Minella Blueway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
652711- / 7 |
Jump (224) | Isabel Williams | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
18/1 | |
| always towards rear, pulled up when well behind pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||