16 Nov 2025 15:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m 87y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
Alexei (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1148-21 / 5 |
Flat (581), Jump (15) |
Brendan Powell | J Tizzard Brocade Racing |
10/3 | |
| midfield, not fluent 3 out, good headway before 2 out, going best in behind leaders rounding home turn, went second before last, led flat and soon went clear, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
15 |
| 6 L |
Helnwein (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
44372-2 / 7 |
Jump (190) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Noel Fehily Racing… |
14/1 | |
| wore hood to post, in touch, made headway after 5th, in behind leaders going well 3 out, challenging 2 out, shaken up to lead rounding home turn, ridden and faced challenge last, headed flat, ran on but no match for winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 7 L |
Faivoir (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
28526/8 / 10 |
Jump (14) | Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton Mrs Suzanne Lawrence |
40/1 | |
| chased leaders on outer, joined leaders 3 out, went second and challenging rounding home turn, lost second before last, no extra and weakened run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
17 |
| NK |
Welsh Charger (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
9/1715-0 / 7 |
Jump (190) | C Gethings | A Ralph Jones, Spiers &… |
28/1 | |
| led, headed 4th, pressed leaders 3 out, outpaced 2 out, ridden out wide rounding home turn, ran on same pace flat | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| NK |
Fiercely Proud (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
7/F61PP- / 6 |
Jump (226) | Kielan Woods | B Pauling Mr T P Radford |
16/1 | |
| prominent, shaken up after 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace after last | ||||||||||
6th |
12 |
| 1¾ L |
Putapoundinthejar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
6161-08 / 5 |
Flat (26), Jump (51) |
S Bowen | A J Martin Mr R Grehan |
22/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 3 out, shaken up 2 out, made headway rounding home turn, kept on but made no telling impression | ||||||||||
7th |
14 |
| 1½ L |
Dedicated Hero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
13115-6 / 6 |
Jump (14) | Danny McMenamin | A M Thomson Recommended Freight… |
22/1 | |
| held up in rear of mid-division, ridden along after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, not fluent last, never seriously involved | ||||||||||
8th |
16 |
| 8 L |
Mirabad (FR) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
221310- / 6 |
Flat (740), Jump (281) |
Harry Skelton | D Skelton The Forefold Racing… |
7/2 | |
| took keen hold in midfield, made headway to lead 4th, faced challenges 2 out where not fluent, soon headed, faded before last | ||||||||||
9th |
4 |
| 1 L |
Iberico Lord (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
P/1F400- / 7 |
Jump (201) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
15/2 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 5th, ridden when mistake 2 out, made no impression | ||||||||||
10th |
11 |
| 4 L |
Castle Carrock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
1136- / 6 |
Jump (225) | Tom Cannon | A King Mr J Law |
7/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
11th |
2 |
| ½ L |
Gibbs Island (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 10) |
11P8-1 / 4 |
Flat (392), Jump (36) |
Stan Sheppard | T Lacey Raceshare - Gibbs… |
18/1 | |
| wore hood to post, towards rear of midfield, no chance and weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
6 |
| 4¾ L |
Laafi (FR) (colt, bay, 11 8) |
13- / 5 |
Flat (386), Jump (294) |
Philip Byrnes | W Durkan Four D Partnership |
33/1 | |
| midfield, not fluent 4th, made headway going okay 3 out, ridden along after 2 out, faded rounding home turn | ||||||||||
13th |
3 |
| 15 L |
Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
010171- / 6 |
Jump (218) | Craig Nichol | Ewan Whillans Mr J D Wright &… |
33/1 | |
| towards rear on inner, ridden after 5th, lost touch after 3 out | ||||||||||
14th |
18 |
| 15 L |
Rubber Ball (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
533119- / 5 |
Jump (226) | J M Quinlan | N B King Peter Beadles |
18/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and lost position before 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
15th |
7 |
| 11 L |
No Ordinary Joe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
7/5740-9 / 9 |
Jump (30) | R P McLernon | Faye Bramley The Cheeky Pups |
50/1 | |
| held up in behind leaders, lost position before 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
PU |
19 |
| - |
Serious Challenge (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) |
51114-4 / 5 |
Flat (502), Jump (21) |
J J Burke | F O'Brien Martin St Quinton… |
13/2 | |
| prominent, lost ground quickly and pulled up before 2 out, lost action | ||||||||||
PU |
13 |
| - |
Fiveonefive (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
8-91P65 / 7 |
Flat (419), Jump (23) |
Keith Donoghue | C Collins Salvatore Giannini/tony… |
80/1 | |
| in rear, detached after 3rd, tailed off 4th, pulled up | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Celtic Dino (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
11433-1 / 6 |
Jump (35) | Non Runner | S Thomas Walters Plant Hire… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Knickerbockerglory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5P/1354- / 9 |
Jump (210) | Freddie Keighley | D Skelton S T Racing - Knickerbocker |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
20 |
| - |
King William Rufus (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
16601-4 / 8 |
Jump (23) | H Cobden | C Gordon Mrs B Ansell |
20/1 | |
| close up, lost position 4th, ridden along after 5th, struggling 3 out, lost touch 2 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||