Horse Alert

06 Dec 2025 12:58 Aintree

Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £10,562); Distance: 2m 3f 200y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).

William Hill Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Guard The Moon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1228PF- / 7	Jump (225)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies James & Jean Potter…	7/1
		prominent, led 2nd, quickened after 4 out, went clear approaching 2 out, asserted and went further clear before mistake last, recovered quickly and always in command run-in, ridden out
2^nd	3	3 L	Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1162-F1 / 5	Jump (20)	J J Burke	A J Honeyball Les Bleus Fonces	5/2
		prominent, soon raced in second, mistake 4 out, ridden and not fluent 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, kept on but no impression run-in
3^rd	2	7 L	Inedit Star (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8)	23533-2 / 7	Jump (36)	Tom Broughton	N Kent Crossed Fingers…	6/1
		towards rear, pushed along to make some headway after 3 out, went third 2 out, outpaced by leading pair before last, no extra run-in
4^th	6	3¾ L	It's Hard To Know (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	1/1160- / 6	Jump (273)	Ben Jones	B Pauling Owners Group 138	6/1
		narrowly led 1st, headed 2nd, prominent, chased leading pair after 4 out, lost third 2 out, no impression after last
5^th	1	1¼ L	Pleasington (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	65/117-3 / 7	Jump (21)	James Bowen	O Murphy McNeill Family…	10/3
		held up in rear but in touch, some headway 11th, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced and jumped right 2 out, weakened after last
6^th	5	19 L	Captain Butler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	211/15-2 / 7	Jump (24)	Craig Nichol	Ruth Jefferson Mr Eric A Elliott	9/2
		close up and disputed to 1st, steadied and dropped towards rear 3rd, some headway before 4 out, outpaced and dropped to last when mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out