Horse Alert

06 Dec 2025 14:40 Aintree

Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £84,195); Distance: 3m 1f 188y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Soft.

William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Twig (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	2P770-1 / 10	Jump (27)	Beau Morgan	B Pauling Mrs G Morgan	18/1
		wore hood to start, prominent, went second and chased clear leader after 3 out, closed on leader 2 out, led last, hung right rounding Elbow, faced sustained challenge and all out towards finish, gamely held on
2^nd	1	SHD	Mr Vango (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	13P/111- / 9	Jump (266)	Jack Tudor	S Bradstock Cracker and Smodge…	9/2
		led, headed soon after 2nd, close up, led chasing group from Canal Turn (15th), dropped to third before 2 out, switched right but not fluent last, slightly hampered rounding Elbow, pressed winner run-in, all out towards finish, narrowly denied final stride
3^rd	12	3¾ L	Val Dancer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	33/112-9 / 8	Jump (34)	Charlie Hammond	Mrs M Rowley The Val Dancers	12/1
		mid-division, pushed along to make headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, rallied and stayed on after last, took third inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish
4^th	8	NK	Galia Des Liteaux (FR) (mare, bay, 10 10)	2754P-5 / 9	Jump (34)	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton Mr Michael Ariss	9/1
		prominent, lost ground 5th, dropped to last 6th (water), rallied after 3 out, stayed on from two out, ridden to go fourth towards finish
5^th	9	1¼ L	Mahons Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	112-224 / 9	Jump (28)	Lee Edwards	Dylan Cunha C Nightingale &…	12/1
		prominent, led soon after 2nd, mistake 11th, went 10 lengths clear 15th (Canal Turn), much reduced lead 2 out, headed last, weakened final 110yds
6^th	5	1 L	Bill Baxter (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 1)	25U41-2 / 9	Jump (30)	Sam Twiston-Davies	W Greatrex Glassex Ltd	9/1
		prominent, soon settled in mid-division, ridden after 3 out, briefly disputed fourth 2 out, weakened and lost two places Elbow, weakened towards finish
7^th	11	11 L	Westerninthepark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	12320-4 / 7	Jump (34)	B S Hughes	O Murphy The Box 8 Partnership	13/2
		wore hood to start, held up in rear, some headway after 2 out, outpaced after last, weakened final 110yds
8^th	2	6½ L	Bioluminescence (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9)	P/122P-3 / 7	Jump (30)	Keith Donoghue	G P Cromwell Mr John P McManus	17/2
		prominent, soon settled in mid-division in main group, some headway 3 out, outpaced before mistake last, weakened run-in
9^th	7	32 L	White Rhino (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	4/11UP-9 / 9	Jump (28)	Craig Nichol	O Greenall & J Guerriero The Rhino Syndicate	18/1
		wore hood to start, always towards rear, struggling and tailed off from 3 out
10^th	10	17 L	Excello (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 9)	23740-3 / 6	Jump (28)	James Bowen	N J Henderson Mrs Angela Yeoman	5/1
		mid-division, outpaced and struggling from 3 out, tailed off after last, weakened quickly run-in, lost left-fore shoe
PU	6	-	Roi Mage (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	21576-1 / 13	Jump (90)	James Reveley	P Griffin Pryde/van Der Hoeven/mcgladery/beaumon	28/1
		towards rear of mid-division, dropped to last and struggling before 13th (Bechers), tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
PU	3	-	Monbeg Genius (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	P/241P6- / 9	Jump (224)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Martin Tedham &…	16/1
		prominent, mistake 12th, not fluent Bechers (13th), struggling after 2 out, pulled up before last
PU	13	-	Gaboriot (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2)	1363P-2 / 9	Jump (28)	R T Dunne	O Greenall & J Guerriero Mr G C Myddelton	15/2
		rear of mid-division, not fluent 5th, not fluent 14th (Foinavon), tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out