29 Dec 2025 13:50 Newbury
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £26,015); Distance: 3m 1f 214y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Coral Mandarin Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
King's Threshold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
111P-04 / 9 |
Jump (30) | Ben Jones | Miss E C Lavelle Sailing To Byzantium |
9/4 | |
| midfield, not fluent 7th, in touch with leaders 4 out, soon disputed lead going well, led outright 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 3¼ L |
Ideal Des Bordes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
2P5-0P4 / 7 |
Jump (24) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs C Hanbury &… |
7/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in rear, headway into midfield before 5th, in touch with leaders 4 out, soon switched right, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on and went second close home, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| NK |
Rivers Corner (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
6312-33 / 7 |
Jump (23) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard J P Romans & Nick… |
9/4 | |
| prominent, pressed leader before 16th, disputed lead and ridden before 3 out, headed 2 out, outpaced by winner run-in, lost second close home | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 16 L |
Only The Bold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
PP/P-313 / 10 |
Jump (50) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden Value Racing -… |
5/1 | |
| not always fluent and ran in snatches, midfield, dropped to rear before 4th, kept on 4 out, switched right before 2 out, went fourth approaching last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 8½ L |
Annual Invictus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
64172/0 / 10 |
Jump (30) | Freddie Gordon | C Gordon Mr Thomas Michael… |
5/1 | |
| led, pressed for lead before 16th, ridden before 4 out where not fluent, soon joined, headed before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 63 L |
Hold That Taught (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
1P/64-4P / 10 |
Jump (30) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mr P Davies |
25/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off before 17th | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Brave Kingdom (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
11P/3P-P / 9 |
Jump (30) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Graeme Moore, Kate… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Gericault Roque (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2253/30- / 9 |
Jump (293) | Non Runner | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
7 |
| - |
Minella Blueway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
2711-P3 / 8 |
Jump (23) | Isabel Williams | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||