31 Dec 2025 15:13 Uttoxeter
Winner: £6,150 (Penalty: £3,248); Distance: 3m 10y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
General Sports Worldwide Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
- |
Express Surprise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3143-31 / 7 |
Jump (25) | R Patrick | C Boultbee-Brooks C & C Boultbee… |
4/1 | ||
| in touch with leaders, travelling well when pressed leader 4 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden when pressed and headed last, rallied and all out when led again towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
NK |
Smurfette (GB) (filly, bay, 11 9) |
562131- / 7 |
Jump (400) | Jack Andrews | T Ellis G & T Racing Club |
22/1 | ||
| prominent, travelling well when closed on leaders 4 out, went second before 2 out, pressed winner and every chance but not fluent last, ran on but no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
21 L |
Fortunefavorsdbold (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 6) |
22343-2 / 7 |
Jump (34) | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams All Stars Sports… |
13/2 | ||
| soon led, ridden when headed before 3 out, outpaced by leading pair 2 out, kept on for modest third | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
1¼ L |
Good Work (FR) (colt, grey, 11 11) |
P425-3P / 9 |
Flat (1989), Jump (34) |
Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero The Cool Runnings… |
25/1 | ||
| mid-division, mistake 8th, some headway after 3 out, went modest fourth after last, kept on | ||||||||||
5th |
11 |
4¼ L |
Emotional Roller (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1325-23 / 7 |
Jump (40) | Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith |
15/2 | ||
| soon raced in second, not fluent 11th, lost position before 4 out, ridden after 3 out, chased leading trio 2 out, weakened and lost one place after last | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
5 L |
Gata Ban (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 4) |
8641-26 / 8 |
Jump (35) | C O'Farrell | N P Mulholland The Boot Inn Partnership |
28/1 | ||
| prominent, outpaced and pushed along before 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
13 |
12 L |
Nine Nine Nine (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) |
22P4-52 / 8 |
Jump (21) | Shane Fenelon | S-J Davies Moorland Racing… |
16/1 | ||
| always towards rear, outpaced and struggling from 14th, ridden 4 out, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
12 |
- |
Gibberwell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
2P15-F5 / 9 |
Jump (31) | Philip Armson | J Coulson All Or Nothing… |
66/1 | ||
| towards rear of mid-division, pushed along before 7th, mistake 10th, pulled up before 11th, never travelled | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
- |
Thickthorn Tom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
778-76 / 5 |
Jump (45) | Tristan Durrell | D Skelton Kate Fisher & Sally… |
25/1 | ||
| always towards rear, struggling from before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
- |
Isle Of Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
94U/42-U / 7 |
Jump (24) | J J Burke | K Bailey & M Nicholls The Going For Gold… |
16/1 | ||
| prominent, outpaced 13th, soon struggling, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
- |
River Voyage (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
76211-3 / 7 |
Jump (40) | Jamie Brace | Miss R Curtis Racing For Fun |
5/1 | ||
| held up towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
3 |
- |
Pougne Aminta (FR) (mare, brown, 11 11) |
143523/ / 8 |
Jump (651) | Jack Hogan | A Ralph Mr Alastair Ralph |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
- |
Keppel Queen (GB) (mare, bay, 11 13) |
F234-21 / 6 |
Jump (91) | S Bowen | O Murphy Deva Racing Jh |
9/4 | ||
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 9th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
14 |
- |
Lone Soldier (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
P5-P543 / 7 |
Jump (17) | Toby Wynne | C & A Pogson Pete Wordingham… |
22/1 | ||
| towards rear, detached before 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
