Aintree
14:40
William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £23.80 Place: £5.20 £2.60 £3.80 Exacta: £157.20 Tricast: £1053.60 Trifecta: £2904.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - headway and went second before 2 out - led approaching last - ridden run-in - soon hung right and faced challenge - kept on gamely - all out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
9 G Good Ben Pauling 154 lbs 18/1 Won
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2nd
Led - headed 3rd - soon raced in second - stumbled after 3 out - soon lost position - rallying when not fluent last - went second and challenging run-in - soon carried right - just held(op 5/1 and tchd 11/2)
9 G Good Mrs Sara V Bradstock 168 lbs 9/2F 0.1
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3rd
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 3rd - mistake 15th - headway after 17th - went third inside final 110yds - soon no extra(op 10/1)
8 G Good Mel Rowley 146 lbs 12/1 3.75
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4th
In touch with leaders - lost ground and in rear after 5th - midfield before 13th - steady headway after 2 out - went fourth towards finish - finished lame(op 15/2)
8 M AVG Dan Skelton 147 lbs 9/1 0.3
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5th
Prominent - led 3rd - mistake 11th - clear after 13th - went further clear after 16th - much reduced lead before 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 16/1)
8 G AVG Dylan Cunha 150 lbs 12/1 1.25
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6th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 8th - headway after 3 out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1)
8 G AVG Warren Greatrex 155 lbs 9/1 1
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7th
Held up in rear - headway after 17th - no extra final furlong
7 G AVG Olly Murphy 146 lbs 13/2 11
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8th
Towards rear - headway after 17th - weakened gradually 1f out(op 15/2)
7 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 17/2 6.5
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9th
Towards rear - midfield after 5th - slow jump 6th (Chair) - soon lost ground - headway after 17th - weakened after 3 out(op 14/1)
8 G Good Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 153 lbs 18/1 32
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10th
Midfield - headway before 8th - mistake 10th - towards rear after 15th - weakened after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
5 G AVG Nicky Henderson 149 lbs 5/1 17
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99th
Never better than midfield - pulled up after 4 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
12 G AVG Patrick Griffin 154 lbs 28/1 -
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99th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 13th - bad mistake 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last(op 40/1)
8 G Good Jonjo & A J O'Neill 160 lbs 16/1 -
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99th
Midfield - towards rear after 3rd - pulled up after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
8 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 142 lbs 15/2 -
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