1.50 Howden Novices´ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £20,650.00 4-y-o plus(Class 3) 2m. 172yds.

Ascot Results Fri, 19th Dec, 2025

Going - Soft (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £14,084.51 Winning Units - .08 Dividend - £10,000.00. Placepot Pool - £193,870.67 Winning Units - 388.11 Dividend - £364.60. Quadpot Pool - £19,277.76 Winning Units - 339.07 Dividend - £42.00. Place Six Dividend - £613.64. Place Five Dividend - £152.02.

Howden Novices´ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £20,650.00 4-y-o plus (Class 3) 2m. 172yds.

1st - £10,905.00, 2nd - £5,018.00, 3rd - £2,509.00, 4th - £1,256.00, 5th - £626.00 4 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Vanderpoel (IRE) 11-7 (Lady Dulverton)
Rated 126
Sholokhov (IRE) - Dear Songbird (IRE)(Millenary (GB))
Breeder - Brian J. Crowley

(Morning price: 3/1 11/4 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 3/1 10/3 9/2 5/1 13/2 7/1 6/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

B Pauling

Ben Jones

Tote Win £6.00

midfield, ridden to lead 2 out, soon went clear, pushed out run-in, readily

27th Nov, 25 Lingfield
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 128 This
Race 3rd Jan, 26 Sandown
1st Hcp Chs Rated 134

2nd

Stencil (GB) 11-10 (Mr John P McManus)
hd¹ Rated 135
Masar (IRE) - Fullofwonder (GB)(Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Breeder - Eminent Kind Ltd

(Morning price: 3/1 10/3 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 2/1 7/4 15/8 7/4 15/8 7/4 5/4 11/10 1/1 11/10 6/5 5/4 11/8 6/4 13/8 7/4 13/8 15/8)
(Ring price: 7/4 9/5 7/4 15/8 2/1 9/4) SP 9/4

N & A Zetterholm

Harry Cobden

held up in rear, chased leaders and not fluent 2 out, ridden and soon chased winner, awkward last, kept on same pace

15th Nov, 25 Cheltenham
5th Chs This
Race 27th Jan, 26 Chepstow
1st Chs Rated 135

3rd

Southoftheborder (IRE) 11-0 (West Coast Haulage Limited)
Rated 119
Leading Light (IRE) - Dante's Queen (IRE)(King's Theatre (IRE))
Breeder - Donal Kenneally

(Morning price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 9/2 11/2 6/1 13/2 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 11/2)
(Ring price: 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Miss H C Knight

Brendan Powell

prominent, disputed lead before 8th, headed 2 out, soon ridden and lost second, faded run-in

29th Nov, 25 Doncaster
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 119 This
Race 17th Jan, 26 Haydock
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 117

4th

9.5L

Excelero (FR) 11-9 (Holt Macnabb Robinson Carpenter)
hd⁷sr Rated 128
Castle Du Berlais (FR) - Si St Eloi (FR)(Limnos (FR))
Breeder - O. Tricot

(Morning price: 9/4 2/1 7/4 15/8 2/1 9/4 5/2 11/4 5/2 15/8 2/1 15/8 7/4 13/8 6/4 11/8 5/4 11/8 5/4)
(Ring price: 11/8 6/4 11/8 6/4 5/4 6/5 5/4 6/5 11/10 6/5 5/4 6/5) SP 6/5fav

Mrs J Williams

C Gethings

jumped slightly left at times, took keen hold, led, joined before 8th, ridden and dropped to last 2 out where not fluent, soon weakened

19th Nov, 25 Warwick
1st Hcp Chs Rated 121 This
Race 23rd Jan, 26 Warwick
4th Hcp Chs Rated 128

Off 1.50
Time 4m. 13.79 secs, which is 2.56 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £15.80
Tote Trifecta- £42.00
CSF- £16.13.

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