Full Result 3.00 Ascot | 20 December 2025

Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f185yds) 3m Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £56,950 2nd £21,370 3rd £10,700 4th £5,330 5th £2,680 6th £1,340

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Deep Cave (IRE) 10/1 Jack Tudor Christian Williams	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	7	1013	139	121	147	–
bb g Court Cave (IRE) - Lady Knightess (IRE) (Presenting)
In rear, not fluent 1st, headway from 3 out, kept on well against far rail run-in, led post (tchd 9/1)

2 hd	5. Leave Of Absence (FR) 11/1 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball	8	115	145	127	151	–
ch g Masked Marvel - To Much Fun (Act One)
Prominent, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, kept on well but headed post (op 16/1)

3 nk [½]	7. Johnnywho (IRE) 6/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	8	115 t	145	126	152	–
br g Califet (FR) - Howaya Pet (IRE) (Montelimar)
Midfield, not fluent 9th, headway 3 out, ran on well final 110yds, nearest finish (op 7/1)

4 1 [1½]	8. Hyland (FR) 10/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	8	113	143	123	150	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - Medine (FR) (Mansonnien)
In touch with leaders, prominent 3rd, not fluent 14th, disputing second when mistake 2 out, kept on (op 9/1)

5 ½ [2]	4. Victtorino (FR) 5/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	7	116	146	126	150	–
bb g It's Gino (GER) - Victtorie (FR) (Vettori)
In rear, steady headway from 4 out, kept on but not pace to challenge (tchd 9/2)

6 3 [5]	3. Henry's Friend (IRE) 18/1 Kielan Woods Ben Pauling	Kielan Woods Ben Pauling	8	116 p	146	123	147	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Easter Bonnie (IRE) (Milan)
Led, headed 3 out, no extra approaching last

7 3½ [8½]	9. Blow Your Wad (IRE) 7/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Tom Lacey	Sam Twiston-Davies Tom Lacey	7	112 w² tp	142	117	144	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Molly's Mate (IRE) (Goldmark)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 2 out, not recover (tchd 13/2)

8 1¾ [10¼]	12. Transmission (IRE) 17/2 Sean Bowen Neil Mulholland	Sean Bowen Neil Mulholland	8	104 p	130	103	128	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - Ellie (IRE) (Winged Love)
In rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 11th, no impression (op 9/1)

9 11 [21¼]	11. Pic Roc (IRE) 3/1F Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	7	109 p	135	98	121	–
ch g Mount Nelson - South Africa (FR) (Turtle Bowl)
Towards rear, headway on outer when bad mistake 4 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad jumping mistake at 4th last fence) (op 11/4)

10 14 [35¼]	1. Ga Law (FR) 28/1 Isabelle Ryder ⁷ Jamie Snowden	Isabelle Ryder ⁷ Jamie Snowden	9	117 p	154	105	124	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Law (FR) (Lute Antique)
Prominent when hampered 1st, soon in touch with leaders, weakened 3 out (op 25/1)

PU	6. Two For Gold (IRE) 40/1 Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	12	115 p	145	–	–	–
b g Gold Well - Two Of Each (IRE) (Shernazar)
Prominent when not fluent 1st, soon in touch with leaders, not fluent 14th, weakened 3 out, soon pulled up

PU	2. Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 18/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	10	1110 w² tp	150	–	–	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Didinas (FR) (Kaldou Star)
In touch with leaders, dropped to rear 14th, weakening when not fluent 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

12 ran Off time: 3:00:12 Winning time: 6m 8.27s (slow by 8.77s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Sue Howell (Deep Cave) 1st breeder: Robert Allen
2nd owner: Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire (Leave Of Absence)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Johnnywho)
Tote win: £11 PL: £3.20 £3.10 £2.20 Ex: £134.10 CSF: £117.01 Tricast: £730.46 Trifecta: £1,130.20

3:00 Ascot 20 Dec 2025

Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)