Full Result 1.55 Fontwell | 8 December 2025

Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m5f164yds) 2m5½f Heavy 11 hurdles

1st £3,247.81 2nd £1,494.44 3rd £747.23 4th £373.92 5th £186.35

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mask Of Zorro (IRE) 16/5 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	5	120	98	102	105	–
b g Masked Marvel - Ville Sainte (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headway before 2 out, led before last, pecked on landing last, went clear inside final 110yds (op 5/2)

2 4¼	4. El Bandido Pancho 9/4F Rex Dingle Ben Clarke	Rex Dingle Ben Clarke	6	117	91	91	94	–
b g Westerner - Dr Jane (Dr Massini)
Prominent, led before 6th, not fluent 4 out, not fluent 3 out, headed before last, no extra run-in (tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4)

3 5 [9¼]	3. Ferret Jeeter 4/1 Chad Bament ⁷ Anthony Honeyball	Chad Bament ⁷ Anthony Honeyball	8	111 w¹ t	92	87	88	–
ch g Recharge (IRE) - Halo Flora (Alflora)
In touch with leaders, headway and went second before 7th, weakened before last (op 9/2)

4 9 [18¼]	7. Nowyouvebinandunit 11/1 Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	8	107 v¹	77	64	65	–
b m Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Oceana Blue (Reel Buddy)
Towards rear, headway before 2 out, weakened before last (op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

5 5 [23¼]	2. Weaver's Answer 9/2 James Bowen Tim Vaughan	James Bowen Tim Vaughan	7	120 p	98	80	81	–
gr g Dunaden (FR) - Oskar's Eva (IRE) (Black Sam Bellamy)
Raced wide, towards rear, headway before 3 out, pressed leaders before 2 out, weakened quickly before last (op 15/2)

6 12 [35¼]	9. Dawn's Desire (IRE) 22/1 Harry Kimber Robert Walford	Harry Kimber Robert Walford	5	102 3	72	42	41	–
b m Milan - Ma Baker (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
Towards rear, not fluent 5th, weakening when not fluent 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

7 5 [40¼]	8. Break Heart Hill 50/1 James Best Fiona Shaw	James Best Fiona Shaw	7	102 1	72	37	36	–
b g Arvico (FR) - Petite Pois (Little Jim)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 7th, not fluent 4 out, weakened quickly before 2 out (op 40/1)

PU	6. Grey d'Alco (FR) 25/1 Tom Cannon Richard Rowe	Tom Cannon Richard Rowe	8	109	79	–	–	–
gr g Gris De Gris (IRE) - Chutiquetta (FR) (Gold Away)
Led, not fluent 5th, headed before 6th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 33/1 tchd 20/1)

PU	5. Bredon Hill Dart 14/1 Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	6	112 p	86	–	–	–
b g Dartmouth - Bredon Hill Poppy (Kayf Tara)
Raced in last, jumped left 1st, soon detached, weakened and pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report) (tchd 12/1)

9 ran Off time: 1:56:50 Winning time: 5m 43.54s (slow by 29.54s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: The Alyasan Partnership (Mask Of Zorro) 1st breeder: John Mounsey
2nd owner: The White Hart Company (El Bandido Pancho)
3rd owner: R J Matthews (Ferret Jeeter)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.50 £1.30 £1.80 Ex: £11.80 CSF: £11.23 Tricast: £29.26 Trifecta: £35.30

1:55 Fontwell 8 Dec 2025

Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Handicap Hurdle