Full Result 3.00 Leicester | 6 March 2026

Coldstream Guards Association Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m4f25yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 15 fences

1st £3,749.72 2nd £1,754.02 3rd £903.53 4th £478.63

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Begin The Luck (IRE) 11/1 Robbie David ⁵ Daisy Hitchins	Robbie David ⁵ Daisy Hitchins	10	119 p	94	84	103	–
b g Le Fou (IRE) - Bobsyourdad (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, cajoled along and good headway approaching last, pushed along to lead run-in, went clear inside final 110yds, comfortably (op 8/1)

2 4	3. Eric Carmen (IRE) 11/4 Benjamin Macey ⁵ Gary Hanmer	Benjamin Macey ⁵ Gary Hanmer	10	114 tp	89	75	92	–
b g Fame And Glory - Cooper's Joy (IRE) (Presenting)
Jumped left throughout, led, not fluent 2nd, headed run-in, outpaced inside final 110yds (op 7/2 tchd 5/2)

3 8 [12]	5. Jack Doyen (IRE) 17/2 Jack Quinlan Ben Case	Jack Quinlan Ben Case	10	1010 b	76	53	72	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - Reynella Cross (IRE) (Torus)
Prominent, mistake 10th, slipped on turn and hit rail after 11th, not fluent and weakened last (op 6/1)

4 2½ [14½]	4. Ultra Viers (IRE) 10/1 Harry Bannister Phillippa Taylor	Harry Bannister Phillippa Taylor	10	1010 tp	76	51	70	–
b g Fame And Glory - Endless Moments (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Took keen hold, prominent, mistake 3 out, hung right and weakened 2 out (op 22/1 tchd 25/1)

PU	2. River Run Free (IRE) 5/6F Rian Corcoran ⁷ David Pipe	Rian Corcoran ⁷ David Pipe	7	113 tb¹	90	–	–	–
b g Ol' Man River (IRE) - Midnight Velvet (Midnight Legend)
Prominent, in touch with leaders 4th, dropped to last and cajoled along with one circuit to go, outpaced 6th, reminders and detached 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the drying good to soft (soft in places) ground and would prefer a slower surface; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report) (op 8/11 tchd 8/13)

5 ran Off time: 3:00:31 Winning time: 5m 24.86s (slow by 24.16s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Miss Daisy Hitchins (Begin The Luck) 1st breeder: Edward Burns
2nd owner: The Ed-Chester Partnership (Eric Carmen)
3rd owner: Wardington Hopefuls (Jack Doyen)
Tote win: £12 PL: £3.50 £1.30 Ex: £35.20 CSF: £39.95 Trifecta: £100.20

3:00 Leicester 6 Mar 2026

Coldstream Guards Association Handicap Chase