Full Result 2.33 Newbury | 17 December 2025

BetVictor Wishes You A Merry Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m3f187yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £10,562 2nd £4,860 3rd £2,430 4th £1,216 5th £606

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Knight Of Allen (FR) 9/2 Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	5	117	122	118	132	–
b g Masterstroke (USA) - Atacames (FR) (Dom Alco)
Jumped left on occasions, soon in touch with leaders, headway when jockey lost iron briefly before 2 out, led before last, ridden run-in, kept on (op 7/2)

2 ¾	8. Aviation (IRE) 18/1 Tom Cannon Lucy Wadham	Tom Cannon Lucy Wadham	6	1013 w² p	114	110	122	–
gr g Martaline - Keep Face (FR) (Poliglote)
Led, headed before 2nd, pressed leader from 7th, led narrowly before 3 out, headed before last, hung left but kept on well run-in (op 14/1 tchd 20/1)

3 2 [2¾]	1. Road To Home (IRE) 11/2 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	6	120	129	123	135	–
b g Gamut (IRE) - Rosshill Opera (IRE) (Arcadio)
Towards rear, steady headway after 11th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied approaching last, kept on well run-in (op 7/2)

4 7 [9¾]	4. Peso (IRE) 6/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	6	1110	125	111	126	–
gr g Shirocco (GER) - Flaming Poncho (IRE) (Accordion)
Midfield, stayed on run-in (op 8/1 and tchd 17/2)

5 1 [10¾]	9. Icare Grandchamp (FR) 12/1 Caoilin Quinn Gary & Josh Moore	Caoilin Quinn Gary & Josh Moore	7	105	106	91	106	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Qualia Grandchamp (FR) (Nikos)
In rear, headway before 12th, in touch with leaders when mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 14/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1)

6 2 [12¾]	2. Lord Baddesley (IRE) 18/1 Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle Anthony Honeyball	10	1113 tb¹	128	111	126	–
bb g Doyen (IRE) - Tropical Ocean (IRE) (Anshan)
Prominent, led before 2nd, headed before 3 out, weakened approaching last (tchd 20/1)

7 11 [23¾]	7. Don't Tell Su (IRE) 5/2F Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	7	113	118	90	110	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Bell Walks Day (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
In touch with leaders, headway after 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 11/4 tchd 9/4)

8 53 [76¾]	3. Walking On Air (IRE) 18/1 Kevin Brogan Faye Bramley	Kevin Brogan Faye Bramley	8	1113	128	42	67	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Refinement (IRE) (Oscar)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 7th, soon dropped to rear, struggling from 12th, tailed off (op 28/1 and tchd 33/1)

PU	5. Fine Casting (IRE) 5/1 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	9	118	123	–	–	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Fine Fortune (IRE) (Bob Back)
Towards rear, pecked on landing 8th, headway when stumbled on landing 12th, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said he felt something was amiss and therefore pulled up gelding; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities) (op 6/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:34:03 Winning time: 5m 5.77s (slow by 13.77s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Holt, Macnabb, Robinson & Jeffrey (Knight Of Allen) 1st breeder: Bruno Vagne
2nd owner: James Summers (Aviation)
3rd owner: P Davies (Road To Home)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.90 £4.70 £1.90 Ex: £89.60 CSF: £74.24 Tricast: £457.19 Trifecta: £521.60

2:33 Newbury 17 Dec 2025

BetVictor Wishes You A Merry Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race)