Full Result 1.52 Bangor-on-Dee | 18 April 2026

Gieves & Hawkes Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (3m30yds) 3m Good 18 fences

1st £4,224.80 2nd £1,944 3rd £972 4th £486.40 5th £242.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Huckleberry Sting 12/1 Jack Andrews T Ellis	Jack Andrews T Ellis	7	105 ht	74	78	93	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Mayberry (Silver Patriarch)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway before 4 out, going easily and went second before 2 out, led last, shaken up and kept on well run-in (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding appeared to have benefitted from the return to 3m over fences, having previously raced twice over 2m 4 1/2f over hurdles after winning a 3m maiden point in March 2025) (tchd 11/1)

2 5	7. Peckforton Hills (IRE) 8/1 Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	6	117 tp	90	90	101	–
b g Youmzain (IRE) - Regal Force (IRE) (King's Ride)
Midfield, headway after 8th, not fluent 14th, led 3 out, hung left after 2 out, headed last, weakened final 110yds (op 6/1)

3 7 [12]	1. Streamsforth Lad (IRE) 13/8F Gavin Sheehan Gary Hanmer	Gavin Sheehan Gary Hanmer	8	120 tp	97	91	102	–
b g Mahler - Woodview Dawn (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Towards rear, steady headway after 9th, not fluent and reminder 11th, mistake 2 out, went third approaching last, no match for first two (op 11/5 tchd 9/4)

4 1¼ [13¼]	3. Subtle Fortune 7/1 Mr Darren Andrews ⁷ Mel Rowley	Mr Darren Andrews ⁷ Mel Rowley	8	116	96	89	98	–
b m Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Subtilty (With Approval)
In touch with leaders, headway before 5th, led 4 out, headed before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened run-in (op 9/1)

5 4¾ [18]	6. Sandscape 12/1 Harry Bannister Henry Daly	Harry Bannister Henry Daly	6	119 p¹	92	81	93	–
b g Cityscape - Hayley Belle (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Jumped right on occasions, prominent, mistake 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, weakened run-in (tchd 11/1)

6 9½ [27½]	10. Rockvale (IRE) 12/1 Tom Bellamy Sam Allwood	Tom Bellamy Sam Allwood	7	1011	80	61	72	–
ch g El Salvador (IRE) - Just For Jean (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, midfield after 6th, headway before 2 out, weakened before last (op 20/1)

7 8½ [36]	13. Harksman 40/1 James Best Martin Keighley	James Best Martin Keighley	6	106 p	75	49	57	–
br g Telescope (IRE) - Overthrow (Overbury)
Took keen hold, soon pressed leader, led 12th, headed 4 out, rallied before 3 out, soon briefly led again, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after 2 out (vet said gelding lost left-hind shoe)

8 ¾ [36¾]	9. Kapamazov 16/1 Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	9	111	84	57	65	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Miss Poli (Ballingarry)
Took keen hold, prominent, in touch with leaders with one circuit to go, weakened before 2 out (op 12/1)

9 5½ [42¼]	2. Atlanta Brave (IRE) 20/1 Conor O'Farrell Kerry Lee	Conor O'Farrell Kerry Lee	8	120 p	97	65	74	–
b g Aizavoski (IRE) - Ominous Outcast (IRE) (Heron Island)
Prominent, in touch with leaders with one circuit to go, outpaced before 13th, in rear when weakened after 3 out (op 14/1)

10 11 [53¼]	4. Siege Of Acres (FR) 25/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	5	1113 h	98	55	62	–
b g Nirvana Du Berlais (FR) - Tout A Faire (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Always behind

PU	5. El Rojo Grande (IRE) 10/1 Shane Quinlan ³ Katy Price	Shane Quinlan ³ Katy Price	9	116	92	–	–	–
ch g Ocovango - Matt Wood (IRE) (Woodborough)
Led, headed 12th, lost ground before 14th, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up (op 9/1)

PU	8. Black Occ (IRE) 10/1 Callum Pritchard ³ Sheila Lewis	Callum Pritchard ³ Sheila Lewis	7	111	87	–	–	–
br g Ocovango - Moonlight Whispers (IRE) (Oscar)
In touch with leaders, mistake 1st, soon lost ground, in rear when mistake 12th, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 12th fence, had a respiratory issue and was never travelling thereafter) (op 15/2)

PU	11. Shuile Warrior 28/1 Murray Dodd ⁷ Simon Edwards	Murray Dodd ⁷ Simon Edwards	8	102	78	–	–	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Shuile Role (Tragic Role)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when mistake 13th, outpaced after 14th, in rear when weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up (op 33/1)

PU	12. Tory Hill (IRE) 20/1 Jonathon Bewley George Bewley	Jonathon Bewley George Bewley	8	106 tp	75	–	–	–
b g Milan - Popular Opinion (IRE) (Oscar)
Jumped right throughout, towards rear, headway before 4th, not fluent 10th, reminder after 12th, bad mistake 3 out, jumped badly right 2 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed; vet said gelding lost left-hind shoe) (op 12/1)

14 ran Off time: 1:53:13 Winning time: 6m 7.83s (slow by 19.83s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Babbitt Racing & Watts (Huckleberry Sting) 1st breeder: J Westwood
2nd owner: Jon & Jacqueline Hughes (Peckforton Hills)
3rd owner: Thomas G Kelly (Streamsforth Lad)
Tote win: £15.10 PL: £5 £3.70 £1.20 Ex: £185.60 CSF: £104.51 Tricast: £246.09 Trifecta: £426.10

1:52 Bangor-on-Dee 18 Apr 2026

Gieves & Hawkes Novices' Handicap Chase