Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Ascot · Saturday, 20 Dec · 17:50
· 2m 2f 181y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BAD (FR
🥈 Second
ISSAM (FR
🥉 Third
THE FAMOUS FIVE (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
19
18/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Matterhorn (G)
[T]
Won first 4 starts in handicap chases in summer 2024 and back on the up with a bang in the spring, easily winning 2½m Uttoxeter handicap in May. First run since.
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 7 | 76.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Bad (G)
FAV
[B]
Three chase wins at Kempton since February, including reappearance in October. Bang there for a long way in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2½m, soft) since and bold show likely back over a shorter trip and in a slightly easier rac…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 6 | 74.8 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Etalon (G)
[P1T]
Got right back on track when easily winning 2m handicap chase at Perth (soft) in April. Returned with a good second at Fontwell in October but well beaten at Newbury since. First-time cheekpieces (added to tongue tie) need to have a positi…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 8 | 73 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Issam (G)
[T]
Made it 2-3 over fences when seeing off 5 rivals on Wetherby reappearance (19f, soft) 35 days ago. This is a deeper race but he appeals as one who could have more to offer in this sphere.
|
Callum Pritchard | T Symonds | 7 | 71.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
General Medrano (G)
Shaped as if as good as ever when fourth on 17f course reappearance in November. Not in the same form when sixth at Newbury 4 weeks later but he's starting to look well handicapped again and Sean Bowen has been booked.
|
S Bowen | Miss E C Lavelle | 8 | 71.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Scarface (G)
[B1]
Runner-up in this last year and ended last season with a win at Newton Abbot in April. Shaped well when second in Badger Beers at Wincanton (25f) on his return after wind surgery but stopped quickly when pulled up at Newbury since. Blinker…
|
Brendan Powell | J Tizzard | 8 | 70.8 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Rare Edition (G)
Useful hurdler and quickly reached a similar standard over fences last season, scoring at Uttoxeter before good second over this C&D. Reappeared with a creditable second at Kelso in October but could only manage fourth in a deeper race at …
|
David Bass | C E Longsdon | 8 | 69.4 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 6th | 8 | — |
Here Comes Georgie (G)
[T]
Fairly useful hurdler/chaser for Patrick Neville and better than ever at the second time of asking for new trainer Dylan Cunha when second in 19f Doncaster handicap chase 3 weeks ago.
|
Lee Edwards | Dylan Cunha | 7 | 68 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
The Famous Five (G)
Won 2m Newbury handicap chase last December. Just as good when runner-up at Chepstow (19.5f) and back at Newbury (2m) on his final 2 outings of last season and no surprise were he to go on to even better things this term.
|
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 7 | 65.3 kg |
9
8/1
|
Betting forecast: Bad (5/2), Issam (5/1), Rare Edition (6/1), General Medrano (13/2), Here Comes Georgie (7/1), The Famous Five (8/1), Scarface (12/1), Matterhorn (16/1), Etalon (18/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 18210.0 GBP |
| P2 | 8372.0 GBP |
| P3 | 4186.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2093.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1046.0 GBP |
| P6 | 522.0 GBP |