Introducing William Hill Half A Mill Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:05

Date 2025-11-08

Distance 1m7f176y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,203

Winning Time 3m 50.02s (slow by 1.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mambonumberfive (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	7/2	Won
2nd	Highlands Legacy (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	4/1	.75
3rd	Glengouly (FR) Sean Bowen · Faye Bramley	28/1	0.05
4th	Javert Allen (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	100/30F	4.25
5th	Jour d'Evasion (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	5/1	4.5
6th	Dunstall Rambler (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Tom George	15/2	6
7th	Flamelco (FR) Tom Cannon · Sarah Humphrey	22/1	5
8th	Netywell (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	16/1	.75
9th	Alcedo (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	10/1	32

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Javert Allen Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	166	—	/1125-	127	132	117	231d	—	—	+18	36	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Lightly raced 6yo who did well over fences last season and could still have more to offer
6	Mambonumberfive Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	159	—	/2P17-	128	-	-	219d	—	—	+15	32.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Grade 2 juvenile hurdle winner in February; could have a very bright future over fences
5	Highlands Legacy Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	—	2534-1	121	137	123	17d	—	—	+16	32.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Improved to win on chase debut at Worcester and could take a 6lb rise in his stride
7	Jour d'Evasion Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	158	t	U2215-	119	-	-	266d	—	—	+18	32	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Consistent over hurdles and his half-brother improved when sent over fences
9	Dunstall Rambler Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	151	—	1124-1	112	142	118	24d	—	—	+19	28.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Hit with 12lb rise for Worcester win and this is hotter, but he did it very easily
4	Alcedo Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	160	—	P/413-	121	134	120	260d	—	—	+14	19.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) in February on second chase start; not ruled out
3	Netywell Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	162	—	P72P-3	123	138	124	14d	—	—	+17	22.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
On a handy mark and could build on his recent reappearance outing at Kelso
8	Glengouly Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Faye Bramley	J:Sean Bowen T:Faye Bramley	158	tp	0-7PP0	119	133	64	22d	—	—	+14	18.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Continues to tumble down the weights but hard to fancy on this year's evidence
10	Flamelco Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Tom Cannon T:Sarah Humphrey	150	ht	421-32	111	134	113	31d	—	—	+13	16.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Three wins last season but there's a suspicion he'll be vulnerable now up in grade
NR	Ryan's Rocket Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	168	—	4126U-	129	132	110	227d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Unexposed 7yo who retains potential now back down in trip for his reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Javert Allen	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Mambonumberfive	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Highlands Legacy	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Jour d'Evasion	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Dunstall Rambler	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Alcedo	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Netywell	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Glengouly	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	28/1
Flamelco	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ryan's Rocket	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Javert Allen

OR: 19.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Highlands Legacy

32.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Mambonumberfive

32.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 7.8 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Jour d'Evasion

OR: 17.3 Form: 10.7 Odds: 4

5/1

Dunstall Rambler

28.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Ryan's Rocket

23.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 4 Odds: 0

—

Netywell

22.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Alcedo

19.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Glengouly

18.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Flamelco

16.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ryan's Rocket	129	132	110
Mambonumberfive	128	—	—
Javert Allen	127	132	117
Netywell	123	138	124
Highlands Legacy	121	137	123
Alcedo	121	134	120
Jour d'Evasion	119	—	—
Glengouly	119	133	64
Dunstall Rambler	112	142	118
Flamelco	111	134	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Netywell	14d ago	Fit
Highlands Legacy	17d ago	Fit
Glengouly	22d ago	Fit
Dunstall Rambler	24d ago	Fit
Flamelco	31d ago	Fit
Mambonumberfive	219d ago	Long break
Ryan's Rocket	227d ago	Long break
Javert Allen	231d ago	Long break
Alcedo	260d ago	Long break
Jour d'Evasion	266d ago	Long break