William Hill Christmas Meeting Up Next Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Wetherby

12:50

Date 2025-12-06

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 4m 2.10s (slow by 20.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chase A Fortune (GB) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	7/2	Won
2nd	Double Oban (GB) Lewis Stones · Olly Murphy	7/4F	.5
3rd	Kingston Narcissus (FR) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	9/2	7
4th	Hourless (GB) Mr John Dixon · John Dixon	11/2	0.3
5th	Thereisnodoubt (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	9/2	4
6th	Justus (IRE) Callum Bewley · Micky Hammond	33/1	16

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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	Double Oban Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	168	p	2111-9	113	112	98	30d	—	—	-5	25.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Four hurdle wins last term and could leave last month's reappearance behind; headgear on
5	Chase A Fortune Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	163	p	24-5F2	108	117	62	26d	—	—	+2	19.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Narrowly denied back hurdling latest; won't need to pull out much more for cheekpieces
1	Kingston Narcissus Black J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	168	h	221F-3	113	114	89	18d	—	—	+8	23.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Respectable third on Kelso reappearance 18 days ago but he's only 1-23 overall
4	Thereisnodoubt Chestnut J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	165	t	4531-9	110	113	99	35d	—	—	+5	19.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Signed off last season with a 2m Ayr win and last month's return there possibly needed
6	Hourless Bay J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	146	—	3-6468	91	116	88	42d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	15.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Well held on return from wind surgery six weeks ago and his claims aren't obvious
3	Justus Chestnut J:Callum Bewley T:Micky Hammond	J:Callum Bewley T:Micky Hammond	165	p	012P/	110	111	-	—	—	—	+18	23.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Hurdle and Flat winner in 2024 but well held on AW Flat in April and off again since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Double Oban	7/4	15/8	7/4
Chase A Fortune	4/1	4/1	4/1
Kingston Narcissus	9/2	4/1	4/1
Thereisnodoubt	9/2	9/2	9/2
Hourless	13/2	6/1	13/2
Justus	20/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Double Oban

25.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Justus

23.5

OR: 15 Form: 7 Odds: 1.5

20/1

3rd

Kingston Narcissus

23.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Chase A Fortune

19.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Thereisnodoubt

19.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.1

9/2

Hourless

15.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Double Oban	113	112	98
Kingston Narcissus	113	114	89
Thereisnodoubt	110	113	99
Justus	110	111	—
Chase A Fortune	108	117	62
Hourless	91	116	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kingston Narcissus	18d ago	Fit
Chase A Fortune	26d ago	Fit
Double Oban	30d ago	Fit
Thereisnodoubt	35d ago	Fit
Hourless	42d ago	Fit
Justus	—	—