Book William Hill Christmas Meeting Online Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Wetherby

13:25

Date 2025-12-06

Distance 3m45y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 6m 39.30s (slow by 33.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Express Surprise (IRE) Richie McLernon · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	9/2	Won
2nd	One Last Glance (GB) William Maggs · Tom Gretton	9/1	1
3rd	Gold Emery (FR) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	11/2	11
4th	Visual Impact (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	100/30F	10
5th	Fern Hill (IRE) Mr Charlie Case · Ben Case	6/1	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ballylinch (IRE) Callum Bewley · Micky Hammond	40/1
P.U.	Moonlight Flit (IRE) Jack Andrews · Fiona Needham	28/1
P.U.	Pachacuti (IRE) Tom Cannon · David Pipe	9/2
P.U.	The Scorpion King (GB) David Bass · Oliver Signy	13/2

Runners (9)

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	Visual Impact Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	168	—	3222-3	110	117	94	35d	—	—	+5	23.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Encouraging chase debut at Ayr over 2m4f and this longer trip could be a better fit
6	Pachacuti Bay J:Tom Cannon T:David Pipe	J:Tom Cannon T:David Pipe	162	p	P20-P3	104	117	104	27d	—	—	+3	17.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
On a useful mark and his third at Ffos Las represented a return to form (3m, soft)
7	Express Surprise Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richie McLernon T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	154	t	3143-3	96	117	107	25d	—	—	+5	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fair run last time on good ground and sole win under rules came on soft; chance
5	The Scorpion King Bay J:David Bass T:Oliver Signy	J:David Bass T:Oliver Signy	165	p	211P-4	107	118	104	27d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3-8 as a chaser and firmly enters the reckoning after respectable return over hurdles
3	Gold Emery Grey J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	166	—	3/72-3	108	121	103	21d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Often competitive over fences despite being 0-11 and another solid run last time
1	Fern Hill Bay J:Mr Charlie Case(7) T:Ben Case	J:Mr Charlie Case(7) T:Ben Case	168	—	43-511	110	121	88	25d	—	—	+8	17.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Rated a lot higher back in the day and arrives here seeking a hat-trick at about 3m
8	One Last Glance Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:Tom Gretton	J:William Maggs(5) T:Tom Gretton	151	tp	142-6U	93	115	-	19d	—	—	+6	12.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
In contention when unseating two fences out at Plumpton 19 days ago; couldn't rule out
4	Moonlight Flit Bay J:Jack Andrews(3) T:Fiona Needham	J:Jack Andrews(3) T:Fiona Needham	165	b	1/PP4-	107	-	-	—	—	—	+19	22.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has won a couple of points since showing some promise over hurdles for Nicky Henderson
9	Ballylinch Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Micky Hammond	J:Callum Bewley T:Micky Hammond	146	tp	1/2-45	88	116	66	23d	—	—	+16	18.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
A case can be made on best form but has been laboured in two runs after an absence

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Visual Impact	7/2	7/2	7/2
Pachacuti	9/2	4/1	4/1
Express Surprise	9/2	9/2	9/2
The Scorpion King	11/2	11/2	11/2
Gold Emery	6/1	6/1	6/1
Fern Hill	13/2	7/1	7/1
One Last Glance	10/1	11/1	10/1
Moonlight Flit	28/1	25/1	25/1
Ballylinch	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Visual Impact

23.2

OR: 15 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Gold Emery

22.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Moonlight Flit

22.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1

28/1

Ballylinch

18.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Express Surprise

18.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4

9/2

Pachacuti

17.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

The Scorpion King

17.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Fern Hill

17.9

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

One Last Glance

12.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Visual Impact	110	117	94
Fern Hill	110	121	88
Gold Emery	108	121	103
The Scorpion King	107	118	104
Moonlight Flit	107	—	—
Pachacuti	104	117	104
Express Surprise	96	117	107
One Last Glance	93	115	—
Ballylinch	88	116	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
One Last Glance	19d ago	Fit
Gold Emery	21d ago	Fit
Ballylinch	23d ago	Fit
Express Surprise	25d ago	Fit
Fern Hill	25d ago	Fit
Pachacuti	27d ago	Fit
The Scorpion King	27d ago	Fit
Visual Impact	35d ago	Fit
Moonlight Flit	—	—