William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:15

Date 2025-12-26

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,008

Rain 0%

Runners (8)

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
3	Fortunate Man Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163	tp	21234-	124	139	120	286d	—	—	+8	35.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won this 12 months ago; lacks a recent run but returns with his stable among the winners
2	Blenkinsop Bay J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	164	—	030-51	125	133	121	33d	—	—	+3	25.6	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won at Exeter last month on second chase start and could have more to offer over fences
6	Kelce Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Neil Mulholland	156	p	F21-47	117	138	97	41d	—	—	+5	21.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Reappeared with close fourth at Cheltenham; heavy ground may not have suited there since
5	Snipe Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	p	4-4448	122	138	104	34d	—	—	+10	21.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won this in 2023; ran well at Ascot last month and failed to stay 3m5f there subsequently
8	Sunset Hill Grey J:Patrick Wadge T:Susan Corbett	J:Patrick Wadge T:Susan Corbett	152	—	20-435	113	132	117	27d	—	—	+10	17.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
3rd at Hexham last month but soundly beaten at Newcastle since and needs to prove stamina
1	Duke Of Deception Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Ben Smith(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	p	221-16	129	132	103	34d	—	—	+16	21.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Soundly beaten last time but back down in grade here; has run well in this race previously
7	Snowy Evening Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	153	p	1413/P	114	-	-	27d	—	—	+13	17.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Pulled up four weeks ago following long absence but he's one to watch in the betting
4	Dubai Days Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	163	ht	12U2-4	124	135	125	46d	—	—	+16	19.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
11yo who runs off last winning mark but he tends to come good later in the season

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fortunate Man	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Blenkinsop	3/1	5/2	3/1	11/4	5/2
Kelce	4/1	7/2	18/5	4/1	7/2
Snipe	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Sunset Hill	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Duke Of Deception	18/1	14/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Snowy Evening	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Dubai Days	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fortunate Man

35.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Blenkinsop

25.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

3/1

3rd

Kelce

21.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Duke Of Deception

21.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Snipe

21.3

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Dubai Days

19.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Sunset Hill

17.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Snowy Evening

17.1

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Duke Of Deception	129	132	103
Blenkinsop	125	133	121
Fortunate Man	124	139	120
Dubai Days	124	135	125
Snipe	122	138	104
Kelce	117	138	97
Snowy Evening	114	—	—
Sunset Hill	113	132	117

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sunset Hill	27d ago	Fit
Snowy Evening	27d ago	Fit
Blenkinsop	33d ago	Fit
Snipe	34d ago	Fit
Duke Of Deception	34d ago	Fit
Kelce	41d ago	Fit
Dubai Days	46d ago	Fresh
Fortunate Man	286d ago	Long break