Fitzdares Your Personal Bookmaker Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Windsor

13:50

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 2m37y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £42,713

Weather Overcast

Temp 4°C

Wind 6mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 0.31s (slow by 8.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	No Questions Asked (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	7/2	Won
2nd	Be Aware (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	8/15F	1
3rd	Alnilam (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	4/1	29

Runners (5)

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	Be Aware Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	h	88-122	147	164	157	41d	—	—	-12	44.3	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Runner-up in Grade 1 Henry VIII at Sandown last time and leading claims in today's company
4	No Questions Asked Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	156	—	10-123	144	161	155	28d	—	—	+8	30.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Shaped in 2m4f/2m3f Grade 2 novice chases as though drop back in trip is well worth a go
1	Alnilam b/br J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	5-11P4	144	159	151	20d	—	—	+14	27.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won his first two chases; made mistakes on next two starts; chance if cutting out blunders
NR	Hansard Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	156	—	97-412	137	157	142	20d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
7l second of five in Grade 2 Wayward Lad at Kempton and might not be far away
NR	Roadlesstravelled Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	111PP-	135	-	-	321d	—	—	—	28.7	—	—
Lacks chasing experience and also a recent run, but retains potential and not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Be Aware	8/15	4/7	8/15	8/15	8/15
No Questions Asked	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Alnilam	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hansard	-	-	-	-	-
Roadlesstravelled	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Be Aware

44.3

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

No Questions Asked

30.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Roadlesstravelled

28.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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Alnilam

27.3

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

6/1

Hansard

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Be Aware	147	164	157
No Questions Asked	144	161	155
Alnilam	144	159	151
Hansard	137	157	142
Roadlesstravelled	135	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alnilam	20d ago	Fit
Hansard	20d ago	Fit
No Questions Asked	28d ago	Fit
Be Aware	41d ago	Fit
Roadlesstravelled	321d ago	Long break