Book Your Raceday Hospitality Now Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Carlisle

14:35

Date 2026-02-16

Distance 3m110y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £10,034

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 5.1°C

Wind 12mph W

Rain 50%

Winning Time 6m 30.25s (slow by 17.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sound And Fury (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/2	Won
2nd	Hudson De Grugy (FR) Jonathan England · Sam England	16/1	2.25
3rd	Saint Davy (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	4/1	0.3
4th	Ayiko (GB) J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	100/30F	2
5th	Upfordebate (IRE) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	5/1	.5
6th	President Scottie (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	4/1	7

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Westerninthepark (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/2

Runners (7)

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
3	Ayiko Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	164	t	213-U2	126	133	76	58d	—	—	+4	25.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Promising second on chase debut at Haydock and could build on that now back up in trip
1	Saint Davy Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	170	p	3F4P-3	132	136	120	31d	—	—	+11	28.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran well in third on last month's reappearance at Windsor and he's entitled to respect
6	President Scottie Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	152	—	3P-486	114	133	125	18d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+5	20.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
There's a suspicion he's regressive but he's not discounted in view of a dangerous mark
7	Upfordebate Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	147	tp	511P11	109	135	117	73d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+26	40	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Made it 4 wins from last 5 starts when scoring easily at Sedgefield in December; up 9l
2	Westerninthepark Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	—	20-47P	127	136	121	31d	—	—	+10	22.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Promising fourth on reappearance here in November but two lesser performances since
4	Sound And Fury Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	162	p	17-168	124	132	93	52d	—	—	+10	21.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Tailed off at Market Rasen last time but won here in November and he's not written off
5	Hudson De Grugy Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	158	v	3-6910	120	134	106	29d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+16	20.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ran well for long way over 3m4f at Windsor last time; could go well now back down in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ayiko	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Saint Davy	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
President Scottie	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Upfordebate	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Westerninthepark	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Sound And Fury	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Hudson De Grugy	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Upfordebate

OR: 14.8 Form: 21.3 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Saint Davy

28.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Ayiko

25.2

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Westerninthepark

22.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Sound And Fury

21.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Hudson De Grugy

20.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.3

20/1

President Scottie

20.4

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saint Davy	132	136	120
Westerninthepark	127	136	121
Ayiko	126	133	76
Sound And Fury	124	132	93
Hudson De Grugy	120	134	106
President Scottie	114	133	125
Upfordebate	109	135	117

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
President Scottie	18d ago	Fit
Hudson De Grugy	29d ago	Fit
Saint Davy	31d ago	Fit
Westerninthepark	31d ago	Fit
Sound And Fury	52d ago	Fresh
Ayiko	58d ago	Fresh
Upfordebate	73d ago	Fresh