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Unibet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2026-04-15
Distance 3m1f125y
Class Class 2
Going Good To Soft
Type Chase
Surface Turf
Age Band 5yo+
Prize £15,609
Weather Overcast
Temp 11.8°C
Wind 9mph S
Rain 82%
Winning Time 6m 43.79s (slow by 10.79s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Iron Bridge (IRE)
Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill
11/4 Won
2nd
Hold Your Fort (IRE)
Callum Pritchard · Debra Hamer
4/1 .5
3rd 2/1F 16
4th
Hang In There (IRE)
Rian Corcoran · Emma Lavelle
15/2 34

Non-Runners / Other

Status Horse SP
P.U. 9/1
P.U.
Millforce (IRE)
Richie McLernon · Henry Oliver
17/2
P.U.
Minella Crooner (IRE)
James Best · Sarah Humphrey
66/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
4
Grand Geste
Grey
J:Danny McMenamin
T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
J:Danny McMenamin
T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
 152 p 221P1P
134
155
130
 36d — — +5
41.5
0.41/1
13/8
38%
Strong form claims back on his favourite track; good ground would be a slight concern
2
Iron Bridge
Bay
J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr
T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr
T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
 153 p P-2P23
135
157
146
 24d 0W/1P 1 run — +5
28.1
0.63/1
5/2
29%
Strong stayer but with a strike-rate of only 2-17 over fences and excuses are wearing thin
8
Hold Your Fort
Bay
J:Callum Pritchard(3)
T:Debra Hamer
J:Callum Pritchard(3)
T:Debra Hamer
 145 — 3314U1
127
153
139
 17d — — +23
35.4
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Dominated his two rivals from the front at Ascot (3m, good); up 5lb; respected
1
Hang In There
Bay
J:Rian Corcoran(5)
T:Emma Lavelle
J:Rian Corcoran(5)
T:Emma Lavelle
 169 — 277153
151
156
146
 46d — — +25
36.6
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Encouraging third at Newbury last time and this ground should be more suitable
7
Egbert
Bay
J:Jack Tudor
T:Christian Williams
J:Jack Tudor
T:Christian Williams
 149 p 1FP-1P
131
153
119
 24d — — +15
22.4
2.50/1
10/1
9%
2-2 here but the glaring concern is his nothing run at Exeter last time
6
Millforce
Bay
J:Richie McLernon
T:Henry Oliver
J:Richie McLernon
T:Henry Oliver
 152 p -P0421
134
150
120
 171d — — +30
35.8
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Absent since October when he signed off for Gavin Cromwell with a 2m6f win at Galway
3
Minella Crooner
Bay
J:James Best
T:Sarah Humphrey
J:James Best
T:Sarah Humphrey
 153 p 5P-8PP
135
-
-
 35d — — +19
21.9
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Left Gordon Elliott on a downer and has continued in similar vein for current team
NR
Bhaloo
Brown
J:Nico de Boinville
T:Nicky Henderson
J:Nico de Boinville
T:Nicky Henderson
 152 p 3-63PP
134
155
141
 137d — — —
23.1
— —
Even if back on song after a break his form figures at 3m or beyond are PPP
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Grand Geste
 13/8 13/8 13/8
Iron Bridge
 5/2 5/2 5/2
Hold Your Fort
 11/2 5/1 5/1
Hang In There
 6/1 6/1 6/1
Egbert
 10/1 9/1 10/1
Millforce
 16/1 12/1 16/1
Minella Crooner
 66/1 40/1 50/1
Bhaloo
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Predictor

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

1st Grand Geste
41.5
OR: 21 Form: 8.8 Odds: 11.8
13/8
2nd Hang In There
36.6
OR: 25.3 Form: 8 Odds: 3.3
6/1
3rd Millforce
35.8
OR: 21 Form: 13.2 Odds: 1.6
16/1
4 Hold Your Fort
35.4
OR: 19.3 Form: 12.6 Odds: 3.6
11/2
5 Iron Bridge
28.1
OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9
5/2
6 Bhaloo
23.1
OR: 21 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
—
7 Egbert
22.4
OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
10/1
8 Minella Crooner
21.9
OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7
66/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Hang In There
151
156
146
Iron Bridge
135
157
146
Minella Crooner
135
 — —
Grand Geste
134
155
130
Millforce
134
150
120
Bhaloo
134
155
141
Egbert
131
153
119
Hold Your Fort
127
153
139

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Hold Your Fort 17d ago Fit
Iron Bridge 24d ago Fit
Egbert 24d ago Fit
Minella Crooner 35d ago Fit
Grand Geste 36d ago Fit
Hang In There 46d ago Fresh
Bhaloo 137d ago Long break
Millforce 171d ago Long break

Class

HorsePrev ClassChange
Iron Bridge Class Class 3 Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 1 drop, 0 rises.