William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Aintree

2:40

Date 2025-12-06

Distance 3m1f188y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £84,195

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10	Excello gr James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	149	p	3740-3	133	158	151	28d	—	—	+15	27.1	11/2 15%
3rd of 17 in 2m5f Grand Sefton here was his best show for ages; stamina can be questioned
1	Mr Vango b Jack Tudor · Mrs Sara V Bradstock	Jack Tudor · Mrs Sara V Bradstock	168	tp	P/111-	152	156	145	266d	—	—	+16	29.5	11/2 15%
Rain will help and this plucky front-runner can dig deep again to find more improvement
11	Westerninthepark b Brian Hughes · Olly Murphy	Brian Hughes · Olly Murphy	146	—	2320-4	130	157	138	34d	—	—	+13	22.9	13/2 13%
Disputed lead at final fence when respectable fourth over 3m2f at Carlisle five weeks ago
13	Gaboriot ch Robert Dunne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Robert Dunne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	142	b	363P-2	126	158	145	28d	—	—	+17	26.7	15/2 12%
4m winner as a hunter chaser and placed in the last two Grand Seftons over these fences
2	Bioluminescence b Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	163	—	122P-3	147	151	123	30d	—	—	+20	29.9	15/2 12%
Lightly raced 7yo who jumps well and probably remains capable of better for Gavin Cromwell
8	Galia Des Liteaux b Tristan Durrell(3) · Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell(3) · Dan Skelton	150	tp	754P-5	134	163	137	34d	—	—	+15	23.5	8/1 11%
8th in the 2024 Grand National off 12lb higher; needs respect for top yard
5	Bill Baxter gr Sam Twiston-Davies · Warren Greatrex	Sam Twiston-Davies · Warren Greatrex	155	—	5U4-12	139	154	72	30d	—	—	+16	24.6	9/1 10%
2m5f winner over these fences in 2023; there's been a revival in his fortunes this season
12	Val Dancer b Charlie Hammond · Mel Rowley	Charlie Hammond · Mel Rowley	146	p	/112-9	130	158	136	34d	—	—	+15	22.1	11/1 8%
Probably needed the race last month and a leading player judged on last season's exploits
9	Mahons Glory b Lee Edwards · Dylan Cunha	Lee Edwards · Dylan Cunha	150	—	12-224	134	160	150	28d	—	—	+17	22.5	16/1 6%
Showed plenty of dash up front when 4th of 17 in the 2m5f Grand Sefton over these fences
7	White Rhino b Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	153	—	11UP-9	137	157	138	28d	—	—	+18	23.2	14/1 7%
Jumped too ponderously here on reappearance but there were signs of warming to his task
4	Twig b Beau Morgan(5) · Ben Pauling	Beau Morgan(5) · Ben Pauling	159	p	P770-1	143	156	126	27d	—	—	+30	34.3	22/1 4%
Mixed messages; won last month but tenth in the Grand National in April was a remote one
3	Monbeg Genius b Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	tp	241P6-	144	158	134	224d	—	—	+26	29.2	40/1 2%
Mostly competitive last term but he was behind from the word go here in the Grand National
6	Roi Mage b James Reveley · Patrick Griffin	James Reveley · Patrick Griffin	154	—	576-21	138	152	-	90d	—	—	+20	22.8	33/1 3%
Another French win last time out; 7th and 9th in Grand Nationals and this trip might help

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Excello	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Mr Vango	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Westerninthepark	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Gaboriot	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Bioluminescence	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Galia Des Liteaux	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Bill Baxter	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1	9/1
Val Dancer	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Mahons Glory	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
White Rhino	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Twig	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Monbeg Genius	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Roi Mage	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Twig

34.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

22/1

2nd

Bioluminescence

29.9

OR: 24.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Mr Vango

29.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Monbeg Genius

29.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Excello

27.1

OR: 20.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Gaboriot

26.7

OR: 19 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Bill Baxter

24.6

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Galia Des Liteaux

23.5

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

White Rhino

23.2

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Westerninthepark

22.9

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Roi Mage

22.8

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Mahons Glory

22.5

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Val Dancer

22.1

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mr Vango Top Rated	152	156	145
Bioluminescence	147	151	123
Monbeg Genius	144	158	134
Twig	143	156	126
Bill Baxter	139	154	72
Roi Mage	138	152	—
White Rhino	137	157	138
Galia Des Liteaux	134	163	137
Mahons Glory	134	160	150
Excello	133	158	151
Westerninthepark	130	157	138
Val Dancer	130	158	136
Gaboriot	126	158	145

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Excello	28d ago	Fit
Mr Vango	266d ago	Long break
Westerninthepark	34d ago	Fit
Gaboriot	28d ago	Fit
Bioluminescence	30d ago	Fit
Galia Des Liteaux	34d ago	Fit
Bill Baxter	30d ago	Fit
Val Dancer	34d ago	Fit
Mahons Glory	28d ago	Fit
White Rhino	28d ago	Fit
Twig	27d ago	Fit
Monbeg Genius	224d ago	Long break
Roi Mage	90d ago	Fresh

Going: Soft

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