Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Ascot

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Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2025-12-20

Distance 2m2f181y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £18,211

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Bad gr Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	165	b	1P5-15	144	154	141	35d	—	—	+7	30.8	11/4 27%
Ran a good fifth at Cheltenham last time and he's a better horse going right-handed
5	General Medrano b Sean Bowen · Emma Lavelle	Sean Bowen · Emma Lavelle	157	—	280-46	136	154	118	21d	—	—	+12	25.1	5/1 17%
Disappointing last run but his comeback effort here in November was encouraging
4	Issam b Callum Pritchard(3) · Tom Symonds	Callum Pritchard(3) · Tom Symonds	157	t	6312-1	136	152	126	35d	—	—	+23	34.8	6/1 14%
An improving chaser who was good value for narrow winning margin at Wetherby last month
7	Rare Edition b David Bass · Charlie Longsdon	David Bass · Charlie Longsdon	153	—	24F-24	132	153	139	21d	—	—	+13	23.4	15/2 12%
Below best latest but still early days as a chaser and won off 4lb higher over hurdles
8	Here Comes Georgie b Lee Edwards · Dylan Cunha	Lee Edwards · Dylan Cunha	150	t	3-1362	129	151	137	22d	—	—	+15	24.5	15/2 12%
Early days with this yard and narrowly failed to defy a hefty weight at Doncaster
9	The Famous Five b Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	144	—	31522-	123	150	138	295d	—	—	+22	33.7	15/2 12%
Ran well when last seen in February; every chance off this mark if his jumping holds up
6	Scarface b Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	156	b	021-2P	135	148	117	21d	—	—	+17	23	12/1 8%
Better than he showed last time but even if the blinkers work he looks high in the weights
1	Matterhorn b Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	168	t	P992-1	147	152	135	209d	—	—	+30	35.7	14/1 7%
On a career-high mark, lacks a recent run and ideally wants good ground
3	Etalon br Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	161	tp	41-529	140	150	120	21d	—	—	+19	23.9	20/1 5%
He's a capable chaser when on song but can be inconsistent, as he showed last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bad	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
General Medrano	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Issam	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Rare Edition	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2
Here Comes Georgie	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
The Famous Five	15/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	11/2
Scarface	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Matterhorn	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Etalon	20/1	16/1	20/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Matterhorn

35.7

OR: 24.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.5

14/1

2nd

Issam

34.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

The Famous Five

33.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Bad

30.8

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

General Medrano

25.1

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Here Comes Georgie

24.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Etalon

23.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Rare Edition

23.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Scarface

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Matterhorn Top Rated	147	152	135
Bad	144	154	141
Etalon	140	150	120
General Medrano	136	154	118
Issam	136	152	126
Scarface	135	148	117
Rare Edition	132	153	139
Here Comes Georgie	129	151	137
The Famous Five	123	150	138

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bad	35d ago	Fit
General Medrano	21d ago	Fit
Issam	35d ago	Fit
Rare Edition	21d ago	Fit
Here Comes Georgie	22d ago	Fit
The Famous Five	295d ago	Long break
Scarface	21d ago	Fit
Matterhorn	209d ago	Long break
Etalon	21d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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