towards rear, 6th halfway, progress into 5th before last(usual 3 out), went 3rd travelling strongly over 200 yards out, soon led, kept on well close home
2 12:55 (UK Time) Aintree 08 Nov 2025
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2) (4YO plus)
3m 149y Good to Soft
2 3¼
2 Chasing Fire
8 11-2 136
rear of mid division, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd approaching last(usual 3 out), pushed along in 4th over 200 yards out, soon ridden and kept on run-in, went 2nd close home
led, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden and headed over 100 yards out, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home
chased leader, 2nd halfway, not fluent 3 out(usual 5 out), pushed along to regain 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden and no extra in 3rd over 100 yards out, lost a further place close home
5 1¼
7 Idem (FR)
7 10-8 128
mid division, 4th halfway, pushed along in 6th over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on to go 5th close home
towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened over 100 yards out
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd 2 out(usual 4 out), pushed along early straight, soon ridden and no extra from over 1f out
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Good | 8 | Harbour Lake | 8 | 11 0 | 129 | 5P552-3 | 182 days | A King (186 miles) | Tom Cannon | 3/ 1 | 6:15.34 | |
| 2023 | Soft | 11 | Gentleman At Arms | 6 | 10 10 | 124 | 4984-05 | 34 days | S Edmunds (187 miles) | Ciaran Gethings | 9/ 1 | 6:37.14 | |
| 2022 | Good to Soft | 7 | Remastered | 9 | 11 4 | 132 | 5-3F249 | 210 days | D Pipe (209 miles) | David Noonan | 8/ 1 | 6:09.82 | |
| 2021 | Good to Soft | 11 | Koshari | 9 | 11 12 | 149 | 0-16503 | 25 days | D M Christie | Jonathan Moore | 80/ 1 | 6:11.23 | |
| 2020 | Good to Soft | 12 | Unowhatimeanharry | 12 | 11 12 | 148 | 124250 | 240 days | H Fry (251 miles) | Kevin Brogan | 12/ 1 | 6:20.60 | |
| 2019 | Soft | 8 | Skandiburg | 5 | 11 0 | 128 | 31281-2 | 21 days | O Murphy (130 miles) | Aidan Coleman | 10/ 3 | 6:17.20 | |
| 2018 | Good | 8 | Abolitionist | 10 | 10 0 | 122 | 22213-0 | 441 days | Dr R Newland & J Insole (118 miles) | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/ 8 | 6:05.50 | |
| 2017 | Soft | 10 | Louis' Vac Pouch | 5 | 10 6 | 132 | 41F11-6 | 28 days | P Hobbs & J White (233 miles) | Richard Johnson | 5/ 2 | 6:18.80 | |
| 2016 | Good to Soft | 9 | Caid Du Berlais | 7 | 11 1 | 140 | 1P309-8 | 28 days | P F Nicholls (207 miles) | Stan Sheppard | 5/ 1 | 6:14.40 | |
| 2015 | Soft | 7 | Broxbourne | 6 | 11 0 | 134 | 13612-6 | 144 days | N J Henderson (180 miles) | David Bass | 6/ 1 | 6:53.00 | |
| 2014 | Good | 8 | Peckhamecho | 8 | 11 2 | 133 | 46F67-2 | 15 days | Miss R Curtis (163 miles) | B J Geraghty | 7/ 2 | 6:13.25 | |
| 2013 | Good | 7 | Ely Brown | 8 | 10 11 | 135 | P-13160 | 206 days | C E Longsdon (146 miles) | Charlie Deutsch | 6/ 5 | 6:09.00 | |
| 2012 | Soft | 10 | Ely Brown | 7 | 10 0 | 125 | 1U203P | 198 days | C E Longsdon (146 miles) | Kielan Woods | 9/ 2 | 6:47.70 | |
| 2011 | Good | 14 | Rival D'Estruval | 6 | 10 0 | 124 | 5232-21 | 148 days | Miss P Robson (150 miles) | Graham Lee | 4/ 1 | 6:08.50 |