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St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase (Class 2) (5YO plus)

3m 2f 70y Good to Soft

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Winner £24,445 - 24 ran

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Weighed In

Full Result

23 Wonderwall (IRE)

9 12-0 118 t¹

28/1

Mr R James

S Curling

midfield, headway 17th, with leaders going well 3 out, led approaching next, ridden before last, wandered around flat, found extra final 50yds

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2 nk

10 Its On The Line (IRE)

8 12-0 139

4/1 2F

Mr Derek O'Connor

E Mullins

prominent, led briefly approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, challenged winner final 75yds, stayed on

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3 3¼

22 Willitgoahead (IRE)

7 12-0 131

13/2

Mr J L Scallan

G Elliott

mid-division, steady headway from 17th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, switched right and ridden approaching last, kept on flat

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4 9½

13 Music Drive (FR)

8 12-0 125 t

33/1

Miss Ellie Callwood

Miss K Morgan

wore hood to post, held up in midfield, hit 12th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on one pace from last

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5 nse

18 Shearer (IRE)

9 12-0 137 t p

6/1

Miss Olive Nicholls

P F Nicholls

prominent, led before 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, no extra last

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6 1¾

5 Carnfunnock (IRE)

8 12-0 121

100/1

Mr Stephen Connor

S R B Crawford

held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra from last

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7 2¼

15 Plan Of Attack (IRE)

12 12-0 129 b

66/1

Mr B O'Neill

H De Bromhead

midfield, headway 3 out, no extra from next

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8 2

14 Ontheropes (IRE)

11 12-0 136

33/1

Mr C Mullins

T Mullins

towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never in contention

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9 nk

24 Angels Dawn (IRE)

10 11-7 143

3/1 F

Mr P A King

S Curling

midfield, not fluent 12th, headway 18th, with leaders going well 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before last

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10 ½

17 Ryehill (IRE)

8 12-0 139

17/2

Mr L P Shanahan

R O'Sullivan

towards rear, jumped slow 7th, blundered 9th, plugged on through beaten rivals from 3 out, never threatened

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11 28

4 Bardenstown Lad

10 12-0 132 p

66/1

Mr E Mahon

D Loughnane

prominent, hit 5th, slow 17th, lost place next, held when hampered 3 out

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12 1

21 What A Glance

10 12-0 140 t

40/1

Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

Tom Britten

held up in midfield, hit 18th, lost touch from 3 out

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13 18

11 Lift Me Up (IRE)

9 12-0 132 p

33/1

Mr Jack Andrews

Miss M Filby

wore hood to post, not fluent at times, mistake 15th, pushed along when slow 17th, soon struggling

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14 6½

6 D'jango (FR)

12 12-0 122 t

66/1

Mr D Andrews

Miss V Collins

never better than mid-division

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15 14

16 Rocky's Howya (IRE)

9 12-0 131

11/1

Mr D L Queally

D Queally

chased leaders, jumped right 1st, lost place 15th, took closer order 17th, ridden when bumped after 3 out, soon faded

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16 12

8 Go On Chez

9 12-0 125 p

66/1

Mr T Hutsby

F Hutsby

chased leaders, went second after 16th, ridden and edged left after 3 out, soon faded

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17 9½

3 Au Fleuron (FR)

8 12-0 121 p

200/1

Miss Aimee Jones

Max Comley

mid-division, dropped towards rear 9th, tailed off 13th

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1 Allmankind

9 12-0 139 t h

20/1

Mr Alex Chadwick

Mrs J Owen

with leaders when hampered 1st, soon dropped to midfield, slow 8th, lost ground after 12th, pulled up before next

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2 Angels Breath (IRE)

11 12-0 131

66/1

Mr Edward Vaughan

Tim Vaughan

midfield, blundered 8th, not fluent next, pulled up quickly after 12th

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7 Fairly Famous (IRE)

8 12-0 133

17/2

Miss Gina Andrews

Mrs G Andrews

chased leaders, mistake 8th, weakened before 3 out where slightly hampered, pulled up before next

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9 Haven't Time (IRE)

11 12-0 117

66/1

Miss Lucy Turner

Miss S McQueen

never better than mid-division, hampered 3 out, pulled up before next

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12 Lisleigh Lad (IRE)

7 12-0 117

200/1

Mr Darragh Allen

Ms E Broderick

led, headed before 3rd, lost place 4 out, held when hampered next, pulled up before 2 out

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19 Take All (IRE)

10 12-0 130 t h

125/1

Mr Martin McIntyre

M Osborne

slowly away, ridden patiently in rear, headway when mistake 17th, further headway when fell 3 out

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20 West Of Carrig (IRE)

8 12-0 114

125/1

Mr A J Browne

Don Browne

took keen hold, held up in midfield, blundered 17th, tailed off when unseated rider last

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Winning Time: 6m 51.04s Last Updated: 31 Oct 2025 04:21:29

Previous winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
2024	Soft	12	Sine Nomine	8	11 7	-	11-2121	41 days	Fiona Needham (193 miles)	Mr J Dawson	8/ 1	7:17.70
2023	Soft	23	Premier Magic	10	12 0	-	11P1-11	40 days	B Gibbs	Mr B Gibbs	66/ 1	7:00.24
2022	Good to Soft	19	Billaway	10	12 0	-	125-221	34 days	W P Mullins	Mr Patrick Mullins	13/ 8	6:55.31
2021	Good to Soft	18	Porlock Bay	10	12 0	-	2221-12	43 days	W Biddick (63 miles)	Lorcan Williams	16/ 1	6:55.68
2020	Good to Soft	21	It Came To Pass	10	12 0	-	U1U17P	47 days	E M O'Sullivan	Miss Maxine O'Sullivan	66/ 1	6:55.51
2019	Good to Soft	24	Hazel Hill	11	12 0	-	1112-11	53 days	P Rowley (56 miles)	Alex Edwards	7/ 2	6:52.13
2018	Soft	24	Pacha Du Polder	11	12 0	-	34114-3	23 days	P F Nicholls (69 miles)	Harriet Tucker	25/ 1	7:17.20
2017	Good	23	Pacha Du Polder	10	12 0	-	56-3341	35 days	P F Nicholls (69 miles)	Bryony Frost	16/ 1	6:42.90
2016	Good	24	On The Fringe	11	12 0	-	2211-17	41 days	E Bolger	Ms N Carberry	13/ 8	6:53.70
2015	Soft	24	On The Fringe	10	12 0	-	23-1122	33 days	E Bolger	Ms N Carberry	6/ 1	6:59.70
2014	Good	24	Tammys Hill	9	12 0	-	1-61213	20 days	L Lennon	Mr J J Smyth	15/ 2	6:50.60
2013	Soft	23	Salsify	8	12 0	-	1F-1221	34 days	R Sweeney	Mr C J Sweeney	2/ 1	7:15.30
2012	Good	22	Salsify	7	12 0	-	U-112P1	33 days	R Sweeney	Mr C J Sweeney	7/ 1	6:44.40
2011	Good	24	Zemsky	8	12 0	-	211521	30 days	I R Ferguson	Mr Derek O'Connor	33/ 1	6:37.10
2010	Good to Soft	24	Baby Run	10	12 0	-	132-121	21 days	N A Twiston-Davies (1 miles)	Sam Twiston-Davies	9/ 2	6:56.00
2009	Good to Soft	24	Cappa Bleu	7	12 0	-	F21-111	26 days	Mrs S Crow (77 miles)	Mr R Burton	11/ 2	6:54.30
2008	Good to Soft	23	Amicelli	9	12 0	-	00-P211	27 days	Mrs C Coward (198 miles)	Mr O Greenall	33/ 1	7:01.20
2007	Good to Soft	24	Drombeag	9	12 0	-	3-119F0	324 days	J & A O'Neill (1 miles)	Mr J T McNamara	20/ 1	6:46.60
2006	Good	24	Whyso Mayo	9	12 0	-	33114U	33 days	R Hurley	Mr D Murphy	20/ 1	6:42.70
2005	Good	24	Sleeping Night	9	12 0	-	245-1U1	28 days	P F Nicholls (69 miles)	Mr C J Sweeney	7/ 2	6:50.40

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