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

3m 2f 70y Soft (Good to Soft in places)

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Winner £24,445 - 23 ran

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Full Result

18 Premier Magic (IRE)

10 12-0 122 t p¹

66/1

Mr Bradley Gibbs

B Gibbs

raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, went 2nd and hampered by loose horse 3 out, led next, stayed on gamely run-in

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2 1¾

12 Its On The Line (IRE)

6 12-0 126 p¹

28/1

Mr Derek O'Connor

Emmet Mullins

held up in mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, only 7th jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner

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3 1¼

21 Shantou Flyer (IRE)

13 12-0 135 t b

50/1

Miss Olive Nicholls

S Loxton

ran in snatches, headway on inside chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd 14th until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied well run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards

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4 1

19 Rocky's Howya (IRE)

7 12-0 116

11/1

Mr M C O'Donovan

D Queally

led, hit 7th and 14th, headed 2 out, ridden and chased winner until the last, went 2nd again run-in, soon slightly hampered by loose horse, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened into 4th soon after

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5 2½

6 Chris's Dream (IRE)

11 12-0 155

7/1

Miss M O'Sullivan

H de Bromhead

front rank, pushed along and outpaced in 5th turning in, weakened between last two

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6 3½

9 Famous Clermont (FR)

8 12-0 142

13/2

Mr William Biddick

C Barber

mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner, weakened badly run-in, finished tired

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7 hd

23 Vaucelet (FR)

8 12-0 145

9/4 F

Mr B O'Neill

D M Christie

chased leaders, hampered by loose horse going to 4 out, ridden home turn, weakened soon after

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8 ½

3 Bob And Co (FR)

12 12-0 132 t

20/1

Alice Stevens

Harry Derham

mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4 out, tailed off

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9 20

13 Le Malin (FR)

9 12-0 128

40/1

Mr N McParlan

S McParlan

raced wide and never closer than mid-division, tailed off

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1 Billaway (IRE)

11 12-0 141 t b¹

9/2 2F

Mr P W Mullins

W P Mullins

chased leaders on inside, hit 4th (water) and lost place, went right next, not fluent 6th, fell 10th

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2 Black Op (IRE)

12 12-0 127 t

100/1

Mr John Dawson

Mrs E Clark

soon off the pace towards rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

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4 Brain Power (IRE)

12 12-0 140

50/1

Mr D McGill

Warren Ewing

off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

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5 Cat Tiger (FR)

9 12-0 139 t WS2

28/1

Mr Charlie Sprake

P F Nicholls

raced on inside, towards rear, mistake 5th, hit 16th, tailed off when pecked badly 4 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last

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7 Dandy Dan (IRE)

10 12-0 130

28/1

Mr James King

J Bourne

soon held up in mid-division out wide, towards rear when bad mistake 16th, pulled up soon after

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8 Dorking Cock (IRE)

9 12-0 135 t p

28/1

Mr B G Crawford

S R B Crawford

headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, lost place and towards rear 16th, tailed off and pulled up soon after

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10 Go Go Geronimo

8 12-0 115 t¹ p

28/1

Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts

Miss K Morgan

chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after

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11 I K Brunel

9 12-0 130

80/1

Miss Izzie Marshall

Alan Hill

held up towards rear, bit closer out wide in mid-division when mistake and unseated rider 10th

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14 Mighty Stowaway (IRE)

12 12-0 126 t p

150/1

Mr Ben Sutton

Alan Hill

never closer than mid-division, tailed off when bad mistake 15th, pulled up before 16th

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15 Moratorium (IRE)

10 12-0 123 p

200/1

Mr Martin McIntyre

M Osborne

mid-division early, soon lost place and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th

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16 Myth Buster (IRE)

10 12-0 130 p

150/1

Miss L Bradstock

Mrs Sara V Bradstock

chased leaders, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when unseated rider next

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20 Secret Investor

11 12-0 144 t p¹

18/1

Miss N Parker

P F Nicholls

mid-division, fell 1st

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22 The Storyteller (IRE)

12 12-0 155 p¹

17/2

Mr J J Codd

G Elliott

soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th

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24 Wotzizname (IRE)

13 12-0 117 t

200/1

Miss Megan Bevan

Diane Ward

towards rear, towards rear when went right and almost unseated rider 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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17 Not That Fuisse (FR)

10 12-0 134

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Winning Time: 7m 0.24s Last Updated: 23 Sep 2025 06:42:29

Previous winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
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 O'Sullivan	Miss M 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 Nicholls (69 miles)	Harriet Tucker	25/ 1	7:17.20
2017	Good	23	Pacha Du Polder	10	12 0	-	56-3341	35 days	P 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 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 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	Jonjo 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 Nicholls (69 miles)	Mr C J Sweeney	7/ 2	6:50.40
2004	Good	24	Earthmover	13	12 0	-	11-11P2	25 days	P Nicholls (69 miles)	Miss A Goschen	14/ 1	6:57.10
2003	Good	24	Kingscliff	6	12 0	-	11-11	25 days	Mrs S Alner (88 miles)	R Young	11/ 4	6:49.50

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