16 Dec 2025 13:15 Catterick
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,225); Distance: 2m 3f 51y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Passing Pleasure (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
5042-1 / 6 |
Jump (8) | Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero Myddelton Family |
4/6 | |
| midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, ridden to dispute lead 2 out, kept on approaching last, headway to lead close home, won going away | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 3½ L |
Bridge Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
0/43PP-6 / 6 |
Jump (38) | Danny McMenamin | A M Thomson Mrs Wilma Duffus |
12/1 | |
| prominent, headway to dispute lead 3 out, kept on and every chance approaching last, no extra and headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 22 L |
Defence Witness (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) |
6438-15 / 7 |
Jump (170) | Jamie Hamilton | S England Ursa Major -england |
12/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, went fourth 2 out, kept on and went modest third run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 3¾ L |
Bataillon (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
26P2/2-6 / 7 |
Jump (37) | Callum Pritchard | P Hobbs & J White Mr M G St Quinton |
13/2 | |
| disputed lead, not fluent 8th, mistake 9th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon outpaced by leaders, lost third run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 7 L |
Mr Mahler (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) |
342-442 / 7 |
Jump (33) | Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith Ian Barker & Sue… |
7/2 | |
| disputed lead, not fluent 4th, mistake 8th, driven and headed before 3 out, lost fourth 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Kuriosa (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
5/PPP8-6 / 6 |
Jump (11) | Nathan Moscrop | Annabelle Sowray Miss Annabelle… |
125/1 | |
| held up in rear, pecked on landing 1st, ridden before 12th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
UR |
7 |
| - |
Annie Don (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 2) |
563-797 / 6 |
Jump (35) | R T Dunne | Henry Oliver Mrs P And Miss… |
33/1 | |
| midfield, mistake and unseated rider 11th | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Great Ballinboris (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
6362-5P / 9 |
Jump (10) | B S Hughes | Micky Hammond Mr John Burnett |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||