07 Feb 2026 14:45 Newbury
Winner: £90,000 (Penalty: £51,255); Distance: 2m 92y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
William Hill Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
- |
Lulamba (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
1121-11 / 5 |
Jump (63) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs J Donnelly |
4/11 | ||
| raced in third, not fluent and lost third 7th, awkward 8th, outpaced after 9th, made smooth headway after 4 out, led 3 out, shaken up 2 out, soon went clear, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
6½ L |
Saint Segal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
31-1212 / 8 |
Jump (42) | C Gethings | Mrs J Williams Culverhill Racing… |
6/1 | ||
| taken down early, chased leader, led 5th, headed after 8th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden along, rallied and went second again before last, kept on but no match for impressive winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
¾ L |
Libberty Hunter (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3/12F-U4 / 10 |
Jump (63) | S Bowen | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… |
10/1 | ||
| raced in last, detached from main group 8th, plenty to do 4 out, ridden next, made steady headway from 2 out, went third after last, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
6 L |
Calico (GER) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
3432-11 / 10 |
Flat (1966), Jump (77) |
Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr John J Reilly |
25/1 | ||
| in touch, not fluent 5th, went third after 7th, challenging when jumped left 3 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, faded before last | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
17 L |
Master Chewy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
56-2472 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Anne-marie & Jamie… |
25/1 | ||
| led, close up when headed 5th, led after 8th, not fluent 9th, pushed along 10th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
21 L |
Meetmebythesea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1113-11 / 6 |
Jump (25) | H Cobden | B Pauling Mr John P McManus |
12/1 | ||
| towards rear, detached 8th, lost touch before 4 out | ||||||||||
3 |
- |
Brookie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3124-3P / 9 |
Jump (77) | Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball Miss A F Rugg |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
