22 Apr 2026 15:30 Ludlow
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,281); Distance: 2m 7f 171y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
HR Smith Handicap Chase (For The Boyne Cup) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Zacony Rebel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
189445 / 11 |
Jump (35) | Charlie Price | S-J Davies Julia Mansfield |
33/1 | |
| prominent, disputed lead 12th, led outright after 15th, two lengths clear 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, maintained advantage 2 out, reduced advantage approaching last, kept on and won going away | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2¾ L |
Epic West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
112-023 / 7 |
Jump (69) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden The Prospectors |
7/2 | |
| midfield, ridden and headway 4 out, soon chased winner, kept on and in touch with winner approaching last, no extra near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Gris Majeur (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) |
2-12322 / 9 |
Jump (11) | Sean Houlihan | Sheila Lewis Exors Of The Late… |
3/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway after 15th, ridden and in touch 4 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, kept on approaching last, faded inside final 110yds | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 6½ L |
Annie Express (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 0) |
4-15P41 / 8 |
Jump (23) | Toby McCain-Mitchell | R L Llewellyn Mr Robbie Llewellyn |
6/4 | |
| jumped slightly left throughout, led, joined 12th, headed after 15th, ridden before 4 out, lost position 3 out, dropped to fourth approaching 2 out, soon faded | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 20 L |
Arrycan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2PP920 / 12 |
Jump (193) | J M Quinlan | Nick Scholfield Shannon Street… |
14/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, ridden and weakened after 15th | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 10 L |
Tax For Max (GER) (colt, bay, 11 9) |
385523 / 9 |
Flat (1014), Jump (34) |
J J Slevin | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
15/2 | |
| not always fluent and always behind | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Almazhar Garde (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 2) |
1142PU / 11 |
Jump (32) | David Bass | C E Longsdon Arthur's Party |
12/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent and lost position 9th, ridden and outpaced after 14th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Petty Cash (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
21-263P / 9 |
Jump (33) | Sam Twiston-Davies | H D Daly Strachan Corbett… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||