15:30 Aintree
Sunday 26 October 2025
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William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 4f | Good to Soft | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 58.95s
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up behind leaders, closed 4th, challenged 7th, led 2 out, stayed on op 2/1 tchd 13/8
T: P NevilleJ: B S Hughes
Led, not fluent 4th, headed 2 out, rallied flat, kept on but impression on winner towards finish op 7/2 tchd 10/3
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge
Chased leaders, closed 3rd, every chance last, lost 2nd flat, no extra towards finish op 13/2 tchd 7/1
T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke
Held up in 5th, took keen hold, closed 6th, shaken up before last, soon held op 5/2 tchd 10/3
T: R L LlewellynJ: Liam Harrison
Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, effort 2 out, no impression last op 16/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Alan Doyle (3)
Prominent, not fluent 1st, lost 2nd 3rd, not fluent 8th, outpaced after 3 out, well held from next op 11/1 tchd 9/1
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Non-Runners
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Cracking Rhapsody197
Weight: 12-0| Age: 6
T: Ewan Whillans J: Craig Nichol
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.50, £2.00EX:£8.80Trifecta:£30.00SF:£9.60Swingers:£2.10, £2.20, £2.90
Forecasts
Ace Of Spades (7/4), Serious Challenge (3/1), Moonbow (4/1), Serious Operator (9/2), Cracking Rhapsody (7/1), Bold Light (10/1), The Gray Ghost (18/1)
A 3-time winner in maiden/novice company last season, SERIOUS CHALLENGE ran another solid race when fourth on his respective handicap debut at Sandown on his final start in April. There's surely more to come from Fergal O'Brien's 5-y-o this term and he earns the vote. Ace of Spades was progressive himself last season and he's feared, as is Cracking Rhapsody who enjoyed a smashing 2024/25.
- SERIOUS CHALLENGE (IRE)
- ACE OF SPADES (FR)
- CRACKING RHAPSODY (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00
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