14:40 Aintree

Saturday 6 December 2025

All11:4812:2412:5813:3014:0514:4015:15

William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 6m 53.9s

1^st

Twig

1011-5

18/1

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Wore hood to start, prominent, went second and chased clear leader after 3 out, closed on leader 2 out, led last, hung right rounding Elbow, faced sustained challenge and all out towards finish, gamely held on op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1

2^nd

Mr Vango

912-0

9/2f

T: S BradstockJ: Jack Tudor

Led, headed soon after 2nd, close up, led chasing group from Canal Turn (15th), dropped to third before 2 out, switched right but not fluent last, slightly hampered rounding Elbow, pressed winner run-in, all out towards finish, narrowly denied final stride op 5/1 and tchd 11/2

3^rd

3 ¾

Val Dancer

810-6

12/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Charlie Hammond

Mid-division, pushed along to make headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, rallied and stayed on after last, took third inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish op 10/1

4^th

Galia Des Liteaux

910-10

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Prominent, lost ground 5th, dropped to last 6th (water), rallied after 3 out, stayed on from two out, ridden to go fourth towards finish op 15/2

5^th

1 ¼

Mahons Glory

910-10

12/1

T: Dylan CunhaJ: Lee Edwards

Prominent, led soon after 2nd, mistake 11th, went 10 lengths clear 15th (Canal Turn), much reduced lead 2 out, headed last, weakened final 110yds op 16/1

6^th

Bill Baxter

911-1

9/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, soon settled in mid-division, ridden after 3 out, briefly disputed fourth 2 out, weakened and lost two places Elbow, weakened towards finish tchd 10/1

7^th

Westerninthepark

710-6

13/2

T: O MurphyJ: B S Hughes

Wore hood to start, held up in rear, some headway after 2 out, outpaced after last, weakened final 110yds

8^th

6 ½

Bioluminescence

711-9

17/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Prominent, soon settled in mid-division in main group, some headway 3 out, outpaced before mistake last, weakened run-in op 15/2

9^th

White Rhino

910-13

18/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

Wore hood to start, always towards rear, struggling and tailed off from 3 out op 14/1

10^th

Excello

610-9

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, outpaced and struggling from 3 out, tailed off after last, weakened quickly run-in, lost left-fore shoe op 11/2 tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Monbeg Genius

911-6

16/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Prominent, mistake 12th, not fluent Bechers (13th), struggling after 2 out, pulled up before last op 40/1

Roi Mage

1311-0

28/1

T: P GriffinJ: James Reveley

Towards rear of mid-division, dropped to last and struggling before 13th (Bechers), tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 33/1 tchd 25/1

Gaboriot

910-2

15/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: R T Dunne

Rear of mid-division, not fluent 5th, not fluent 14th (Foinavon), tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.80Pl:£5.20, £2.60, £3.80EX:£157.20Trifecta:£2,904.10Tricast:£1,053.60SF:£104.91Swingers:£24.60, £30.70, £13.80

Forecasts

Mr Vango (9/2), Excello (5/1), Westerninthepark (13/2), Gaboriot (15/2), Bioluminescence (17/2), Galia Des Liteaux (9/1), Bill Baxter (9/1), Val Dancer (12/1), Mahons Glory (12/1), Monbeg Genius (16/1), Twig (18/1), White Rhino (18/1), Roi Mage (28/1)

The Greenall/Guerriero yard saddle two strong contenders here in WHITE RHINO and Gaboriot. The latter fared much the best of them in the Grand Sefton last month, but White Rhino was always on the back foot after being hampered at the third fence and is now 4 lb lower in the weights. Mr Vango was progressive last term and is greatly respected, along with Excello and Galia des Liteaux, while Westerninthepark shaped well on return at Carlisle but a strongly-run race at this trip may stretch him.

WHITE RHINO (IRE)
GABORIOT (FR)
MR VANGO (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £84,195.002nd: £31,665.003rd: £15,825.004th: £7,905.005th: £3,975.006th: £1,980.007th: £1,020.008th: £540.009th: £300.0010th: £150.00