18:45 Wetherby 27 Dec 2025
William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase
GBB Race | Class 2 | 4YO plus
Winner £15,843 - 6 ran
wore red hood to post, chased leaders, closed up before 4 out, ridden and led 2 out forging away, kept on well flat
wore red hood to post, prominent in second, lost position approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on run-in
mid-division, took third at 6th, lost position 9th, chased leaders, waited with from 4 out, pecked 2 out and closed, disputed second final fence, shaken up and soon ridden run-in, found nil
led, pushed along 3 out, headed 2 out and ridden, no extra when blundered last
mid-division, pushed along home turn before 4 out where not fluent, weakened
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Good to Soft | 4 | Harper's Brook | 8 | 11 8 | 136 | 210-P52 | 9 days | D Skelton (146 miles) | Kielan Woods | 9/ 4 | 3:59.40 | |
| 2022 | Soft | 9 | Malystic | 8 | 11 10 | 142 | 2U2-42P | 46 days | P D Niven (32 miles) | Danny McMenamin | 13/ 2 | 4:02.17 | |
| 2021 | Soft | 6 | Eclair D'Ainay | 7 | 10 2 | 134 | F122-4P | 30 days | D Skelton (146 miles) | Harry Skelton | 4/ 1 | 4:07.90 | |
| 2020 | Heavy | 5 | First Flow | 8 | 11 7 | 154 | 32111-1 | 36 days | K Bailey & M Nicholls (170 miles) | David Bass | 11/ 10 | 4:24.20 | |
| 2019 | Soft | 7 | Marracudja | 8 | 11 1 | 134 | 283-855 | 34 days | D Skelton (146 miles) | Bridget Andrews | 6/ 1 | 4:09.80 | |
| 2018 | Good to Soft | 7 | Cracking Find | 7 | 10 3 | 127 | 16-3232 | 40 days | J Parkinson & S Smith (27 miles) | Sean Quinlan | 7/ 2 | 3:51.20 | |
| 2017 | Soft | 6 | Just Cameron | 10 | 11 12 | 143 | 6314-67 | 25 days | Micky Hammond (38 miles) | Joe Colliver | 10/ 1 | 4:02.80 | |
| 2016 | Good to Soft | 8 | Yorkist | 8 | 10 4 | 130 | 44235-6 | 59 days | D Skelton (146 miles) | Harry Skelton | 9/ 4 | 3:53.83 |