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18:45 Wetherby 27 Dec 2025

William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase

GBB Race | Class 2 | 4YO plus

Winner £15,843 - 6 ran

1m 7f 36y

Soft (Good to Soft in places)

Draw Advantage: None

Weighed In
Position
Dist Btn
Horse
SP
Age / Wt
OR
Jockey / Trainer
1
4/1 2Fav
7 10-10 t
130

wore red hood to post, chased leaders, closed up before 4 out, ridden and led 2 out forging away, kept on well flat

2
3
10/11 Fav
9 10-12
132

wore red hood to post, prominent in second, lost position approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on run-in

3
¾
8/1
9 10-6 p
133

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

4
22/1
8 12-0
148

led, pushed along 3 out, headed 2 out and ridden, no extra when blundered last

5
12
11/2
6 11-6
140

in rear, lost touch 3 out

6
4
11/1
8 11-3 t b
137

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
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