BetVictor Wishes You A Merry Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Newbury

14:33

Date 2025-12-17

Distance 2m3f187y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,562

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Don't Tell Su Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	157	—	/2234-	118	131	107	284d	—	—	+6	30.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Consistent over hurdles for Paul Nicholls; absent since underwhelming chase debut in March
1	Road To Home Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	168	—	1F-353	129	131	119	19d	—	—	+7	25	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Kept on well for close third on last month's handicap chase debut at Doncaster; respected
6	Knight Of Allen Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	161	—	3331-2	122	129	94	68d	—	—	+10	28.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-7 over hurdles; flattered by proximity when second on chase debut but can improve
5	Fine Casting Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	162	—	274-21	123	135	123	35d	—	—	+9	21.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Returned to chasing with Bangor win last month and remains on workable mark after 6lb rise
4	Peso Grey J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	164	—	3/412-	125	-	-	328d	—	—	+14	23.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won 2m novice hurdle here last season; makes chase/handicap debut today; interesting
9	Icare Grandchamp Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	145	—	/2131-	106	132	113	397d	—	—	+28	34.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2-5 over fences; absent 13 months since winning in 0-110 grade; tough task on return
8	Aviation Grey J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	153	p	21P2-6	114	-	37	36d	—	—	+12	17.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Well beaten on last month's seasonal/chase debut but might have needed the run
2	Lord Baddesley b/br J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	167	tb	483-13	128	137	127	26d	—	—	+16	20.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won small-field C&D event last month and ran okay on latest outing; blinkers tried today
3	Walking On Air Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Faye Bramley	J:Kevin Brogan T:Faye Bramley	167	—	63F0P-	128	136	83	249d	—	—	+16	20.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Absent since April and hard to predict but unlucky not to win major handicap in January

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Don't Tell Su	9/4	9/4	9/4
Road To Home	7/2	7/2	7/2
Knight Of Allen	9/2	9/2	9/2
Fine Casting	11/2	11/2	11/2
Peso	8/1	17/2	8/1
Icare Grandchamp	16/1	14/1	14/1
Aviation	18/1	16/1	16/1
Lord Baddesley	20/1	18/1	18/1
Walking On Air	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Icare Grandchamp

34.3

OR: 14 Form: 18.6 Odds: 1.7

16/1

2nd

Don't Tell Su

30.7

OR: 17 Form: 6.1 Odds: 7.6

9/4

3rd

Knight Of Allen

28.2

OR: 18 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Road To Home

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Peso

23.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Fine Casting

21.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Walking On Air

20.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

33/1

Lord Baddesley

20.8

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Aviation

17.5

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Road To Home	129	131	119
Lord Baddesley	128	137	127
Walking On Air	128	136	83
Peso	125	—	—
Fine Casting	123	135	123
Knight Of Allen	122	129	94
Don't Tell Su	118	131	107
Aviation	114	—	37
Icare Grandchamp	106	132	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Road To Home	19d ago	Fit
Lord Baddesley	26d ago	Fit
Fine Casting	35d ago	Fit
Aviation	36d ago	Fit
Knight Of Allen	68d ago	Fresh
Walking On Air	249d ago	Long break
Don't Tell Su	284d ago	Long break
Peso	328d ago	Long break
Icare Grandchamp	397d ago	Long break