Kube - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qual') (GBB)

Leicester

14:02

Date 2026-01-20

Distance 2m6f151y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,393

Winning Time 5m 57.69s (slow by 14.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jipcot (FR) Kielan Woods · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	3/1	Won
2nd	No Tackle (GB) Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	5/1	10
3rd	Heeztheboy (IRE) Jack Hogan · Gary Hanmer	85/40F	38
4th	Landen Calling (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	33/1	30

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Happy And Fine (FR) Tom Broughton · Alex Hales	8/1
U.R.	Lac De Constance (FR) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	18/1
P.U.	Taras Halls (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	100/30

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Heeztheboy Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer	J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer	155	—	-12111	114	131	115	23d	—	—	+22	49.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Much-improved 9yo who is 4-5 for Gary Hanmer after last month's course win; big player
2	Jipcot Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	166	t	340P-3	125	129	69	18d	—	—	+7	27.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Useful hurdler; ran well off his lower chase mark on last month's seasonal debut
4	Taras Halls Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	163	b	P-P1P2	122	129	108	21d	—	—	+5	23.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Inconsistent this season but won in November and looked unlucky when second last time
7	No Tackle Chestnut J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	154	v	17-712	113	132	121	30d	—	—	+6	19.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Ended last year in very good form at Lingfield and is also very well suited by this track
3	Happy And Fine Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Alex Hales	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Alex Hales	164	p	3P-F41	123	131	33	20d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+13	20.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Back in good form at Warwick last month and also has a C&D win on his CV
1	Lac De Constance Grey J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	168	—	3/F-P6	127	-	-	55d	—	—	+14	21.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Very well handicapped on old form but has quite a bit to prove in first chase since 2023
5	Landen Calling Grey J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	162	tp	15/44-	121	129	-	452d	—	—	+15	18.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Returns from long absence on good mark and with new headgear tried; might need this run

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Heeztheboy	2/1	15/8	2/1
Jipcot	3/1	3/1	11/4
Taras Halls	4/1	7/2	7/2
No Tackle	5/1	5/1	5/1
Happy And Fine	11/1	10/1	11/1
Lac De Constance	14/1	12/1	12/1
Landen Calling	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Heeztheboy

49.4

OR: 16 Form: 25 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Jipcot

27.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Taras Halls

23.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Lac De Constance

21.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2

14/1

Happy And Fine

20.4

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

No Tackle

19.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Landen Calling

18.7

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lac De Constance	127	—	—
Jipcot	125	129	69
Happy And Fine	123	131	33
Taras Halls	122	129	108
Landen Calling	121	129	—
Heeztheboy	114	131	115
No Tackle	113	132	121

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jipcot	18d ago	Fit
Happy And Fine	20d ago	Fit
Taras Halls	21d ago	Fit
Heeztheboy	23d ago	Fit
No Tackle	30d ago	Fit
Lac De Constance	55d ago	Fresh
Landen Calling	452d ago	Long break