Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
12th	1	—	Boombawn (G) Plenty of creditable efforts in graded chases, including third in Silviniaco Conti Chase here in January but made it to 0-5 in handicap chases when well held at Cheltenham latest. Isn't the easiest t…	443809	Harry Atkins D Skelton	9	76.2kg	41 40/1
9th	2	—	Henry's Friend (G) P Better than ever when landing Sodexo Gold Cup at Ascot on reappearance. Bounced back from another Cheltenham blip when not beaten far in the Silver Cup at Ascot last time but may prove vulnerable to …	88-1869	Ben Jones B Pauling	9	73.5kg	19 18/1
5th	3	—	Soul Icon (G) T Beat Edwardstone to win competitive Grade 2 handicap chase here (2m) Christmas 2024 and returned to form despite a sticky round of jumping when close fourth behind The Doyen Chief over C&D last time.…	29/U45B-	Rian Corcoran Kieran Burke	9	72.6kg	23 22/1
10th	4	—	Deep Cave (G) Finished last season with valuable hurdle success at Aintree and further progress back chasing this season, making it a cross-code hat-trick in Silver Cup at Ascot in December. Winning run ended in s…	1/1150P-	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	8	71.7kg	19 18/1
2nd	5	—	The Doyen Chief (G) Strong-travelling sort for a stayer and he was slightly fortunate to make it 2-2 over C&D last month, handed initiative at last and all out to hold on. Escapes with only a 1 lb rise but faces a much …	2P5129	Thomas Bellamy A King	9	70.8kg	15 14/1
1st	6	—	Lookaway (G) FAV Likeable front-running hurdler who placed in Grade 2 as novice chaser last season and benefitted from others' mistakes when landing first handicap chase success over 2½m here last time, sticking to h…	13-3311	J M Quinlan N B King	9	70.8kg	4 3/1
8th	7	—	Katate Dori (G) VT Most progressive when winning this race in 2025 and looks at the top of his game this season, confirming promise of Coral Gold Cup sixth when just coming off second best at Cheltenham on New Year's D…	1P-7628	Dylan Johnston S Thomas	8	69.4kg	6 5/1
4th	8	—	Gustavian (G) T Better than ever when winning valuable Badger Beers at Wincanton on return and still in good form when fourth in Veterans' Final at Sandown last month, not helped by mistakes over Railway fences. Mor…	F27-144	Rex Dingle A J Honeyball	11	68.9kg	67 66/1
6th	9	—	Hoe Joly Smoke (G) TP Won twice over this trip as a novice and dropped back to 2½m, found more off the bridle than has been the case when third in Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November. Not seen to same effect th…	P/33566-	Harry Skelton D Skelton	8	67.1kg	8 7/1
11th	10	—	Chance Another One (G) Made it 2-2 over fences with an assured C&D success in November and best not judged harshly on subsequent runs over inadequate trips. This yard (also saddle Rising Dust) more than capable of targetin…	914004	Donagh Meyler E Mullins	7	67.1kg	6.50 11/2
—	11	—	Leader In The Park (G) Pulled Up Course winner finished ahead of a couple of next-time-out winners when encouraging second on reappearance at Newbury but left the impression all wasn't well behind Lookaway here in January. Unexposed…	1136-22	H Cobden B Pauling	8	67.1kg	15 14/1
3rd	12	—	Kdeux Saint Fray (G) T Left clear to win second chase start at Cheltenham in November and still looked ahead of his mark when runner-up at Aintree. Finished with running left when fourth in Timeform Novices' handicap chase…	F12430	Sam Twiston-Davies A J Honeyball	6	66.2kg	7 6/1
7th	13	—	Rising Dust (G) Continues to defy the handicapper, making it five wins from his last 6 starts in 14-runner handicap chase at Thurles (20.9f) last month. Up another 11 lb but he's in shrewd hands and could progress a…	61117-8	S Bowen E Mullins	8	65.3kg	9.50 17/2

Betting forecast: Lookaway (3/1), Katate Dori (5/1), Chance Another One (11/2), Kdeux Saint Fray (6/1), Hoe Joly Smoke (7/1), Rising Dust (17/2), The Doyen Chief (14/1), Leader In The Park (14/1), Henry's Friend (18/1), Deep Cave (18/1), Soul Icon (22/1), Boombawn (40/1), Gustavian (66/1)