William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Mr Vango (G) FAV TP Made up into a smart chaser last term, winning at Sandown on return last December, before following up with a game success in the Peter Marsh at Haydock. Completed the hat-trick in the 4¼m Midlands N…	111-2PP	Jack Tudor S Bradstock	9	76.2kg	5.50 9/2
8th	2	—	Bioluminescence (M) Grade 2 chase winner at Limerick last December who followed up with good runner-up efforts in Grade 3 and Listed company. Wasn't knocked about when third on return in a mares' listed contest at Clonm…	22P-382	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	7	73.9kg	9.50 17/2
—	3	—	Monbeg Genius (G) Pulled Up TP Smart staying chaser who ended a 2-year losing run at Uttoxeter in February. Far from disgraced when sixth of 19 in a major Sandown handicap (28.7f, good to firm) on final run of last term, but looks…	P6-P573	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	9	72.6kg	17 16/1
1st	4	—	Twig (G) P Runner-up off this mark in the Ultima at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. Largely below par last term, including when out with the washing in the Grand National, but did at least prove his wellbeing whe…	0/1170-3	Beau Morgan B Pauling	10	72.1kg	19 18/1
6th	5	—	Bill Baxter (G) Took advantage of a much-reduced mark when landing a 12-runner listed handicap chase at Punchestown (24.5f, good to soft) in May. Good start to this season when runner-up over hurdles at Newbury and,…	1-2652P	Sam Twiston-Davies W Greatrex	9	70.3kg	10 9/1
—	6	—	Roi Mage (G) Pulled Up Won a listed Cross Country chase in France on latest start in September. Completed in the 2023 and 2024 runnings of the Grand National, so his ability to negotiate these obstacles is not in doubt, bu…	576/1P2-	James Reveley P Griffin	13	69.9kg	29 28/1
9th	7	—	White Rhino (G) Progressive over hurdles and further steps forward over fences last winter, landing brace of handicaps at around 21f on first 2 starts. Ended that campaign on a downer, but wasn't seen to best effect…	4/11UP-9	Craig Nichol O Greenall & J Guerriero	9	69.4kg	19 18/1
4th	8	—	Galia Des Liteaux (M) TP Form dipped following an encouraging reappearance second in listed mares' event at Carlisle last term, pulled up in the Midlands National won by Mr Vango on final run of that campaign. On the upside,…	2754P-5	Tristan Durrell D Skelton	9	68kg	10 9/1
5th	9	—	Mahons Glory (G) Ended time with Patrick Neville out of sorts, but won 2 of his 3 starts for new yard last term and has started this campaign well, too, most recently putting in a good round of jumping over these fen…	52164-1	Lee Edwards Dylan Cunha	9	68kg	13 12/1
10th	10	—	Excello (G) P French import who looked good when winning a small-field graduation chase at Ascot in 2023/24. Winless since, but has edged down to a workable mark and negotiated these obstacles with aplomb when thi…	0/30F90-	James Bowen N J Henderson	6	67.6kg	6 5/1
7th	11	—	Westerninthepark (G) Bumper/dual-hurdles winner who made a successful start in this sphere at Stratford last season. Largely creditable efforts in defeat thereafter, including when fourth of 9 on return at Carlisle (3¼m,…	0-47PU4	B S Hughes O Murphy	7	66.2kg	7.50 13/2
3rd	12	—	Val Dancer (G) P Scaled new heights last term, scoring on return at Carlisle before winning the Welsh National at Chepstow. Ran another cracker when third (subsequently promoted to second) in the Grand National Trial…	12-9344	Charlie Hammond Mrs M Rowley	8	66.2kg	13 12/1
—	13	—	Gaboriot (G) Pulled Up B Unseated rider on first experience over these fences in the 2024 Foxhunters', but he was third in the the Grand Sefton last November and moved up a placing when second in this season's renewal of tha…	3P-2PF3	R T Dunne O Greenall & J Guerriero	9	64.4kg	8.50 15/2

Position	Prize
P1	84195.0 GBP
P2	31665.0 GBP
P3	15825.0 GBP
P4	7905.0 GBP
P5	3975.0 GBP
P6	1980.0 GBP
P7	1020.0 GBP
P8	540.0 GBP
P9	300.0 GBP
P10	150.0 GBP