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AINTREE 14:40

Name: WILLIAM HILL HALF A MILL BECHER HANDICAP CHASE (Premier Handicap) (1)
Start: 2025-12-06T11:48:00
End: 2025-12-06T15:15:00
Location: Aintree

11:48 12:24 12:58 13:30 14:05 14:40 15:15

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14:40 Saturday 06 December 2025	Unlock this Race
WILLIAM HILL HALF A MILL BECHER HANDICAP CHASE (Premier Handicap) (1)	Distance : 3m 1f 188y (Nat)
Prize : £84,195 Age : 6yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Soft
Race Type : Chase

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		4. TWIG	4. TWIG	<				Beau Morgan (5)	10	11-5	18/119	18/119
1			bg SULAMANI (IRE) - SOUTHERN EXIT POLIGLOTE	J: Beau Morgan (5) T: Ben Pauling Age: 10 Wgt: 11-5 Eq: (s) OR: 143	<				Ben Pauling	(s)	(143)		18/119
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handy, ridden between 3 out and 2 out, led approaching last, idled run-in, joined over 1f out, edged ahead again final 100 yds, just held on
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2	2	sh	1. MR VANGO (IRE)	1. MR VANGO (IRE)	<		>		Jack Tudor	9	12-0	9/25.5f	9/25.5f
2		sh	bg OCOVANGO - AFRICAN MISS (IRE) BENEFICIAL	J: Jack Tudor T: Sara Bradstock Age: 9 Wgt: 12-0 Eq: (s+t) OR: 152	<		>		Sara Bradstock	(s+t)	(152)		9/25.5f
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led early, stayed prominent, stumbled soon after 3 out, ridden before next, switched approaching last, closing when awkward there, carried right over 1f out, upsides soon after, just failed
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3	3	3¾	12. VAL DANCER (IRE)	12. VAL DANCER (IRE)	<		>		Charlie Hammond	8	10-6	12/113	12/113
3		3¾	bg VALIRANN (FR) - KATIES DANCER (IRE) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE)	J: Charlie Hammond T: Mel Rowley Age: 8 Wgt: 10-6 Eq: (s) OR: 130	<		>		Mel Rowley	(s)	(130)		12/113
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waited with, crept closer approaching Canal Turn, mistake there, pushed along 3 out, kept on well from last
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4	4	nk	8. GALIA DES LITEAUX (FR)	8. GALIA DES LITEAUX (FR)	<				Tristan Durrell (3)	9	10-10	9/110	9/110
4		nk	bm SADDLER MAKER (IRE) - SERIE LOVE (FR) AGENT BLEU (FR)	J: Tristan Durrell (3) T: Dan Skelton Age: 9 Wgt: 10-10 Eq: (s+t) OR: 134	<				Dan Skelton	(s+t)	(134)		9/110
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mid-field, off pace Chair, plugged on from straight, lame
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5	5	1¼	9. MAHONS GLORY (IRE)	9. MAHONS GLORY (IRE)	<		>		Lee Edwards	9	10-10	12/113	12/113
5		1¼	bg FAME AND GLORY - DARK SUNSHINE (GER) KALLISTO (GER)	J: Lee Edwards T: Dylan Cunha Age: 9 Wgt: 10-10 OR: 134	<		>		Dylan Cunha		(134)		12/113
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jumped boldly, led after 2nd, not fluent 11th, clear approaching Canal Turn, reduced advantage before 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra final 1f
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6	6	1	5. BILL BAXTER (IRE)	5. BILL BAXTER (IRE)	<		>		Sam Twiston-Davies	9	11-1	9/110	9/110
6		1	grg MILAN - BLOSSOM ROSE (IRE) ROSELIER (FR)	J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Warren Greatrex Age: 9 Wgt: 11-1 OR: 139	<		>		Warren Greatrex		(139)		9/110
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mid-field, headway after 4 out, held 2 out
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7	7	11	11. WESTERNINTHEPARK (IRE)	11. WESTERNINTHEPARK (IRE)	<		>		Brian Hughes	7	10-6	13/27.5	13/27.5
7		11	bg WALK IN THE PARK (IRE) - WESTERN SKYLARK (IRE) WESTERNER	J: Brian Hughes T: Olly Murphy Age: 7 Wgt: 10-6 OR: 130	<		>		Olly Murphy		(130)		13/27.5
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rear, shaken up straight, headway between last 2, not sustain effort
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8	8	6½	2. BIOLUMINESCENCE (IRE)	2. BIOLUMINESCENCE (IRE)	<		>		Keith Donoghue	7	11-9	17/29.5	17/29.5
8		6½	bm WALK IN THE PARK (IRE) - MOLLY ROUND (IRE) OLD VIC	J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland Age: 7 Wgt: 11-9 OR: 147	<		>		Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland		(147)		17/29.5
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held up, progress 4 out, in contention next, ridden before 2 out, weakened run-in, finished tired
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9	9	32	7. WHITE RHINO (IRE)	7. WHITE RHINO (IRE)	<				Craig Nichol	9	10-13	18/119	18/119
9		32	bg DOYEN (IRE) - AVENTIA (IRE) BOB BACK (USA)	J: Craig Nichol T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Age: 9 Wgt: 10-13 OR: 137	<				Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero		(137)		18/119
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off pace, brief effort 3 out, well held home turn
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10	10	17	10. EXCELLO (FR)	10. EXCELLO (FR)	<		>		James Bowen	6	10-9	5/16	5/16
10		17	grg COKORIKO (FR) - PAFADAS (FR) MARTALINE	J: James Bowen T: Nicky Henderson Age: 6 Wgt: 10-9 Eq: (s) OR: 133	<		>		Nicky Henderson	(s)	(133)		5/16
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mid-division, hit 10th, struggling 3 out, eased after last
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pu	pu		13. GABORIOT (FR)	13. GABORIOT (FR)	<		>		Robert Dunne	9	10-2 (10-1)	15/28.5	15/28.5
pu			chg MUHTATHIR - UDDY (FR) VOIX DU NORD (FR)	J: Robert Dunne T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Age: 9 Wgt: 10-2 (10-1) Eq: (b) OR: 126	<		>		Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	(b)	(126)		15/28.5
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mid-division, well beaten 4 out, pulled up after next
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pu	pu		6. ROI MAGE (FR)	6. ROI MAGE (FR)	<				James Reveley	13	11-0	28/129	28/129
pu			bg POLIGLOTE - ROYALE MAJESTY (FR) NIKOS	J: James Reveley T: Patrick Griffin, Ireland Age: 13 Wgt: 11-0 OR: 138	<				Patrick Griffin, Ireland		(138)		28/129
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mid-field, not jump well, lost place 8th, behind from 10th, pulled up
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pu	pu		3. MONBEG GENIUS (IRE)	3. MONBEG GENIUS (IRE)	<		>		Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	9	11-6	16/117	16/117
pu			bg SHANTOU (USA) - ELLA WATSON (IRE) SUPREME LEADER	J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill Age: 9 Wgt: 11-6 Eq: (s+t) OR: 144	<		>		Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill	(s+t)	(144)		16/117
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in touch, blundered 12th, mistake Becher's, lost place when bad mistake 4 out, labouring 2 out, pulled up approaching last
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All 13 ran. Fences: 21.	Winning Owner: Mrs G. Morgan
Time: 6m 54.5s
Overrounds: Industry SP 126%, Betfair SP 100.9%
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14:40 Aintree Result on Saturday 06 December 2025

The 3M 1F 188Y 14:40 WILLIAM HILL HALF A MILL BECHER HANDICAP CHASE (Premier Handicap) (1) at Aintree was run on Soft. It was open to 6yo+ and had a prize fund of £84,195. There were 13 runners. The winning horse was TWIG who won by sh. TWIG was ridden by Beau Morgan. TWIG had an industry starting price (ISP) of 18/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

MR VANGO (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.05 - they had an ISP of 9/2f
VAL DANCER (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 3.80 - they had an ISP of 12/1
GALIA DES LITEAUX (FR) finished 4th and was beaten by 4.00 - they had an ISP of 9/1
MAHONS GLORY (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 5 - they had an ISP of 12/1
BILL BAXTER (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 9/1
WESTERNINTHEPARK (IRE) finished 7th and was beaten by 17 - they had an ISP of 13/2
BIOLUMINESCENCE (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 24 - they had an ISP of 17/2
WHITE RHINO (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 56 - they had an ISP of 18/1
EXCELLO (FR) finished 10th and was beaten by 73 - they had an ISP of 5/1

AINTREE 14:40

14:40 Saturday 06 December 2025

WILLIAM HILL HALF A MILL BECHER HANDICAP CHASE (Premier Handicap) (1)

14:40 Aintree Result on Saturday 06 December 2025