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FrozenHappy Christmas & Happy New Year Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £5453.78
- 2m 4f 0y
- 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
Abandoned
Form: 028220 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 9 |
10th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y |
11st 1lb |
Flat winner; 2-26 over hurdles; last win came for Nigel Slevin in a Down Royal handicap chase in April last year; yet to shine for this stable; not badly handicapped on his old form, needs a revival. |
20/1 |
|
9th 4 |
12th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 25y |
11st 7lb |
Two-time Flat winner is 2-25 over hurdles; last win came for Nigel Slevin in a Down Royal handicap chase last April; has been out of form since joining Cian Collins; well-handicapped on old form but he's hard to fancy on recent showings. |
20/1 |
|
9th 4 |
12th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 25y |
11st 7lb |
Two-time Flat winner is 2-25 over hurdles; last win came for Nigel Slevin in a Down Royal handicap chase last April; has been out of form since joining Cian Collins; well-handicapped on old form but he's hard to fancy on recent showings. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 118P-2 C
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
22nd Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Won a 2m4f claimer at Bellewstown last August; signs of returning to form when fourth to Secrecies Of Stone in a handicap chase at Leopardstown last month; ran over an inadequate trip in a claiming hurdle at Tramore last Tuesday; third to So Des Flos in this last season. |
12/1 |
|
8th 6 |
22nd Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Won a 2m4f claimer at Bellewstown last August; signs of returning to form when fourth to Secrecies Of Stone in a handicap chase at Leopardstown last month; ran over an inadequate trip in a claiming hurdle at Tramore last Tuesday; third to So Des Flos in this last season. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: -65205
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
2nd Mar 2025 Yielding 3m 4f 61y |
10st 7lb |
Was gaining fourth chase win when beating Marronstown over 3m2f at Down Royal last season off 97; below best in two starts since, running no sort of race at Navan last month; hard to be confident in. |
20/1 |
|
12 |
9th Feb 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 175y |
10st 9lb |
in rear, detached 4th, joined main group halfway, not fluent 5 out |
5/1 |
|
12 |
9th Feb 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 175y |
10st 9lb |
in rear, detached 4th, joined main group halfway, not fluent 5 out |
5/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 69/1F- D BF
Last run: 381 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Veteran of the field but he won over 2m with plenty of give underfoot on first and fifth races for this yard, latterly at Uttoxeter in January on penultimate start; 2m4f a plausible excuse last time and he needs consideration. |
9/2 |
|
4th 6 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 19y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Ex-Irish 11yo, a zestful front-runner in recent campaigns who has won over 2m in the mud on the first and latest of his five races for current yard; the latter was a five-runner race at Uttoxeter four weeks ago, since which he's gone up another 4lb but it's this trip (despite 2m4f and 2m5f wins much earlier in career) which provides the most glaring question. |
11/2 |
|
1st 2 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Ex-Irish 11yo who made all at Haydock (2m, heavy) on stable debut in December 2024 and lost out only narrowly in this season's edition of that race five weeks ago (soft); has to take recent 4lb rise on the chin but can still make his presence felt here. |
9/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 1-0211 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 |
5th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 0lb |
prominent, weakened before 3 out |
20/1 |
|
11 |
23rd Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 100y |
11st 3lb |
led, headed and raced in second after 5th |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 1-0469
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
21st Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
11st 6lb |
led |
11/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
18th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 118y |
11st 6lb |
prominent, went second after 4 out, made challenge before 2 out, ridden and outpaced approaching last, kept on and went third run-in |
16/1 |
|
8 |
29th Dec 2022 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 120y |
11st 7lb |
prominent early, soon dropped to midfield, pushed along and weakened 3 out (usual 4 out), pulled up 2 out |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: PP0-62 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 2lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 |
2nd Mar 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Below par at Down Royal last time but that followed two fine efforts in handicap chases at Punchestown and Navan; back to hurdles now off an 11lb lower mark and has to be respected. |
6/1 |
|
1 |
24th Jan 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
12st 0lb |
In good form and it was another solid effort at Navan on Saturday when fourth of 13 (beaten roughly 4l); however, had a tough race that day and might need a bit further than this. |
7/2 |
|
4th 3 |
21st Jan 2023 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
prominent, joined leaders 1st, not fluent 3rd, mistake when jumped slightly left 3 out, soon pushed along towards far side, led before 2 out, ridden when headed approaching last, weakened and lost two places towards finish |
4/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 522321
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
16th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Conversion rate of just 2-27 over fences; several long absences following his last win in summer 2023, and hasn't been since a 47l last of five finishers in this race last year; best watched. |
16/1 |
|
5th 2 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Started off for Kerry Lee with two pretty good thirds in early part of last season, the latter over C&D on good ground, but was pulled up in refitted cheekpieces (retained) on next two outings and it's hard to know what to expect from him after a 200-day absence. |
16/1 |
|
5th 2 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Started off for Kerry Lee with two pretty good thirds in early part of last season, the latter over C&D on good ground, but was pulled up in refitted cheekpieces (retained) on next two outings and it's hard to know what to expect from him after a 200-day absence. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5020-8
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 0lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 15 |
1st Jan 2023 Soft 2m 6f 50y |
10st 0lb |
towards rear |
|
|
8th 14 |
29th Nov 2022 Yielding 3m 1f 150y |
10st 0lb |
Struggled in a recent point-to-point won by Samcro; getting on in years and may struggle to improve his 2-31 chase record; on the positive side, he was beaten only a neck by Three Loud Knocks at Clonmel last season. |
20/1 |
Verdict
There could be more to come from Walking The Walk after an overdue success, but Gavin Cromwell looks to have a very strong hand here. Routine Excellence is well capable of winning a contest like this, but the stable might have a stronger candidate in SWEET WILL after wins over hurdles at Fairyhouse and Cheltenham and off an 11lb lower chase mark. [Justin O’Hanlon]
Selections
RP Ratings (IRE):
WeihnachtsSPOTLIGHT:
Sweet WillThe Irish Sun:
Routine ExcellencePOSTDATA:
Weihnachts