13:55 kempton Saturday 27th December 2025

Previous course and distance winner MAMBONUMBERFIVE (5) rates an exciting prospect over fences. Ben Pauling's charge was a G2 winner over hurdles and looks ready to step back up in class having made it two from two in chases with a smooth success in a competitive handicap chase at Newbury. He looks value compared to LUMP SUM (3) who followed up a wide margin chasing debut win with a good third behind Lulamba in the G1 Betfair Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown three weeks ago. MIRABAD (4) took his form to a new level when landing a beginners' chase in a first-time hood at Exeter and remains one to be intersted in. ALNILAM (1) rounds out the shortlist.