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Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Perth · 23 April 2025
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Etalon (IRE) (11/4) won the Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Perth on 23 April 2025, beating Pay The Piper (IRE) by 19 lengths under Harry Skelton for trainer Dan Skelton. 7 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 1.34s (slow by 15.34s).

Winner Etalon (IRE)
SP: 11/4 J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st Etalon (IRE) t 8g Sat close to pace early - hit front travelling strongly 4 out and pulled away from 3 out - won comfortably Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 11-12 132161B89A 4:01.34 8,713.65 11/4 4.20
2nd Pay The Piper (IRE) p 10g Settled towards the back early - improved from the 8th before being pushed into second before 2 out - unable to challenge the winner late 19 Brian Hughes Ann Hamilton 12-0 134134B71A 4:05.56 4,009.50 10/1 14.73
3rd Prince Escalus (IRE) t 10g Settled with the pack early - stumbled 8th and moved up to second after the 4th last - dropped away over the final two furlongs for third 2¾ Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill 11-8 128124B68A 4:06.17 2,004.75 10/1 13.00
4th Parisencore (FR) 9g Settled towards back of field - pushed along and up into fourth after error two out - unable to close from there - finished fourth 4 Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards 11-10 130120B65A 4:07.06 1,003.20 7/2 5.65
5th Vocito (IRE) t 7g Sat close to pace early - stumbled at 3rd and slipped back before 8th - pressed for effort and faded 3 out to finish 5th 8 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 11-0 120104C57C 4:08.84 499.95 15/8F 3.20
6th Sword Of Fate (IRE) 12g Pulling hard early - hit the front and stayed there until an error at the 8th - blundered again and lost the advantage 4 out - driven along and dropped away from 3 out to finish well beaten 18 Charlie Maggs(5) Leonard Kerr 9-11 9187C40C 4:12.84 — 80/1 132.17
PU Netywell (FR) 8g Settled towards the back - losing touch and stumbled badly three out - eased and withdrawn from contention soon after — Patrick Wadge Lucinda Russell 11-6 126—— — — 8/1 10.50

Winning time 4m 1.34s (slow by 15.34s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 7 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (6 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Perth in 2025?
Etalon (IRE) won the Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Perth on 23 April 2025, ridden by Harry Skelton and trained by Dan Skelton.
What was the finishing order of the 2025 Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase at Perth?
1st Etalon (IRE) (11/4), 2nd Pay The Piper (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Prince Escalus (IRE) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2025 Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase at Perth?
Etalon (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/4, with a Betfair SP of 4.20.
How many horses ran in the 2025 Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase at Perth?
7 horses ran in the 2025 Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase at Perth.
What was the winning time of the 2025 Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase at Perth?
The winning time was 4m 1.34s (slow by 15.34s).

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