Haydock Races
Haydock
13:50
Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3
Place: £1.40 £1.30
Exacta: £5.30
Trifecta: £6.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Grey Dawning (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 2/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - went second 5th - led just after 8th - not fluent 12th - went clear after 5 out - good jump 4 out - kept on well from last - readily(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Gaillard Du Mesnil (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 165 lbs | 6/4F | 9.5 | Disputed lead - led clearly after 1st - headed and raced in second just after 8th - outpaced 4 out - no chance with winner when mistake 2 out - kept on run-in(op 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Apple Away (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Lucinda Russell | 147 lbs | 2/1 | 4.5 | Disputed lead - raced in second after 1st - raced in third 5th - slow jump 9th - outpaced after 5 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(tchd 85/40) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Hardy Bloke (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 154 lbs | 50/1 | 1.5 | In rear - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when mistake 7th - not fluent 9th - outpaced after 5 out - kept on but no impression(op 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Scipion (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Stuart Coltherd | 162 lbs | 100/1 | 34 | Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - not fluent and dropped to last 5th - weakened before 4 out(op 40/1) |