Haydock Races
Haydock
13:30
Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023
Distance: 3m1½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.40 £2.90 £1.90
Exacta: £37
Tricast: £154.08
Trifecta: £185.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Famous Bridge (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nicky Richards | 163 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Held up in rear - headway 13th - went second before 4 out - ridden 2 out - pressed leader last - stayed on to lead run-in - bumped but went clear towards finish(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Burrows Diamond (FR) | N/A | AVG | Sue Smith | 160 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Prominent - not fluent 10th - pressed leader 13th - disputed lead 15th - soon led - clear 3 out - faced challenge last - kept on but headed run-in - no extra when drifted left and bumped rival towards finish | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Credo (IRE) | 10 M | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 11/2 | 4.75 | Held up in rear - headway 14th - in touch with leaders 4 out - challenging when ridden before last - weakened run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Bill Baxter (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 168 lbs | 5/1 | 14 | Midfield - lost position 15th - headway 3 out - weakening when edged left 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Enqarde (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 155 lbs | 10/1 | 5 | In touch with leaders - lost position 14th - weakened from 3 out(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Dr Kananga (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Ben Clarke | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 12 | Led - joined 4th - led again 7th - hampered by loose horse 12th - joined when mistake 15th - soon headed - weakened from 4 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Eleanor Bob (GB) | N/A | Poor |
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Venetia Williams | 141 lbs | 7/2 | .5 | In touch with leaders on outer - disputed lead when not fluent 4th - lost position 7th - weakened 15th - soon lost touch (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) | |
| 99th | 2 | Cooper's Cross (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Stuart Coltherd | 164 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - soon dropped to rear - weakened from 15th - pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Conkwell Legend (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 153 lbs | 22/1 | - | Held up in rear - bad mistake and unseated 2nd(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) |