Haydock
15:15
Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle
Haydock Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.70 Place: £2.80 £1.70 Exacta: £20.70 Trifecta: £119.80
Non-Runners: J'Ai Froid (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Bushypark (IRE) 11 G AVG Philip Kirby 147 lbs 11/2 Won Made all - faced challenge but ridden and kept on well from 3 out - pushed out towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefited from an uncontested lead in addition to the testing conditions with the ground on the hurdle course being officially described as heavy (soft in places) on this occasion)(op 15/2 tchd 9/2)
2nd 5 Our Sam (GB) 8 G AVG James Moffatt 151 lbs 9/4 2 In touch with leaders - went second 4 out - kept on but no impression from 3 out(tchd 85/40 and tchd 11/4)
3rd 4 Skandiburg (FR) 8 G Poor Charlotte Fuller 154 lbs 12/1 6.5 Prominent - ridden after 4 out - no extra from 3 out(tchd 11/1)
4th 2 Ballymagroarty Boy (IRE) 11 G Poor Nigel Hawke 155 lbs 6/4F .75 Held up in rear - mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 7th - some headway after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 15/8)
5th 7 Niceandeasy (IRE) 11 G AVG N W Alexander 143 lbs 11/2 16 Taken down early - in touch with leaders on outer - weakened 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
6th 1 Storm Nelson (IRE) 12 G AVG Olly Williams 161 lbs 50/1 11 Towards rear throughout - mistake 5th - lost touch before 3 out(op 18/1)