Haydock Races
Haydock
15:15
Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.80 £1.30 £1.90
Exacta: £14.40
Tricast: £50.82
Trifecta: £62.60
Non-Runners: My Bobby Dazzler (unsuitable ground), Spike Jones (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Supremely West (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 168 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Led early - raced in second after 1st - led 4 out - clear with one other 3 out - went clear 2 out - comfortably(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Magical King (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Stuart Edmunds | 160 lbs | 11/4F | 6 | Took keen hold - raced in third - went second after 4 out - went clear with winner when not fluent 3 out - soon lost ground - no chance with winner but kept on from 2 out(op 10/3 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Castle Rushen (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nicky Richards | 166 lbs | 11/2 | 13 | Towards rear - some headway from 4 out - no impression but went modest third 3 out - just held third(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Half Track (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | N W Alexander | 146 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | In rear - not fluent 1st - some headway from 4 out - not fluent 3 out - went remote fourth before 2 out - disputing third run-in - never on terms(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Champ Royal (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Susan Corbett | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 59 | In touch with leaders - lost position and no chance before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Wasdell Dundalk (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Lisa Harrison | 157 lbs | 50/1 | - | In rear - struggling when pulled up before 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Stratton Oakmont (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Kayley Woollacott | 154 lbs | 4/1 | - | In touch with leaders - hit 1st - lost position after 4 out - weakened before 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 2 | The Imposter (FR) | 7 G | Elite |
Tom Buckley
(3)lbs
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Nigel Hawke | 163 lbs | 14/1 | - | Prominent early - led after 1st - clear after 4th - reduced lead and pushed along 7th - headed 4 out - soon ridden and lost second - weakened 3 out - pulled up before last(op 11/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 99th | 9 | Our Sam (GB) | 8 G | AVG | James Moffatt | 155 lbs | 20/1 | - | Towards rear - reminder after 9th - lost position after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 14/1) |