Haydock Races
Haydock
15:50
Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60
Place: £2 £1.40
Exacta: £11.60
Tricast: £13.67
Trifecta: £24.40
Non-Runners: Derryhassen Paddy (unsuitable ground), Grand Geste (self certificate), Kepler's Law (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Battle Born Lad (GB) | 5 G | Good | Mark Walford | 156 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Taken down early - took keen hold - jumped right on occasions - made all - hung right throughout - soon clear - reduced lead with one circuit to go - went clear again and ridden after 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Moon Rocket (IRE) | 5 G | Elite | Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | 156 lbs | 7/4F | 5.5 | Raced in second behind clear leader - lost position home turn - outpaced and not fluent 3 out - switched right 2 out - ridden and went second again before last - not fluent last - kept on but no match for winner(op 2/1 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Roaring Conquest (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 2/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway and raced in third 9th - went second home turn - lost position and not fluent 2 out - switched right before last - rallied run-in(op 7/4 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Bright Legend (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Denis Gerard Hogan | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - steady headway from 10th - briefly went second before 2 out - weakened gradually from last(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Joecooker (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - some headway 3 out - hit 2 out - weakened before last(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Gold Cup Bailly (FR) | 9 G | AVG | S R B Crawford | 156 lbs | 20/1 | 60 | Took keen hold - towards rear - weakened quickly after 10th(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) |