2025-01-18 Haydock 13:20
Haydock

Sky Bet Club Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

Distance: 2m5f50y

Going: Soft

Prize: £8,714

Runners: 11

Winning time: 5m 31.27s

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

8 Solar System

J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:112 SP:7/2F

Towards rear - not fluent 5th - steady headway when short of room on turn after 4 out - led narrowly and hung left before last - clear with one other and ridden final 110yds - just held on (caution: careless riding)(op 4/1)

2 shd

7 I Am Max

J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson

Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:113 SP:5/1

Pressed leader - led narrowly before 4th - headed 2 out - rallied and pressed winner approaching last - went clear with winner when slightly hampered inside final 110yds - just held(tchd 9/2)

3 8 8

4 Thanksforthehelp

J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe

Age:8 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:118 SP:13/2

Prominent - lost position when short of room after 4 out - rallied and pressed leaders before 3 out - outpaced run-in (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)

4 1½ 9½

10 Clondaw Royale

J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:110 SP:9/2

Didn't jump with fluency - led narrowly - pressed leader from 4th - led narrowly 2 out - headed before last - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 5/1)

5 3¼ 12¾

11 Casual Observer

J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:109 SP:6/1

Took keen hold - midfield - hampered on turn after 4 out - headway before 3 out - hung left and weakened gradually after 2 out(op 4/1)

6 3 15¾

2 Rockadenn

J:Tom Bellamy T:Max Comley

Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:119 SP:80/1

Held up in rear - steady headway after 4 out - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(tchd 66/1)

7 10 25¾

1 Nordic Tiger

J:Miss Megan Fox(7) T:Harry Derham

Age:6 Weight:12st 1lbs

OR:122 SP:16/1

Always behind(op 22/1 tchd 14/1)

8 6 31¾

9 North Parade

J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Age:10 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:111 SP:16/1

Didn't jump well - always behind(tchd 14/1)

9 7½ 39¼

6 Leading Choice

J:Harry Skelton T:Nicky Martin

Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:116 SP:6/1

Raced wide - prominent - weakened before 3 out(op 8/1 and tchd 9/1)

10 2 41¼

5 Blue Fin

J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain

Age:8 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:118 SP:28/1

In touch with leaders on inner - weakened 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)

3 Honneur d'Ajonc

J:Ben Bromley(5) T:James Owen

Age:8 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:118 SP:22/1

Raced wide - prominent - dropped to midfield 4th - rallied after 6th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 25/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.50

Tote place: £1.60 £2.20 £2.20

Exacta: £22.70

Trifecta: £146.10

Tricast: £111.34

CSF: £21.84