2025-02-15 Haydock 16:25
Haydock

Walrus Open Hunters' Chase

Distance: 2m6f54y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £8,469

Runners: 6

Winning time: 5m 54.10s (slow by 18.10s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 3

7 My Drogo

J:Mr William Biddick T:Edward William Walker

Age:10 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:145 SP:11/4J

In touch with leaders - dropped to last but going okay 12th - smooth headway and switched right before 4 out - pushed along and challenging 2 out - sustained duel with runner-up run-in - ridden to lead final 110yds - won going away(tchd 4/1)

2 2

2 Gracchus De Balme

J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:J J O'Shea

Age:9 Weight:12st 4lbs

OR:129 SP:7/2

Travelled strongly - prominent - led 7th - clear before 10th - reduced lead 13th - faced challenges from 3 out - joined 2 out - sustained duel with winner run-in - no extra when hung left and headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(tchd 10/3)

3 4 6

4 Jet Plane

J:Miss Heidi Palin(3) T:Dan Skelton

Age:9 Weight:12st 4lbs

OR:133 SP:11/4J

Led - headed but prominent 7th - lost second 13th - keeping on 3 out - no extra when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey last - weakened run-in(tchd 3/1)

4 ½ 6½

3 Hollow Games

J:Mr J H Williamson(3) T:Gordon Elliott

Age:9 Weight:12st 4lbs

OR:142 SP:17/2

Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - mistake and lost position 10th - mistake and jockey lost irons 5 out - outpaced 4 out - rallied from 2 out - went fourth last - not pace to challenge(op 9/2)

5 2¾ 9¼

5 Take All

J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:M Osborne

Age:10 Weight:12st 4lbs

OR:130 SP:7/2

Held up in last - steady headway on outer 12th - went second 13th - pressed leader 4 out - no extra and lost position before 2 out - weakened before last(op 6/1)

6 42 51¼

6 Irascible

J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

Age:10 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:120 SP:25/1

Prominent early - towards rear 4th - not fluent 8th - rallied and went third before 10th - lost position 13th - struggling 4 out - tailed off from 2 out(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)

Famous Clermont

J:Mr James King T:C R Barber

Age:10 Weight:12st 4lbs

OR:136 SP: -

Torngat

J: T:T Greenwood

Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:95 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.75

Tote place: £1.70 £2.20

Exacta: £15.30

Trifecta: £36.20

CSF: £12.93