2025-07-18 Haydock 16:25
Haydock

Truly Independent 15th Year Gallop Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Qualifier) (GBBPlus)

Distance: 1m6f

Going: Good

Prize: £6,281

Runners: 8

Winning time: 3m 8.91s (slow by 10.81s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

2 Beauld As Brass

J: Pat Cosgrave T: George Baker

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:83 SP:18/1

Slowly away - in rear - not clear run over 2f out - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ran on to lead towards finish(tchd 14/1)

2 nk

8 Curran

J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Charlie Johnston

Age:4 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:73 SP:4/1

Led - ridden 2f out - joined 1f out - headed towards finish

3 1¼ 1½

3 Pique'

J: Jack Doughty T: James Fanshawe

Age:4 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:83 SP:4/1

Prominent - went second 2f out - disputed lead 1f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 7/2)

4 2¼ 3¾

7 Paggane

J: Jack Callan(7) T: Faye Bramley

Age:6 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:75 SP:7/2F

Midfield - stayed on final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/3)

5 2½ 6¼

4 In The Breeze

J: Alistair Rawlinson T: Michael Appleby

Age:7 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:82 SP:20/1

In rear - headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 22/1)

6 4½ 10¾

6 Knights Affair

J: Callum Rodriguez T: Jamie Snowden

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:78 SP:5/1

Towards rear - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 7/1)

7 ¾ 11½

1 Russian Crescendo

J: Oisin Orr T: William Haggas

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:84 SP:4/1

Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 7/2)

8 1½ 13

5 Melakaz

J: Kieran Shoemark T: Robert Stephens

Age:7 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:79 SP:20/1

Slightly awkward start - prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £19

Tote place: £4 £1.40 £1.70

Exacta: £88

Trifecta: £480.60

Tricast: £350.16

CSF: £87.46