14:05 Haydock

Saturday 30 March 2024

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My Pension Expert Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 144y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 3m 48.7s
1st
Horse silk
1
5/2f
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 6th, challenged going well 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden out, reduced lead closing stages op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
710-10
20/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 2nd going well when not fluent and stumbled last, ridden flat, stayed on op 25/1 tchd 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
6
710-8
12/1
T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke
Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along next, headway last, went 3rd flat, not trouble front pair tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
8
15/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Finn Lambert (3)
Prominent, ridden 3 out, mistake last, weakened flat op 8/1 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
9
20/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: James Turner (7)
Held up towards rear, slow jump 1st and 2nd, headway before 3 out, weakened flat tchd 18/1
6th
Horse silk
5
2
18/5
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Prominent on inside, led after 3rd, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, weakened from last op 10/3
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
10
710-2
18/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Held up in rear, mistake 6th, well held from 3 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
9
7
6/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)
Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out op 7/1
9th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
11/2
T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman
Led until after 3rd, ridden after 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Milldam19
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 6
T: Jamie Snowden  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £4.90, £3.10EX:£52.80Trifecta:£563.40Tricast:£499.03SF:£47.40Swingers:£11.00, £6.90, £36.20

Forecasts

Brentford Hope (5/2), Playful Saint (18/5), Milldam (5/1), The Churchill Lad (11/2), Ballygeary (6/1), Mr Mackay (15/2), Salsada (12/1), El Jefe (18/1), Holly (20/1), Three Cliffs Bay (20/1)

Verdict

BRENTFORD HOPE has got several very solid recent efforts on the clock to his name and, with this track likely to lend itself well to his strong-travelling style, he makes plenty of appeal off top weight. Playful Saint returned better than ever from a year-long absence when narrowly denied by the reopposing Milldam at Stratford recently and ought to go well again with conditions in his favour. Ballygeary and the aforementioned Milldam warrant respect, also.

  1. BRENTFORD HOPE
  2. PLAYFUL SAINT (FR)
  3. BALLYGEARY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Aggagio
Weight: 10-4  |Age: 5
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £25,720.002nd: £11,825.003rd: £5,915.004th: £2,955.005th: £1,480.006th: £735.007th: £370.008th: £185.00

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