Haydock Races
Haydock
15:10
Betfred 'Hot Shots' Handicap Chase
Haydock
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.80 £2.50
Exacta: £15.60
Trifecta: £63.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Happy And Fine (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Alex Hales | 161 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Made virtually all - pushed along before 3 out - keeping on 2 out - went clear before last - pushed out run-in - reduced lead final 110yds - comfortably(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Regal Blue (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Jonjo O'Neill | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 3.25 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - soon recovered and pressed leader - mistake 9th - lost second 3 out - ridden and rallied after 2 out - went second run-in - kept on well final 110yds - no match for winner(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Ned Tanner (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - headway on inner 11th - went third 4 out - went second 3 out - hung right before 2 out - no chance with winner when pecked on landing last - weakened and lost second run-in(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Albert's Back (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 167 lbs | 12/1 | 7.5 | Held up in last - reminders and struggling after 11th - rallied and some headway before 3 out - went modest fourth after 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Gallic Geordie (GB) | 11 G | AVG |
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Samuel Drinkwater | 151 lbs | 7/1 | 16 | Held up in rear - mistake 5th - steady headway and in touch with leaders before 4 out - no impression from 3 out - weakened after 2 out - finished tired(op 9/1) | |
| 99th | 6 | Arctic Ambition (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Paul Robson | 156 lbs | 50/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost position and dropped to rear before 4 out - tailed off before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Cerendipity (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Sue Smith | 157 lbs | 9/4F | - | Didn't jump with fluency - raced wide - prominent - pressed leader 3rd - awkward jump 6th - not fluent 7th - lost position before 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - eased and pulled up before last (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 85/40) |