Haydock
16:25
Walrus Open Hunters' Chase
Haydock Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m6f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.70 £2.20 Exacta: £15.30 Trifecta: £36.20
Non-Runners: Famous Clermont (unsuitable ground), Torngat (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 My Drogo (GB) 10 G Elite Edward William Walker 166 lbs 11/4J Won 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)
2nd 2 Gracchus De Balme (FR) 9 G AVG J J O'Shea 167 lbs 7/2 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)
3rd 4 Jet Plane (IRE) 9 G AVG Dan Skelton 169 lbs 11/4J 4 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)
4th 3 Hollow Games (IRE) 9 G AVG Gordon Elliott 169 lbs 17/2 .5 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)
5th 5 Take All (IRE) 10 G Poor M Osborne 165 lbs 7/2 2.75 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)
6th 6 Irascible (FR) 10 G AVG Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 159 lbs 25/1 42 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)