Haydock
15:15
William Hill Half A Mill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Haydock Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 Distance: 3m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.20 £6.20 £4.80 Exacta: £139.80 Tricast: £2211.02 Trifecta: £1604.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Disputed lead - lost position and prominent before 2nd - bumped 8th - ridden 4 out - led 2 out - kept on well(op 15/2)
5 G AVG Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 152 lbs 13/2 Won
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2nd
Prominent - disputed lead before 2nd - lost position but prominent 3rd - pecked on landing 15th - bad mistake 18th - mistake 4 out - went second last - stayed on
9 G AVG Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 163 lbs 22/1 1.75
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3rd
In rear - some headway 16th - lost position before 4 out - rallied 2 out - stayed on run-in - went third post(tchd 14/1)
6 G Poor Evan Williams 137 lbs 16/1 1
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4th
Prominent - disputed lead 16th - led clearly 3 out - headed 2 out - lost second last - lost third post(op 6/1)
7 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 7/1 0.05
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5th
In rear - niggled along 7th - pushed along final circuit - headway 3 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 14/1)
9 G Good Jamie Snowden 152 lbs 12/1 1
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6th
In rear - headway into midfield 8th - lost position 17th - stayed on run-in(op 6/1)
6 G AVG Donald McCain 145 lbs 17/2 1.5
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7th
Midfield - in touch with leaders from 10th - mistake 15th - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
8 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 165 lbs 8/1 .5
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8th
Held up in rear - hit 3rd - mistake 5th - headway 17th - 4 lengths down when mistake 3 out - weakened from 2 out
9 G AVG Donald McCain 159 lbs 12/1 0.2
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99th
Disputed lead - led clearly 3rd - mistake 9th - joined 16th - jumped left 17th - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding did not appear to stay the trip on this occasion - adding he felt gelding had raced too enthusiastically for much of the race)(op 7/2)
7 G Good Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 165 lbs 3/1F -
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99th
Jumped left on occasions - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - hit 5th - jumped left and bumped rival 8th - lost position 12th - struggling 16th - lost touch before 4 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed and hung right-handed)(tchd 11/1)
7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 150 lbs 9/1 -
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99th
Took keen hold - prominent - dropped to midfield 3rd - mistake 6th - towards rear 7th - dropped to last 9th - pulled up 14th (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran flat)(tchd 13/2)
5 G AVG Mickey Bowen 147 lbs 6/1 -
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