Haydock 21/01/2012 Heavy 1.45 Stanjames.Com Champion Hurdle Trial (Grade 2) (Class 1) £50000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, penalty £28475, 4 ran. 1st   Celestial Halo (IRE)   D A Jacob 6-5 11 12 P F Nicholls Tracked leader, effort to challenge 3 out, ridden before last, stayed on to lead narrowly final 110 yards, going away towards finish Opened evens, touched 5/4 2nd 2¼  l Desert Cry (IRE) 6 J M Maguire 7-2 11 4 D McCain Jnr Held up 4th and last in touch, went 3rd 3 out, challenged between rivals after last, ridden and every chance flat, no extra towards finish Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 3rd ½l Marsh Warbler 24 Aidan Coleman 11-4 11 8 B Ellison Led, ridden when hard pressed after 3 out, narrow advantage when mistake last, headed final 110 yards, no extra Opened 11/4, touched 3/1 4th 29l Torphichen   Charlie Huxley 6-1 11 4 A King Chased leading pair, reminder 4 out, not fluent and lost 3rd next, weakened next, tailed off Opened 6/1 Winning time: 04:05.100 Haydock results 12.40   1.10   1.45   2.20   2.55   3.30   4.05