15:45 Haydock

Saturday 25 April 2026

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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 43.12s

(1)

Strength of Spirit²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 85| D

10/3

Gelded following a progressive juvenile campaign, and he picked up where he left off when winning with something to spare on return at Musselburgh (1m). Far from exposed over this sort of trip and there's likely further improvement to come.

Form: 5121-1

(8)

Mr Seagull^p1²¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 84

18/1

Fairly useful Space Blues gelding found things too competitive in a pair of valuable sales races last autumn. Cheekpieces added ahead of this handicap debut, and he has stamina to prove over the longer trip.

Form: 1200-

(4)

See Blue⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: R Hughes| OR: 84| D

13/2

Looked a good prospect when making a winning start at Kempton last year and having still looked green when no match for a promising sort at Southwell on return, he remains with potential on handicap/turf debut.

Form: 1-2

(3)

Go Rimbaud¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tyler Heard| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 82| D

5/2

Shaped with promise in maiden/novice company towards the end of last year and was much improved when off the mark at Kempton on his return. Opening mark looks a handy one based on that form, and he's in the right hands to progress again.

Form: 422-1

(7)

Electrical¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 81

33/1

Surprise winner on debut at Newbury (6f) last summer but couldn't build on that faced with more testing conditions on return there (1m) in late-October. Has been gelded ahead of this handicap debut, but he needs to improve.

Form: 184-

(6)

Commanding Officer^p1²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 80| CD

5/2

€150,000 Teofilo colt confirmed the promise shown on debut (at this track) when making it third time lucky in a 1m novice here in September, for all he was a tad fortunate, and further improvement looks likely with first-time cheekpieces fitted on handicap bow.

Form: 341-

(9)

Dunkeld Dreamer¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 76| D

18/1

Three-time winner proved most consistent as a 2-y-o and though entitled to come on for her reappearance fifth at Musselburgh, she's probably vulnerable to less-exposed types.

Form: 11222-5

(2)

Gold Dawn^v¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: H Palmer| OR: 76

12/1

Runner-up 3 times as a juvenile, though he was consistent rather than progressive, and didn't look straightforward when mid-field in a valuable race at York in October. Visor goes back on.

Form: 955228-

Non-Runners

(5)

Spiritoftheblues¹⁹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: Ben Robinson

Forecasts

Go Rimbaud (5/2), Commanding Officer (5/2), Strength of Spirit (10/3), See Blue (13/2), Spiritoftheblues (12/1), Gold Dawn (12/1), Dunkeld Dreamer (18/1), Mr Seagull (18/1), Electrical (33/1)

GO RIMBAUD was much improved when making a winning return at Kempton earlier this month and he's fancied to follow up. Fellow handicap debutant Commanding Officer has run well on both starts here and could be the main danger with cheekpieces fitted, while it's unlikely we've seen the best of Strength of Spirit, either.