14:05 Haydock

Saturday 21 December 2019

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:0514:4015:15

Betway Casino Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 6m 13.20s

1^st

Flashjack

911-9

12/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick (3)

Chased leaders, led 3 out, challenged next, kept on well tchd 10/1

2^nd

1 ½

Big Shark

511-8

10/11f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones (5)

In touch, chased leaders halfway, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace op 5/4

3^rd

Silva Eclipse

611-0

6/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Chased leaders, lost place after 6th, rallied 4 out, outpaced next, staying on when not fluent last, never a threat op 7/1

4^th

Coole Cody

811-8

8/1

T: M BlakeJ: Nick Scholfield

Led until 4 out, lost place next, well held in 4th when hit 2 out op 9/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

Sakhee's City

811-9

14/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

In rear, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, never nearer tchd 12/1

6^th

Secrete Stream

1011-8

33/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Mr Aiden Blakemore (7)

Held up, slow 2nd, mistake 4 out, soon beaten op 20/1

Also Ran

Dell' Arca

1011-10

16/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (7)

Held up, slow 2nd, headway halfway, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 11/1

Closing Ceremony

1011-6

5/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: R T Dunne

Prominent, led 4 out, headed next, weakening when pulled up soon after 2 out op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.40Pl:£2.60, £1.10, £2.00EX:£38.70Trifecta:£77.00Tricast:£79.43SF:£25.11Swingers:£4.40, £5.60, £3.00

Forecasts

Big Shark (10/11), Closing Ceremony (5/1), Silva Eclipse (6/1), Coole Cody (8/1), Flashjack (12/1), Sakhee's City (14/1), Dell' Arca (16/1), Secrete Stream (33/1)

The mudlark Silva Eclipse (runner-up in this race last year from a 5lb lower mark) merits much respect having out-battled Coole Cody in desperate conditions at Uttoxeter (2m7½f) in November. Furthermore, he went down all guns blazing in an earlier tussle with the course specialist Closing Ceremony over C&D in January. With past Haydock form figures of 222 (beaten a combined total of 3L) he deserves a change of fortune at this track. However, the suspicion is that he'll face a formidable opponent in the shape of the handicap debutant BIG SHARK who is 2-2 under rules since joining Philip Hobbs out of the Irish point-to-point scene for £33,000.

Big Shark
Silva Eclipse
Closing Ceremony

Previous Winners

2018

The Hollow Ginge

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 5

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,837.002nd: £2,595.003rd: £1,297.004th: £649.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00