14:05 Haydock

Saturday 18 December 2021

All11:5012:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 44.1s

1^st

Up For Parol

510-12

5/2f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Chased leader until before 2nd, went 2nd again 4 out, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in, led final 100 yards, won going away op 11/4 tchd 9/4

2^nd

1 ½

Stellar Magic

611-4

9/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Chased leaders, led 4 out, ridden and kept on run-in, headed and no extra final 100 yards op 11/4

3^rd

Mackelduff

510-7

3/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, awkward 2 out, plugged on in 3rd from 2 out, no chance with leading duo op 7/2 tchd 11/4 and 4/1

4^th

6 ½

N'Golo

611-10

50/1

T: Mrs A DuffieldJ: K Brogan (3)

Held up towards rear, headway out wide before 3 out, every chance when flattened next, ridden and weakened between last two op 25/1

5^th

Hart Of Steel

610-8

7/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd before 2nd until 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along before next, losing place when hampered on rail before 2 out, no chance when badly hampered and nearly unseated rider last op 12/1 tchd 6/1

6^th

Boss Man Fred

711-3

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling rear before 4 out, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

Soul Emotion

811-12

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Jack Andrews (5)

Raced keenly and held up in last pair, steady headway on inside approaching 4 out, squeezed through approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 5th and no chance when fell heavily last op 11/1

Minella Charmer

1011-1

16/1

T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones (5)

Led, hit 5th, headed 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before next tchd 12/1

Little Awkward

510-12

17/2

T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke

Chasing leaders out wide when very awkward and bumped 1st, mid-division, hit 6th, weakened quickly and tailing off when pulled up after 4 out op 12/1 tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £2.20, £1.40EX:£20.10Trifecta:£54.40Tricast:£34.51SF:£14.61Swingers:£3.20, £2.40, £3.50

Forecasts

Up For Parol (5/2), Mackelduff (3/1), Stellar Magic (9/2), Hart Of Steel (7/1), Little Awkward (17/2), Boss Man Fred (12/1), Minella Charmer (16/1), Soul Emotion (18/1), N'Golo (50/1)

An intriguing handicap with the vote in favour of MACKELDUFF. A winner on return/handicap debut at Aintree in October, he was far from disgraced when third in a stronger affair at Cheltenham last month and remains of interest from this sort of mark. The returning pair Stellar Magic and Boss Man Fred may emerge as the chief threats.

MACKELDUFF (FR)
STELLAR MAGIC (IRE)
BOSS MAN FRED (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Albert's Back

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: B S Hughes | T: M & D Easterby

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,070.002nd: £6,022.003rd: £3,010.004th: £1,507.00