15:00 Haydock

Saturday 6 September 2025

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Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 6f 1y  |   Good  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:02  |   Winning time: 3m 1.3s
1st
Horse silk
6
(7)
7/2f
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway to challenge center final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead close home tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
13
(3)
7/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Jason Hart
Mid-division on inside, going well near side 2f out, ridden to lead final furlong, stayed on well, headed close home op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(14)
11/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Held up towards rear, going well near side 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, never on terms op 9/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
10
(10)
16/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Prominent on outside, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed final furlong, kept on well without threatening op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
1
3
(9)
7/1
T: I JardineJ: A Mullen
Rear of mid-division, headway under pressure near side over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well final 100 yards op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2
6th
Horse silk
½
11
(17)
12/1
T: D MenuisierJ: W Buick
Rear of mid-division on outside, smooth headway near side 3f out, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards op 11/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
8
(15)
6/1
T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt
Mid-division on outside, headway under pressure near side to challenge 2f out, outpaced and weakened final furlong op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
4
(12)
10/1
T: George ScottJ: Callum Shepherd
Slowly away, in rear and detached early, going well off pace 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on inside final furlong op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
hd
15
(6)
25/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Nicola Currie
Led, ridden and hard pressed over 2f out, soon headed, plugged on tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1
10th
Horse silk
1
12
(11)
25/1
T: M L W BellJ: P J McDonald
Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong op 18/1
11th
Horse silk
½
5
(13)
33/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Billy Loughnane
Rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along off pace over 2f out, plugged on final furlong op 22/1
12th
Horse silk
hd
9
(4)
9/2
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Saffie Osborne
Mid-division, keen early, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out op 6/1 tchd 4/1
13th
Horse silk
5
7
(8)
33/1
T: A KingJ: C Lee
Chased leader on inside, pushed along 3f out, outpaced and weakened 2f out
14th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
(1)
80/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Cam Hardie
Chased leader on inside, keen early, pushed along and weakened over 2f out op 50/1
15th
Horse silk
19
17
(5)
50/1
T: M ApplebyJ: J P Sullivan
Mid-division on outside, headway tracking leaders 7f out, pushed along and weakened rapidly 3f out op 66/1
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Non-Runners

16
(2)
Horse silk
Torcello91
Weight: 8-3|  Age: 11
T: S Lycett  J: Aiden Brookes
NR
1
(16)
Horse silk
Tashkhan36
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 7
T: B Ellison  J: Callum Rodriguez
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.10, £3.20, £3.40EX:£38.40Trifecta:£487.40Tricast:£259.23SF:£27.83Swingers:£6.60, £11.40, £18.40

Forecasts

The Reverend (7/2), Dancing In Paris (9/2), Kildare Legend (6/1), Dramatic Star (7/1), Paddy The Squire (7/1), Caballo De Mar (10/1), Stressfree (11/1), Master Builder (12/1), Align The Stars (16/1), Contacto (25/1), Adjuvant (25/1), Oneforthegutter (33/1), Loughville (33/1), Torcello (33/1), Tashkhan (33/1), In The Breeze (50/1), Imperial Sovereign (80/1)

Verdict

A typically competitive renewal of the Old Borough Cup in which William Haggas' improving THE REVEREND is fancied to gain his biggest win yet now he steps back up in distance on the back of a facile Ripon success. Caballo De Mar is enjoying a fantastic season and heads the list of dangers in his bid to garner a fifth win, while the thriving Paddy The Squire shouldn't be underestimated either. Stressfree, Kildare Legend and Dancing In Paris all enter calculations too.

  1. THE REVEREND
  2. CABALLO DE MAR (IRE)
  3. PADDY THE SQUIRE

Previous Winners

2024
Epic Poet
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 5
J: D Tudhope  |  T: D O'Meara
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00

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