15:15 Haydock

Saturday 27 September 2025

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Oddschecker Handicap

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 1m 42.37s

1^st

(3)

Fondo Blanco

38-12

4/1

T: R VarianJ: S De Sousa

Tracked leader over 1f, handy 3rd inside, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, came clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly tchd 7/2

2^nd

4 ½

(7)

First Ambition

49-3

6/1

T: K R BurkeJ: S H James

Raced keenly and reluctant leader, ridden and headed inside final 2f, no chance with winner final furlong, kept on for 2nd op 5/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

(6)

Principality

38-11

12/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: P J McDonald

Tracked leaders out wide, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten winner tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

4^th

(2)

La Trinidad

89-5

18/1

T: Roger FellJ: Rowan Scott

Raced keenly tracking leaders inside, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, plugged on same pace inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 16/1

5^th

1 ¾

(5)

El Matador

38-11

9/2

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Slowly into strode, off the pace towards rear, some moderate headway out wide over 1f out, weakened final furlong, never involved op 11/2

6^th

nse

(10)

Christian David

49-3

15/2

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Raced keenly out wide and soon steadied towards rear, some headway hanging left over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong op 8/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

(11)

Midnight Gun

49-13

10/3f

T: H Al JehaniJ: Cieren Fallon

Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd over 6f out, challenging 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, ridden and weakened final furlong op 9/2

8^th

2 ¼

(8)

Tilted Kilt

38-5

17/2

T: W J KnightJ: A Mullen

Off the pace in last trio, ridden and struggling out wide inside final 2f, never involved tchd 10/1

9^th

(4)

Intrusively

38-10

14/1

T: E BethellJ: Ryan Sexton

Slowly into stride and pushed along briefly, off the pace and always towards rear op 12/1 tchd 16/1

10^th

(9)

Platoon

410-0

50/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: P Mulrennan

Soon steadied rear, never on terms after, tailed off throughout op 40/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Hawksbill¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: O J Orr

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.80, £2.20, £3.00EX:£25.60Trifecta:£314.30Tricast:£269.76SF:£29.13Swingers:£5.90, £7.30, £14.70

Forecasts

Midnight Gun (10/3), Fondo Blanco (4/1), El Matador (9/2), First Ambition (6/1), Christian David (15/2), Tilted Kilt (17/2), Principality (12/1), Hawksbill (12/1), Intrusively (14/1), La Trinidad (18/1), Platoon (50/1)

Richard Hannon's CHRISTIAN DAVID made light of an absence when scoring at Newbury on his recent return and a 3 lb rise in the weights doesn't look sufficient to prevent him from following up. Karl Burke's handicap debutant First Ambition looks open to progress and heads the list of dangers, although Midnight Gun is weighted to go well if ready to roll after a six-month absence. Fondo Blanco and El Matador complete the shortlist.

CHRISTIAN DAVID (IRE)
FIRST AMBITION
MIDNIGHT GUN

Previous Winners

2024

Flying Finn

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 3

J: O McSweeney | T: A Keatley

18/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,462.002nd: £7,251.003rd: £3,627.004th: £1,812.005th: £906.006th: £453.00