15:15 Haydock

Saturday 20 December 2025

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Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 58y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:15  |   Winning time: 6m 8.79s
1st
Horse silk
1
10/3f
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Prominent, not fluent 3rd, led briefly before 8th, pressed leader 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, faced challenge run-in, kept on well op 4/1 tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
7
33/1
T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones
Lacked fluency throughout, led, briefly headed before 8th, joined 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, every chance when blundered last, rallied towards finish, not reach winner op 50/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
9
7/1
T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin
In touch, not fluent 4th, made headway going well in behind leaders 3 out, went third before 2 out where not fluent, soon outpaced by leading pair, kept on after last, no match for first two op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3
10
4/1
T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Saunders (5)
Towards rear, mistake 9th, pushed along 10th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, never dangerous op 10/3
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
5/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: B S Hughes
Midfield, nudged along after 10th, ridden and lost ground 3 out, made no impression from 2 out op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
½
4
5/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Chased leaders, ridden along 3 out, some headway on outer before 2 out, faded before last op 11/2 tchd 9/2
7th
Horse silk
7
5
18/1
T: R BandeyJ: J M Quinlan
Handy, ridden along before 3 out, no extra and weakened before 2 out op 20/1 tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
2
711-12
7/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge
Held up in rear, pushed along after 10th, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2
9th
Horse silk
14
3
14/1
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Weaver (7)
Wore hood to post, held up in rear, lost touch before 3 out op 16/1
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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Jalisco Star11
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 7
T: L Horsfall  J: Benjamin Macey
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.70, £5.80, £2.50EX:£113.20Trifecta:£1,160.80Tricast:£731.28SF:£90.11Swingers:£17.00, £6.30, £34.50

Forecasts

Super Survivor (10/3), Gwennie May Star (4/1), Imperial Merlin (5/1), Ernest Gray (5/1), Gege Ville (7/1), Idem (7/1), Jalisco Star (8/1), Secret Trix (14/1), Saint Palais (18/1), Caughtinyourtrance (33/1)

Verdict

A competitive finale and it could go the way of Alan King's ERNEST GRAY who arrives on the up and is taken to bag a third win of the season with the form of his recent Aintree victory having been well advertised since. Secret Trix should prove suited by this return to 3m and rates a big threat though, while Super Survivor, Idem and Gwennie May Star all need factoring in too. Imperial Merlin completes the shortlist.

  1. ERNEST GRAY (IRE)
  2. SECRET TRIX
  3. SUPER SURVIVOR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Supremely West
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,922.002nd: £3,645.003rd: £1,822.004th: £912.005th: £454.00

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