15:15 Haydock

Saturday 20 December 2025

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 8.79s

1^st

Super Survivor

912-1

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

2^nd

Caughtinyourtrance

611-5

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

3^rd

5 ½

Gege Ville

910-8

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

4^th

Gwennie May Star

510-7

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

5^th

1 ¾

Imperial Merlin

811-7

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

6^th

Ernest Gray

811-8

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

7^th

Saint Palais

811-7

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

8^th

5 ½

Idem

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

9^th

Secret Trix

811-9

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

Jalisco Star¹¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: L Horsfall J: Benjamin Macey

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)

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.

ERNEST GRAY (IRE)
SECRET TRIX
SUPER SURVIVOR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Supremely West

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Charlie Hammond | T: Dr R Newland & J Insole

7/2

Prize Money

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