15:40 Haydock

Tuesday 30 December 2025

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:40

Betfred 'Happy New Year' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 7f 144y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 3m 44.45s
1st
Horse silk
3
13/8j
T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke
Took keen hold, held up in rear, awkward 3rd, headway 3 out, soon disputed second, ridden and disputed lead before last where led outright, kept on tchd 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
12/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Harriet Tucker (7)
Led, went clear before 3 out, diminished advantage 2 out, soon ridden and joined, headed approaching last, kept on same pace op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
1
13/8j
T: Harry DerhamJ: Megan Fox (7)
Close up in touch, disputed second 3 out where not fluent, soon ridden, lost second before last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
8/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (5)
Took keen hold, close up in touch, disputed second 3 out, soon dropped to fourth, ridden and weakened before last op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
2
6
7/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (5)
Tendency to jump right, prominent, joined for second 3 out, soon ridden and dropped to fifth, no impression before last tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2
6th
Horse silk
6 ½
7
510-10
22/1
T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan
Never better than midfield tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
11
5
22/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Midfield, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
66/1
T: Paula SmithJ: Charlie Maggs (5)
Held up in rear, tailed off before 5th, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.10, £2.70, £1.10EX:£18.40Trifecta:£45.40Tricast:£37.01SF:£20.76Swingers:£4.00, £1.40, £4.10

Forecasts

Serious Challenge (13/8), Brentford Hope (13/8), Stoner's Choice (7/1), Geromino (8/1), Bucephalus (12/1), Rauzan (22/1), Col Du Pre' (22/1), Sun Lady Marine (66/1)

Verdict

Clearly amiss in the Greatwood at Cheltenham last time, SERIOUS CHALLENGE is taken to get back on track by bagging this prize. He didn't shape badly when too keen over 2½m on return at Aintree and, judged on his exploits as a novice last term, he surely has races in him in 2m handicaps off this sort of mark. Brentford Hope rates the clear main danger ahead of Geromino, who will be a live each-way player if ready to roll following a lengthy absence.

  1. SERIOUS CHALLENGE (IRE)
  2. BRENTFORD HOPE
  3. GEROMINO (FR)

Previous Winners

2024
For Pleasure
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 9
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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