15:45 Haydock

Saturday 17 January 2026

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 4.41s

1^st

Koukeo

611-1

9/4f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Midfield, pushed and headway 3 out, went second 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, led near finish op 10/3

2^nd

1 ¼

Escapeandevade

1012-0

5/2

T: Harry DerhamJ: Harry Reed

Disputed lead, led outright 4 out, shaken up and increased advantage after 3 out, reduced lead run-in, headed near finish

3^rd

Kykorock

610-11

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Held up in last, headway after 4 out, soon asked for effort, not fluent 2 out, stayed on run-in, went third close home op 7/2

4^th

Hardy Du Seuil

911-11

15/2

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Isabelle Ryder (7)

Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, kept on one pace, lost third close home op 10/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Willie Shake Hands

710-8

7/1

T: S EnglandJ: Callum Bewley

Held up in touch, pushed along before 4 out, soon beaten op 11/2

6^th

2 ½

Classic Maestro

812-2

25/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Disputed lead, mistake 6th, headed 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out op 22/1

7^th

1 ¼

Mr Grey Sky

1211-2

18/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, weakened 2 out tchd 20/1

8^th

Grey Diamond

1210-9

20/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Midfield, shaken up and lost place before 4 out, beaten before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

Palamon

611-10

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Liam Harrison

Held up in rear, struggling before 4 out, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

Stormin Crossgales

911-2

125/1

T: M YoungJ: Charlie Deutsch

Midfield, dropped to rear after 4th, detached before 9th, pulled up after 9th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £1.30, £2.00EX:£9.60Trifecta:£38.90Tricast:£27.17SF:£8.45Swingers:£2.20, £3.50, £3.90

Forecasts

Koukeo (9/4), Escapeandevade (5/2), Kykorock (11/2), Willie Shake Hands (7/1), Hardy Du Seuil (15/2), Mr Grey Sky (18/1), Grey Diamond (20/1), Palamon (22/1), Classic Maestro (25/1), Stormin Crossgales (125/1)

There has been much to like about KYKOROCK's transition to fences, with the 6-y-o again winning with more in hand than the margin of victory suggests when making it 2-2 in this sphere at Market Rasen. He remains open to improvement and a 7 lb rise may not be enough to prevent him from completing the hat-trick, for all that Koukeo did the job well on his first run over fences at Windsor and is greatly respected. Also high on the list is Escapeandevade, who scored over this C&D last month.

KYKOROCK (FR)
KOUKEO (FR)
ESCAPEANDEVADE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Prairie Wolf

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 8

J: Peter Kavanagh | T: J Parkinson & S Smith

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,770.002nd: £4,496.003rd: £2,248.004th: £1,125.005th: £561.00