12:55 Haydock

Saturday 14 February 2026

All12:5513:2814:0514:4015:1515:5016:30

Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 3m 49.62s

1^st

Manlaga

411-1

7/4

T: N J HendersonJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, made headway in behind leaders before 3 out, went second before 2 out, soon clear with another, led approaching last, kept on well flat op 11/8

2^nd

2 ¼

Pourquoi Pas Papa

411-5

13/8f

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell

Disputed lead, led 3rd, joined 5th, good jump 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, faced challenge when clear with winner before last, soon headed, kept on same pace flat op 9/4 tchd 7/4

3^rd

7 ½

The Mighty Celt

411-8

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, awkward 1st, slow 5th, made steady headway from 3 out, went third after 2 out, not fluent last, no match for first two op 13/2 tchd 6/1

4^th

5 ½

Love Sonnet

411-1

18/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: James Davies

Prominent on inner, shaken up before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on, never dangerous tchd 16/1

5^th

Macktoad

411-8

5/1

T: G & J MooreJ: S Bowen

Disputed lead, headed and close up when not fluent 3rd, pressed leader 5th, ridden along 3 out, no impression and weakened before 2 out tchd 7/2

6^th

Whatsgoingonmarvin

411-0

20/1

T: M BowenJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders on outer, dropped to rear after 6th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Try Them

411-0

50/1

T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler

In touch with leaders, pushed along before 3 out, ridden next, making no impression when fell last op 100/1

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Non-Runners

Word For Word¹⁹⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Craig Nichol

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.50, £1.40EX:£5.30Trifecta:£18.20SF:£5.25Swingers:£1.10, £2.30, £2.30

Forecasts

Pourquoi Pas Papa (13/8), Manlaga (7/4), Macktoad (5/1), The Mighty Celt (15/2), Love Sonnet (18/1), Whatsgoingonmarvin (20/1), Word For Word (33/1), Try Them (50/1)

The sole entrant in next month's Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham, MANLAGA can improve to go one better than she did in listed company on stable debut. Fellow ex-French recruit The Mighty Celt is a fascinating contender on first start for the Dan Skelton yard, while Macktoad is surely worth another chance in first-time headgear, the form of his impressive Sandown win since franked by the re-opposing Pourquoi Pas Papa, who still has more to offer himself.

MANLAGA (IRE)
THE MIGHTY CELT (IRE)
MACKTOAD (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Gibbs Island

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 4

J: Stan Sheppard | T: T Lacey

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,892.002nd: £5,018.003rd: £2,508.004th: £1,256.00