17:05 Haydock

Saturday 4 April 2026

All13:3714:1214:4615:2015:5516:3017:05

JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 1f 125y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:05  |   Winning time: 6m 37.29s
1st
Horse silk
4
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Rear mid-division, steady headway before 15th, took third before 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, forged on before 2 out, pecked last, ridden run-in and all out to hold on towards finish tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
12/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
In rear, improved before 4 out, ridden in fifth after 3 out, stayed on well flat, nearest finish
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
13/2
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, chased leaders 6th, pushed along before 4 out, plugged on, ridden and rallied before last, always just held run-in op 6/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
9
4/1f
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Front mid-division, hit 10th and went fourth, tracked leader after 15th, pushed along after 4 out and kept on, ridden before 2 out, faded approaching last op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
3
5/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: J J Burke
Prominent, led 14th, pushed along 4 out, hit 3 out hard and headed, gradually weakened tchd 9/2
6th
Horse silk
8 ½
10
9/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: H Cobden
Towards rear, ridden 15th, plugged on, never involved op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
9
7
12/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Alan Doyle (3)
Led, mistake 8th, headed 14th and tracked leader, gradually faded after 15th op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
16/1
T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh
Chased leaders, mid-division and cajoled along 10th, ridden and struggling 15th, lost touch tchd 14/1
9th
Horse silk
9
8
11/1
T: R HobsonJ: Charlie Maggs (3)
Mid-division, mistake 4th, headway 12th, disputed third 14th, pushed along and dropped away after next op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
8/1
T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Handy, not fluent 12th, awkward next, dropped away and pulled up after 4 out op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and 9/1
T: P MorrisJ: Jack Power (5)
Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, lost ground 5th, towards rear next, fell 12th op 40/1
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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Buckna37
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 6
T: W Greatrex  J: Non Runner
NR
13
Horse silk
One Last Glance29
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 9
T: T R Gretton  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£1.90, £2.80, £2.40EX:£87.10Trifecta:£714.40Tricast:£540.91SF:£84.39Swingers:£15.80, £9.30, £10.70

Forecasts

Ski Lodge (4/1), Solar System (9/2), Saladins Son (5/1), Major Fortune (13/2), Jacks Parrot (13/2), Laganhill (8/1), Jupiter Des Bordes (11/1), My Bobby Dazzler (12/1), If Not For Dylan (12/1), One Last Glance (14/1), Cerendipity (16/1), Buckna (16/1), Fortunedefortunata (50/1)

Verdict

This is wide open but SALADINS SON rates just the pick of the weights and is taken to gain a deserved first success of the season. Dan Skelton's in-form Major Fortune heads the list of dangers, although If Not For Dylan and Solar System enter calculations too.

  1. SALADINS SON (IRE)
  2. MAJOR FORTUNE (IRE)
  3. IF NOT FOR DYLAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Duke Of Deception
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 8
7/4

Prize Money

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

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