16:15 Haydock

Saturday 5 September 2026

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Betfair Be Friendly Handicap

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 1m 2.27s

1^st

(4)

Poatan

39-11

9/1

T: George ScottJ: D Egan

Prominent, soon raced in third, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well op 6/1

2^nd

1 ½

(5)

Trilby

69-3

2/1f

T: S EnglandJ: P J McDonald

Midfield, pushed along to make headway on near side from 1f out, ran on well, took second towards finish op 5/2

3^rd

(2)

Elara May

38-11

14/1

T: P J McBrideJ: H Crouch

Towards rear, headway from 1f out, waiting for room approaching final 110yds, ran on well and took second inside final 110yds, no extra and lost one place final stride op 12/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

(10)

Jer Batt

68-9

4/1

T: T D BarronJ: Ray Dawson

Held up towards rear, repeatedly denied clear run from over 1f out, switched towards centre inside final 110yds, ran on, not reach leaders towards finish op 7/2

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Marching Mac

58-12

14/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Tyler Heard

Taken down early and wore hood to start, led, set strong pace, pushed along 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 12/1

6^th

(8)

Advertised

39-7

10/1

T: Grant TuerJ: Oliver Stammers

Prominent, soon raced in second, switched left and every chance 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 9/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

2 ¼

(1)

Black Star Boy

39-4

10/1

T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand

Wore hood to start, towards rear, some headway on far side 1f out, outpaced inside final 110yds, weakened quickly towards finish op 11/1

8^th

(9)

Sturlasson

59-1

28/1

T: J RyanJ: S Donohoe

Held up in rear, always outpaced, made one place inside final furlong, detached towards finish op 25/1 tchd 33/1

9^th

(7)

Arklow Lad

49-7

5/1

T: M ApplebyJ: C Lee

Taken down early and wore hood to start, towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon outpaced and dropped to last inside final furlong, detached towards finish op 11/2 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

(6)

Toyotomi⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£2.25, £1.35, £3.50EX:£25.80Trifecta:£233.80Tricast:£255.78SF:£27.25Swingers:£4.30, £14.35, £6.35

Forecasts

Trilby (2/1), Jer Batt (4/1), Arklow Lad (5/1), Poatan (9/1), Advertised (10/1), Black Star Boy (10/1), Toyotomi (10/1), Elara May (14/1), Marching Mac (14/1), Sturlasson (28/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but TRILBY hasn't looked back since the cheekpieces went on and is fancied to garner a fourth victory of 2026, with conditions right in his favour at a track he goes well at. Elara May is feared most on the back of a very good Yarmouth second, although Arklow Lad and Advertised can both play a prominent role too.

TRILBY
ELARA MAY
ARKLOW LAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Democracy Dilemma

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 5

J: T Eaves | T: R M H Cowell

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £23,193.002nd: £10,876.003rd: £5,440.004th: £2,718.005th: £1,359.006th: £680.00