13:35 Haydock

Saturday 26 September 2026

All13:3514:1014:4015:1516:0016:3517:10

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Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 45.38s

1^st

(9)

Centigrade

49-10

5/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Made all, kept wide for first 2f, ridden over 1f out, edged left towards finish, kept on well op 11/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(8)

Checkandchallenge

79-6

22/1

T: W J KnightJ: Callum Shepherd

Slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went second towards finish, not trouble winner op 16/1 tchd 20/1

3^rd

(4)

Eternal Force

49-6

7/2f

T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon

Chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, held inside final 110 yards, lost second towards finish

4^th

2 ¼

(7)

Desperate Dan

58-9

14/1

T: P W Chapple-HyamJ: George Wood

Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 12/1

5^th

(1)

Cerulean Bay

510-0

4/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

In touch in mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final 110 yards tchd 7/2

6^th

4 ½

(6)

Mister Winston

49-10

10/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 8/1 tchd 11/1

7^th

(10)

Arctic Thunder

59-6

7/1

T: E WalkerJ: K Shoemark

Held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, soon weakened op 17/2

8^th

(3)

Looka

38-13

9/2

T: M BottiJ: S M Levey

Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten op 11/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 6/1

9^th

(2)

Commander's Intent

39-6

18/1

T: George ScottJ: Callum Rodriguez

In touch in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Godwinson⁵⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: J Channon J: David Probert

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.10, £5.00, £1.50EX:£111.90Trifecta:£607.60Tricast:£435.73SF:£104.20Swingers:£18.50, £4.00, £15.80

Forecasts

Eternal Force (7/2), Cerulean Bay (4/1), Looka (9/2), Centigrade (5/1), Arctic Thunder (7/1), Mister Winston (10/1), Godwinson (10/1), Desperate Dan (14/1), Commander's Intent (18/1), Checkandchallenge (22/1)

Golden Mile runner-up CERULEAN BAY often goes well at this track and is taken to resume winning ways with his sights slightly lowered. Centigrade and Eternal Force are feared for the excellent Beckett and Haggas yards respectively, with both 4-y-os looking well treated on their best form.

CERULEAN BAY (IRE)
CENTIGRADE (IRE)
ETERNAL FORCE

Previous Winners

2025

Fondo Blanco

Weight: 8-12 |Age: 3

J: S De Sousa | T: R Varian

4/1

Prize Money

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