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Friday 16 October 2026

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M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap (Div 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   7f 212y  |   Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:52  |   Winning time: 1m 53.96s
1st
Horse silk
3
(1)
Maximising
49-10
11/2
T: K P De FoyJ: D Egan
Slowly into stride, midfield, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, led 110yds out, cosily op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
1
(6)
Return To Unit
410-0
9/1
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, headed 110yds out, no extra near finish op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
7
(4)
Lir Speciale
79-6
9/4f
T: B EllisonJ: Rowan Scott
Prominent on outer, ridden 2f out, challenged 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra last 110yds op 3/1
4th
Horse silk
½
9
(5)
Venetian Lion
39-4
10/3
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Midfield, headway when not clear run over 2f out, waiting for room and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
6
(3)
Vidmiyr
39-7
14/1
T: J CandlishJ: H Crouch
Chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no extra near finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
1
8
(8)
Milteye
69-5
50/1
T: H BethellJ: O McSweeney
Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right inside final furlong, kept on near finish, never nearer op 40/1
7th
Horse silk
1
2
(10)
Thunder Roar
79-11
18/1
T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: T Eaves
Outpaced start, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, hampered 110yds, not recover op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
2
10
(2)
The Resdev Scholar
38-12
9/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Led, pressed 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, short of room 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
4
(7)
Darkness
89-10
12/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Rossa Ryan
Midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never nearer tchd 11/1
10th
Horse silk
2
5
(9)
Rhoscolyn
89-9
11/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson
Midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, no impression 1f out, dropped to last inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 10/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.10, £2.90, £1.50EX:£55.30Trifecta:£243.70Tricast:£148.32SF:£55.46Swingers:£9.60, £1.10, £5.30

Forecasts

Lir Speciale (9/4), Venetian Lion (10/3), Maximising (11/2), Return To Unit (9/1), The Resdev Scholar (9/1), Rhoscolyn (11/1), Darkness (12/1), Vidmiyr (14/1), Thunder Roar (18/1), Milteye (50/1)

Verdict

VENETIAN LION still looks ahead of his mark and may enhance William Haggas' fine recent record in this race if coping with conditions. Mudlarks Thunder Roar and The Resdev Scholar are next best in an open-looking handicap, with Lir Speciale another to note on this sort of ground.

  1. VENETIAN LION
  2. THUNDER ROAR
  3. THE RESDEV SCHOLAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Eternal Force
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 3
J: Tom Marquand  |  T: W J Haggas
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,100.002nd: £3,802.003rd: £1,902.004th: £951.00

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