irishracing.com | Race Result Haydock, Sat, 20th Dec, 2025, Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £50,000.00 4-y-o plus

Haydock Result

Sat, 20th Dec, 2025

Going - Hurdle: Good to Soft-Soft in places; Chase: Soft-Good to Soft in places.

Placepot Pool - £109,346.79 Winning Units - 624.71 Dividend - £127.70. Quadpot Pool - £15,614.67 Winning Units - 1201.92 Dividend - £9.60. Place Six Dividend - £132.86. Place Five Dividend - £42.94.

Summary

2.05

Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £50,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 2) 3m. 1f. 125yds.

2.05 3m. 1f. 125yds. (Class 2) 4-y-o plus12 Ran
Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £50,000.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £26,015.00, 2nd - £11,960.00, 3rd - £5,980.00, 4th - £2,990.00, 5th - £1,495.00, 6th - £745.00 12 Ran

1st

Grand Geste (IRE) 6, gr g 10-2 (The Acre Bottomers)
cp² Rated 117
Cloudings (IRE) - Lake Cresent (IRE)(Choisir (AUS))

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 5/2 9/4 2/1)
(Ring price: 9/4 85/40 2/1 85/40 2/1 85/40 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8) SP 15/8fav

Sue Smith

Danny McMenamin

Tote Win £2.88 Place £1.50

made all, not fluent 10th, shaken up 3 out, pushed along and went clear before 2 out, kept on well

29th Nov, 25 Newcastle
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 112 This
Race 24th Jan, 26 Doncaster
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 129

2nd

6.5L

My Silver Lining (IRE) 9, gr m 10-3 (Mrs Celia Djivanovic)
Rated 120
Cloudings (IRE) - Welsh Connection (IRE)(Welsh Term)
Breeder - Mr & Mrs James Hannon

(Morning price: 11/2 6/1 7/1 6/1 13/2 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Miss E Lavelle

James Best

Place £3.30

held up in behind leaders, shaken up going okay 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, went second after last, no match for winner

22nd Nov, 25 Ascot
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 120 This
Race 19th Jan, 26 Lingfield
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 120

3rd

3.75L

Jacks Parrot (FR) 6, b g 10-2 (Mtrc And Appleton Racing)
ts⁹cp⁺ Rated 119
Free Port Lux (GB) - Boscraie (FR)(Martaline (GB))
Breeder - Mr Jacques Cypres

(Morning price: 7/2 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 6/1 7/1 15/2 7/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Oliver Greenall

Craig Nichol

Place £2.70

held up in rear, made steady headway from 13th, pushed along in behind leaders 4 out, ridden next, no impression 2 out, went third after last, ran on

12th Nov, 25 Bangor-on-Dee
4th Hdl Rated 119 This
Race

4th

1.5L

Saladins Son (IRE) 7, b g 10-5 (Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire)
Rated 122
Tobougg (IRE) - Denny De Lap (IRE)(Great Palm (USA))
Breeder - Thomas Westropp Bennett

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

A J Honeyball

Ben Godfrey

close up, not fluent 6th, mistake 14th, outpaced by leader 4 out, ridden 3 out, no chance when hit last, weakened run-in

22nd Nov, 25 Haydock
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 122 This
Race

5th

1.5L

Grand Albert (IRE) 7, ch g 10-8 (Owners Group 123)
cp¹ Rated 125
Jet Away (GB) - Ruthy Lukey (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))
Breeder - James Codd

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Donald McCain

B Hughes

held up in rear, not fluent 4th, plenty to do when shaken up after 4 out, mistake 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never near to challenge

29th Nov, 25 Bangor-on-Dee
4th Hcp Chs Rated 127 This
Race

6th

1.25L

Brucejack (IRE) 8, b g 10-2 (Mr J Mulhall)
Rated 117
Shantou (USA) - Greenhall Rambler (IRE)(Anshan)
Breeder - James Mulhall

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1) SP 14/1

P A Fahy

G Sheehan

held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden along after 4 out, made no telling impression

30th Nov, 25 Fairyhouse
4th Hcp Chs Rated 110 This
Race 11th Jan, 26 Punchestown
p.u. Chs Rated 112

7th

14L

Velvet Elvis (IRE) 9, br g 11-13 (Mr D Kierans)
Rated 147(-4 after this run)
Shirocco (GER) - Treen (IRE)(Charnwood Forest (IRE))
Breeder - Joe Fogarty

(Morning price: 33/1 25/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 100/1 80/1 50/1 66/1 80/1)
SP 80/1

John C McConnell

A Harvey(3)

front rank, shaken up after 15th, ridden 4 out, weakened from 3 out

16th Nov, 25 Navan
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 145 This
Race 22nd Jan, 26 Gowran Park
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 143

8th

0.5L

Latenightrumble (GB) 8, b g 9-13 (Mrs P A Ellis)
ts⁸cp¹ Rated 116
Sulamani (IRE) - Latenightdip (GB)(Midnight Legend (GB))
Breeder - Mrs Pippa Ellis

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 20/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

T Ellis

Jack Andrews(3)

held up in rear, never on terms

30th Oct, 25 Stratford
5th Hcp Chs Rated 118 This
Race 18th Jan, 26 Windsor
8th Hcp Chs Rated 116

9th

3.75L

Top Of The Bill (IRE) 9, b g 11-11 (Mr Charlie Walker)
cp⁺ Rated 147
Fame And Glory (GB) - Glory Days (GER)(Tiger Hill (IRE))

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 9/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2) SP 15/2

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Toby McCain-Mitchell(5)

handy on inner, lost position after 14th, ridden 15th, dropped to rear and weakened before 4 out

22nd Nov, 25 Haydock
1st Hcp Chs Rated 138 This
Race

10th

0.75L

Famous Bridge (IRE) 9, b g 11-4 (Hemmings Racing)
cp⁵ Rated 135
Fame And Glory (GB) - Wahiba Hall (IRE)(Saddlers' Hall (IRE))

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

N Richards

S W Quinlan

midfield, lost position after 10th, in rear when not fluent 11th, pushed along after 15th, no chance from 4 out

22nd Nov, 25 Haydock
7th Hcp Chs Rated 138 This
Race

11th

2.5L

O'Toole (IRE) 9, ch g 11-3 (Mr Simon Munir/mr Isaac Souede)
ts⁵ Rated 134
Mahler (GB) - On Galley Head (IRE)(Zaffaran (USA))
Breeder - Liam Lane

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 9/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 11/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

S R B Crawford

Sam Ewing

jumped left throughout, mid-division on outer, mistake 15th, ridden along 4 out, faded after 3 out

23rd Nov, 25 Cork
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 127 This
Race

12th

4.5L

Fenland Tiger (GB) 9, ch g 9-9 (Mr J C England And Valerie Beattie)
Rated 112
Schiaparelli (GER) - La Calinda (GB)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Tees Components Ltd

(Morning price: 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

S England

Harry Atkins(7)

in rear early, made headway into mid-division 3rd, lost position when bad mistake 13th, ridden along in rear 15th, beaten before 4 out

30th Nov, 25 Carlisle
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 112 This
Race 27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
4th Hcp Chs Rated 112

Off 2.05
Time 6m. 44.92 secs, which is 1.05 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £24.20
Tote Trifecta- £178.80
CSF- £24.47
Tricast- £206.50.

2024 Egbert 7 11-4 G Sheehan 16/1 (Alan King)
2023 Famous Bridge 7 11-9 S W Quinlan 5/2Fav (N Richards)

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