Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race).
Haydock · Saturday, 14 Feb · 16:55
· 1m 7f 144y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:55
Off time
7
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
MANLAGA (IRE
🥈 Second
THE MIGHTY CELT (IRE
🥉 Third
MACKTOAD (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.75
7/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
19
18/1
06 · —
21
20/1
07 · —
34
33/1
08 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
Macktoad (G)
[P1]
French bumper winner who created a good impression when readily defeating Pourquoi Pas Papa on 2m Sandown hurdle debut for new connections but was undone by his jumping when well beaten favourite in Grade 2 juvenile at Chepstow later in De…
|
1145 | S Bowen | G & J Moore | 4 | 73.5 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
The Mighty Celt (G)
[H1T1]
Fairly useful debut winner at Auteuil prior to finishing runner-up in listed/Grade 2 company there. Below form final start for N. George & A. Zetterholm (sold for €145,000) but looks a very interesting runner for top yard, now hooded follo…
|
322836 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 4 | 73.5 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Pourquoi Pas Papa (G)
FAV
Solid second on hurdle debut for David Cottin (sold for €200,000) and having filled the same position first two starts for new yard, improved to get off the mark in 17-runner novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f, heavy), quickening clear quit…
|
222124 | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 4 | 72.1 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Love Sonnet (F)
Progressive 2-time scorer on the Flat in Ireland and has made a bright start to her hurdle career, improving further to follow up Hereford success in 10-runner juvenile at Newbury (16.3f) in December, suited by way race developed. More on …
|
2114 | James Davies | Tim Vaughan | 4 | 70.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Manlaga (F)
Won newcomers hurdle at Auteuil (15f) in March for Marcel Rolland and shaped with plenty of encouragement when runner-up in fillies' listed juvenile on stable debut at Doncaster (16.6f, soft) last month, only bettered by one with fitness/e…
|
1-21 | B S Hughes | N J Henderson | 4 | 70.3 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| — | 6 | — |
Try Them (G)
[H]
Not bred for jumping and shaped accordingly when sixth in a 15-runner juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft) on debut in December. Interesting that shrewd yard pitch him into this sort of company though and one to note in the …
|
6F55-0 | Donagh Meyler | E Mullins | 4 | 69.9 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
Whatsgoingonmarvin (G)
Progressed into a useful sort on the Flat (changed hands for 115,000 gns) and left behind a forgivable hurdle debut when runner-up at Catterick (15.7f, soft) last time, pulling clear with a fellow improver. In deeper waters here but unlike…
|
123310- | James Bowen | M Bowen | 4 | 69.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Word For Word (G)
Harzand gelding. Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 2¼m) Esporao. Showed fair form in second of 3 maidens on Flat in 2025 for John Joseph Murphy but faces no easy task on hurdle/stable debut. Likely a longer-term…
|
1 | Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 4 | 69.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Pourquoi Pas Papa (13/8), Manlaga (7/4), Macktoad (5/1), The Mighty Celt (15/2), Love Sonnet (18/1), Whatsgoingonmarvin (20/1), Word For Word (33/1), Try Them (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 10892.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5018.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2508.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1256.0 GBP |