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Haydock · Thursday, 5 Mar · 19:50
· 3m 58y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:50
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
9.50
17/2
04 · —
9.50
17/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Freshers Week (G)
Successful only start in Irish points and proved game when making a winning Rules/hurdles debut at Market Rasen (20.6f) in October. Found out under a penalty on both starts since but has been freshened up ahead of his handicap debut.
|
Lily Pinchin | C E Longsdon | 5 | 76.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Inflexible (G)
[P]
Showed improved to get off the mark fitted with cheekpieces in a Wincanton handicap chase (25.1f) in April 2024. Would have finished a clear second had he not fallen 2 out on 2024/25 reappearance only start since. One to watch in the betti…
|
Nick Slatter | D Killahena & G McPherson | 8 | 75.3 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Spit Spot (M)
[T]
Improved to land a pair of 3m handicaps at Perth in the autumn, just holding on in 9-runner event on latter occasion. Paid the price for making her effort earlier than ideal in a stronger race at Ascot in November and has since had a break…
|
P W Wadge | L Russell & M Scudamore | 7 | 75.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Heather Honey (M)
Progressive mare who registered a fourth career win (all on ground good or better) at Catterick in November. Has shaped as if still in good form since, including in a 0-140 over C&D latest, and warrants obvious respect back down in grade.
|
Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith | 7 | 74.8 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 7th | 5 | — |
Outer Banks (G)
[P1T]
Proved a different proposition when making a successful handicap debut at Wetherby (24.1f, heavy) in February. Said to have made a noise when pulling up at Market Rasen on return and has since had a breathing operation. First-time cheekpie…
|
Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 6 | 74.8 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 6th | 6 | — |
Heard That (G)
[T]
Successful 3 times over fences at up to 3m in 2024/25 but poor efforts all 3 outings this season, including in first-time cheekpieces latest. Reverts to hurdling now.
|
Lewis Saunders | O Murphy | 7 | 73 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Daly Boy (G)
[PT]
Runner-up in an Irish point and showed promise when third in an Ayr bumper in March. Decent start in this sphere at Sedgefield/Newcastle but was beaten by more than the 5f longer trip (had breathing problem) in first-time cheekpieces and t…
|
Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 6 | 72.6 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Hard Dealt (M)
FAV
Irish point winner who opened her Rules account in 2½m Worcester novice last spring. Made it back-to-back good seconds behind an improving rival at Aintree on Boxing Day but disappointed for no obvious reason at Ludlow last month. Bounce b…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | H D Daly | 6 | 72.1 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 8th | 9 | — |
Spitalfield (G)
Ran up to his best when placed 3 times during the summer but has gone off the boil since falling at Sedgefield in September. Enough to prove.
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 8 | 69.9 kg |
11
10/1
|
Betting forecast: Hard Dealt (7/4), Heather Honey (5/2), Daly Boy (17/2), Outer Banks (17/2), Spitalfield (10/1), Inflexible (12/1), Freshers Week (16/1), Spit Spot (18/1), Heard That (22/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5281.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2430.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1215.0 GBP |
| P4 | 608.0 GBP |
| P5 | 303.0 GBP |