📍 Haydock — 15:15

Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle
2025-12-20
Class 3 Turf Handicap 3m (24.3f) Good to Soft (Soft in places) 10 runners 1 NR
📊 Form ⚡ Speed 📈 Class 🎯 PRB
Pos Draw Horse Form OR Wt Jockey Trainer Odds Going 📊 📈 🎯 Avg Pick Btn
NR Jalisco Star (M) 7yo 1 0 6 2 5 2 114 10-12 Benjamin Macey
12% (235)
L Horsfall
10% (152)
9.0 🟢 0-5-2
💬 NonRunner
1 Super Survivor (G) 9yo 2 9 0 1 1 3 131 12-1 G Sheehan
21% (1192)
Jamie Snowden
25% (731)
4.3 🟢 3-1-1
💬 Prominent, not fluent 3rd, led briefly before 8th, pressed leader 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, faced challenge run-in, kept on well
2 Caughtinyourtrance (G) 6yo 6 4 1 1 3 8 121 11-5 Charlotte Jones
9% (147)
James Moffatt
9% (276)
34.0 🟢 0-2-3 0.3L
💬 Lacked fluency throughout, led, briefly headed before 8th, joined 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, every chance when blundered last, rallied towards finish, not reach winner
3 Gege Ville (G) 9yo 0 0 2 1 6 110 10-8 Danny McMenamin
20% (948)
N G Richards
20% (432)
8.0 🟢 0-2-1 5.5L
💬 In touch, not fluent 4th, made headway going well in behind leaders 3 out, went third before 2 out where not fluent, soon outpaced by leading pair, kept on after last, no match for first two
4 Gwennie May Star (G) 5yo 1 3 0 5 1 0 109 10-7 Lewis Saunders
19% (143)
O Murphy
23% (1382)
5.0 🟢 2-1-4 3.0L
💬 Towards rear, mistake 9th, pushed along 10th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, never dangerous
5 Imperial Merlin (G) 8yo 4 7 2 4 7 1 123 11-7 B S Hughes
16% (1283)
J & S Quinn
11% (956)
6.0 🟡 1-2-4 1.8L
💬 Midfield, nudged along after 10th, ridden and lost ground 3 out, made no impression from 2 out
6 Ernest Gray (G) 8yo 1 2 5 0 1 0 124 11-8 Tom Cannon
16% (680)
A King
15% (993)
6.0 🟢 1-2-2 0.5L
💬 Chased leaders, ridden along 3 out, some headway on outer before 2 out, faded before last
7 Saint Palais (G) 8yo 5 0 6 5 1 0 123 11-7 J M Quinlan
11% (590)
R Bandey
11% (236)
19.0 🔴 0-1-2 7.0L
💬 Handy, ridden along before 3 out, no extra and weakened before 2 out
8 Idem (G) 7yo 5 2 0 4 1 0 128 11-12 P W Wadge
13% (384)
L Russell & M Scudamore
11% (507)
8.0 🟢 1-2-4 5.5L
💬 Held up in rear, pushed along after 10th, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out
9 Secret Trix (G) 8yo 8 5 1 2 0 2 125 11-9 Aidan Weaver O Murphy
23% (1382)
15.0 🔴 0-0-3 14.0L
💬 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, lost touch before 3 out