Full Result 2.05 Haydock | 20 December 2025

Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (3m1f125yds) 3m1½f Soft 19 fences

1st £26,015 2nd £11,960 3rd £5,980 4th £2,990 5th £1,495 6th £745

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Grand Geste (IRE) 15/8F Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	6	102 2 p	119	86	136	–
gr g Cloudings (IRE) - Lake Cresent (IRE) (Choisir)
Jumped well, made all, led narrowly from 5th, went clear after 4 out, kept on well, easily (op 9/4)

2 6½	7. My Silver Lining (IRE) 11/1 James Best Emma Lavelle	James Best Emma Lavelle	9	103	120	82	127	–
gr m Cloudings (IRE) - Welsh Connection (IRE) (Welsh Term)
Prominent, outpaced after 4 out, stayed on and went second just after last, no match for winner (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

3 3¾ [10¼]	8. Jacks Parrot (FR) 12/1 Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	6	102 tp	119	78	122	–
b g Free Port Lux - Boscraie (FR) (Martaline)
Towards rear, headway from 5 out, went third and no extra run-in (op 10/1)

4 1½ [11¾]	6. Saladins Son (IRE) 4/1 Ben Godfrey Anthony Honeyball	Ben Godfrey Anthony Honeyball	7	105	122	80	127	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Denny De Lap (IRE) (Great Palm)
Prominent, pressed leader from 5th, not fluent and outpaced 4 out, soon no chance with winner, mistake last, soon lost second and weakened (op 9/2)

5 1½ [13¼]	5. Grand Albert (IRE) 16/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	7	108 p¹	125	82	127	–
ch g Jet Away - Ruthy Lukey (IRE) (Oscar)
Towards rear, jumped left 2nd, some headway on outer 5 out, stayed on after 2 out, never dangerous (op 12/1)

6 1¼ [14½]	9. Brucejack (IRE) 14/1 Gavin Sheehan P A Fahy	Gavin Sheehan P A Fahy	8	102 2	119	75	120	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Greenhall Rambler (IRE) (Anshan)
Not fluent 4 out, weakened after 2 out (tchd 18/1)

7 14 [28½]	1. Velvet Elvis (IRE) 80/1 Alex Harvey ³ John C McConnell	Alex Harvey ³ John C McConnell	9	1113	147	91	132	–
br g Shirocco (GER) - Treen (IRE) (Charnwood Forest)
Prominent, weakened 4 out

8 ½ [29]	11. Latenightrumble 14/1 Jack Andrews ³ T Ellis	Jack Andrews ³ T Ellis	8	913 3 tp¹	119	63	103	–
b g Sulamani (IRE) - Latenightdip (Midnight Legend)
Held up in midfield, dropped to rear 6th, weakened 4 out (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

9 3¾ [32¾]	2. Top Of The Bill (IRE) 15/2 Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	9	1111 p	147	87	130	–
b g Fame And Glory - Glory Days (GER) (Tiger Hill)
Prominent, weakened quickly after 5 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

10 ¾ [33½]	3. Famous Bridge (IRE) 16/1 Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards	Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards	9	114 p	135	75	117	–
b g Fame And Glory - Wahiba Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
In touch with leaders on inner, slow jump 7th, reminder and lost position after 10th, weakened after 5 out (op 12/1)

11 2½ [36]	4. O'Toole (IRE) 11/1 Sam Ewing S R B Crawford	Sam Ewing S R B Crawford	9	113 t	134	72	112	–
ch g Mahler - On Galley Head (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Raced wide, midfield, not fluent 5 out, weakened after 4 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed and jumped left-handed throughout; vet reported gelding had a small wound to his left hind leg) (tchd 10/1)

12 4½ [40½]	12. Fenland Tiger 22/1 Harry Atkins ⁷ Sam England	Harry Atkins ⁷ Sam England	9	99 7	119	53	95	–
ch g Schiaparelli (GER) - La Calinda (Presenting)
Held up in midfield, bad mistake 13th, weakened 4 out (op 18/1)

12 ran Off time: 2:05:27 Winning time: 6m 44.92s (slow by 11.92s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: The Acre Bottomers (Grand Geste) 1st breeder: Mr & Mrs James Hannon
2nd owner: Mrs Celia Djivanovic (My Silver Lining)
3rd owner: MTRC and Appleton Racing (Jacks Parrot)
Tote win: £2.88 PL: £1.50 £3.30 £2.70 Ex: £24.20 CSF: £24.47 Tricast: £206.50 Trifecta: £178.80

2:05 Haydock 20 Dec 2025

Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)