Full Result 3.40 Haydock | 30 December 2025

Betfred 'Happy New Year' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-135, 3yo+) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £10,562 2nd £4,860 3rd £2,430 4th £1,216 5th £606

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Serious Challenge (IRE) 13/8J Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	5	116	127	105	133	–
ch g Fracas (IRE) - Dushlan (IRE) (New Approach)
Held up in rear, towards rear 5th, good headway from 3 out, challenging 2 out, pushed along and led narrowly approaching last, ridden and kept on run-in (trainer's rep said, regarding the apparent improvement in form. that gelding appreciated the drop in grade, from Class 1 to Class 3, and benefitted from being ridden with restraint on this occasion, which was noted) (tchd 11/8)

2 1½	2. Bucephalus (GER) 12/1 Harriet Tucker ⁷ Neil Mulholland	Harriet Tucker ⁷ Neil Mulholland	8	112 tp¹	130	107	135	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Batya (IRE) (Whipper)
Led, went clear before 3 out, much reduced lead and faced challenge 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on (op 16/1)

3 3½ [5]	1. Brentford Hope 13/8J Megan Fox ⁷ Harry Derham	Megan Fox ⁷ Harry Derham	8	117 p	135	107	137	–
b g Camelot - Miss Raven (IRE) (Raven's Pass)
In touch with leaders, went third 2 out, no extra when hit last (tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4)

4 2¼ [7¼]	4. Geromino (FR) 8/1 William Maggs ⁵ Donald McCain	William Maggs ⁵ Donald McCain	9	1013 t	125	95	123	–
b g Masked Marvel - Romane Place (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened gradually after 2 out (op 11/1)

5 2 [9¼]	6. Stoner's Choice 7/1 Fern O'Brien ⁵ Fergal O'Brien	Fern O'Brien ⁵ Fergal O'Brien	10	1011 t	123	90	120	–
br g Great Pretender (IRE) - High Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
Jumped right on occasions and didn't always jump with fluency, prominent on outer, weakened after 2 out (tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)

6 6½ [15¾]	7. Rauzan (IRE) 22/1 Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	Sean Quinlan Lizzie Quinlan	5	1010 p	117	76	106	–
b g Australia - Rayisa (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Never better than midfield (tchd 25/1)

7 11 [26¾]	5. Col du Pre' (FR) 22/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	4	112	123	69	102	–
ch g Taj Mahal (IRE) - Claire Song (IRE) (Singspiel)
Midfield, weakened before 3 out (op 18/1)

PU	8. Sun Lady Marine (FR) 66/1 Charlie Maggs ⁵ Paula Smith	Charlie Maggs ⁵ Paula Smith	4	105	117	–	–	–
b f Prince Gibraltar (FR) - Marina Marine (FR) (Midships)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 40/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:40:42 Winning time: 3m 44.45s (slow by 7.45s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Martin St Quinton & Theyesnowaitsorries (Serious Challenge) 1st breeder: J S Bolger
2nd owner: C E Handford (Bucephalus)
3rd owner: The Optimists Syndicate (Brentford Hope)
Tote win: £2.63 PL: £1.10 £2.70 £1.10 Ex: £18.40 CSF: £20.76 Tricast: £37.01 Trifecta: £45.40
Jackpot: Part won. £10,000 to a £1 stake. Pool: £10,000 - 0.07 winning units, £4,654.64 carried forward
Placepot: £391.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £104,166.24 - 266.28 winning units
Quadpot: £48.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £9,529.18 - 195.62 winning units

3:40 Haydock 30 Dec 2025

Betfred 'Happy New Year' Handicap Hurdle