Full Result 3.45 Haydock | 17 January 2026

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(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (2m67yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £9,769.85 2nd £4,495.50 3rd £2,247.75 4th £1,124.80 5th £560.55

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Koukeo (FR) 9/4F Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	6	111	117	101	125	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Karikale (FR) (Poliglote)
In touch with leaders on inner, mistake 6th, switched right before 3 out, went second 2 out, ridden and 3 lengths down last, challenging final 110yds, kept on and led towards finish (op 10/3)

2 1¼	2. Escapeandevade (IRE) 5/2 Harry Reed Harry Derham	Harry Reed Harry Derham	10	120 p	130	112	136	–
b g Westerner - Sandrinechoix (FR) (Daliapour)
Pressed leader, led narrowly from 7th, led clearly after 4 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden and reduced lead final 110yds, headed and no extra towards finish

3 6 [7¼]	8. Kykorock (FR) 11/2 Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	6	1011 h	113	88	116	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Barock Bruere (FR) (Kap Rock)
In rear, not fluent 7th, not fluent 8th, headway 4 out, mistake 2 out, soon no impression, went third post, no match for first two (op 7/2)

4 shd [7¼]	3. Hardy Du Seuil (FR) 15/2 Isabelle Ryder ⁷ Jamie Snowden	Isabelle Ryder ⁷ Jamie Snowden	9	114 p	127	102	128	–
b g Coastal Path - Pervenche Du Seuil (FR) (Lucky Dream I)
In touch with leaders and, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching last (op 10/1 tchd 7/1)

5 13 [20¼]	10. Willie Shake Hands (IRE) 7/1 Callum Bewley Sam England	Callum Bewley Sam England	7	108 t	110	69	97	–
b g Mount Nelson - Lady Olivia (IRE) (Yeats)
Towards rear, never on terms (op 11/2)

6 2½ [22¾]	1. Classic Maestro (IRE) 25/1 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	8	122 p	132	88	120	–
b g Jet Away - Shantelle Line (IRE) (Shantou)
Led narrowly, headed and pressed leader 7th, weakened 2 out (op 22/1)

7 1¼ [24]	6. Mr Grey Sky (IRE) 18/1 Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	12	112 p	118	72	103	–
gr g Fame And Glory - Lakil Princess (IRE) (Bering)
Prominent, weakened after 3 out (tchd 20/1)

8 24 [48]	9. Grey Diamond (FR) 20/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	12	109 ht	111	34	70	–
b g Gris De Gris (IRE) - Diamond Of Diana (FR) (Kapgarde)
Midfield, hit 5th, weakened 4 out (op 16/1 tchd 22/1)

9 14 [62]	4. Palamon (IRE) 22/1 Liam Harrison Dan Skelton	Liam Harrison Dan Skelton	6	1110 w¹	126	31	71	–
ch g Decorated Knight - Seschat (IRE) (Sinndar)
Always behind (op 20/1)

PU	5. Stormin Crossgales (IRE) 125/1 Charlie Deutsch Max Young	Charlie Deutsch Max Young	9	112	118	–	–	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Nodelay (IRE) (Beneficial)
In touch with leaders on outer and, towards rear 5th, soon struggling, tailed off 5 out, pulled up before 4 out

10 ran Off time: 3:45:30 Winning time: 4m 4.41s (slow by 2.41s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mrs E J Wills (Koukeo) 1st breeder: Haras De Coudraies
2nd owner: Jonathan Gregory (Escapeandevade)
3rd owner: Mrs Rachel Wilson (Kykorock)
Tote win: £3.25 PL: £1.40 £1.30 £2 Ex: £9.60 CSF: £8.45 Tricast: £27.17 Trifecta: £38.90
Jackpot:
Placepot: £37.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £103,016.39 - 2,753.79 winning units
Quadpot: £17.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £9,416.46 - 540.74 winning units

3:45 Haydock 17 Jan 2026

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