Full Result 4.25 Haydock | 15 April 2026

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(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (3m58yds) 3m½f Good 13 hurdles

1st £13,202.50 2nd £6,075 3rd £3,037.50 4th £1,520 5th £757.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Serious Chat (IRE) 12/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	7	1013 p	127	108	131	–
ch g Doyen (IRE) - Mathine (FR) (Malinas)
Prominent, led going easily 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden out run-in (op 18/1)

2 1¼	9. Smokeringinthedark (IRE) 7/2 Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	6	107	121	101	124	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Res Ipsa Loquitur (IRE) (Beneficial)
Midfield, headway 3 out, challenging 2 out, bit short of room approaching last, kept on (tchd 10/3)

3 ¾ [2]	10. Lord Snootie (IRE) 10/1 Jack Tudor Christian Williams	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	9	107	121	100	124	–
ch g Malinas (GER) - Miss Ogan (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
In rear, midfield 3rd, not fluent 3 out, headway and challenging 2 out, not fluent last, kept on (op 15/2)

4 3¼ [5¼]	6. Kilwaughter (IRE) 100/30F Mr Jack Stenhouse ⁷ Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Mr Jack Stenhouse ⁷ Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	6	104	125	101	124	–
b g Milan - Glory Days (GER) (Tiger Hill)
In rear, headway into midfield 6th, pressed leaders 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on run-in

5 4¾ [10]	7. King Of The Lake 14/1 Chad Bament ⁷ Jeremy Scott	Chad Bament ⁷ Jeremy Scott	8	104 t	125	98	119	–
b g Kayf Tara - Shanxi Girl (Overbury)
In rear, struggling 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

6 4 [14]	8. Firestream 10/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Chester Williams	Sam Twiston-Davies Chester Williams	9	1010 p	124	93	117	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Swincombe Flame (Exit To Nowhere)
Led, joined after 1st, led clearly 7th, headed 2 out, weakened before last (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

7 22 [36]	4. Red Dirt Road (IRE) 13/2 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9	113	131	82	103	–
b g Fame And Glory - Miss Otis Regrets (IRE) (Bob Back)
Prominent, disputed lead after 1st, hit 2nd, prominent 7th, not fluent 9th, weakened 2 out (op 5/1)

8 29 [65]	1. Red Risk (FR) 14/1 Paddy Hanlon ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Paddy Hanlon ⁵ Paul Nicholls	11	119 p	142	68	81	–
b g No Risk At All (FR) - Rolie De Vindecy (FR) (Roli Abi)
Prominent, weakened before 3 out, not fluent 3 out (op 20/1)

9 4¾ [69¾]	2. Dartan 66/1 Sean Bowen Sarah Humphrey	Sean Bowen Sarah Humphrey	9	117 w¹ tv	135	57	70	–
gr g Reliable Man - Desabina (GER) (Big Shuffle)
In rear, lost touch before 3 out (op 40/1)

PU	3. Moon Rocket (IRE) 4/1 Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	6	114 w² t	132	–	–	–
br g Doyen (IRE) - Sea Rocket (IRE) (Shantou)
Raced wide, midfield, in rear and jumped right 7th, lost touch before 3 out, pulled up home straight (jockey said gelding hung left-handed and was never travelling) (op 5/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:25:14 Winning time: 6m 1.96s (slow by 7.96s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Greyland Ltd (Serious Chat) 1st breeder: J L Lightfoot
2nd owner: Eddie Melville & Kenny Haughey (Smokeringinthedark)
3rd owner: Lord Snootie And His Pals (Lord Snootie)
Tote win: £13.60 PL: £3.60 £1.60 £3.10 Ex: £77.60 CSF: £56.23 Tricast: £450.29 Trifecta: £610.70

4:25 Haydock 15 Apr 2026

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