Full Result 5.00 Haydock | 15 April 2026

Unibet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) (3m1f125yds) 3m1½f Good To Soft 17 fences 2 omitted

1st £15,945 2nd £7,512 3rd £3,924 4th £2,130

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Iron Bridge (IRE) 11/4 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	10	1013 p	135	115	143	–
b g Milan - Chit Chat (Bob Back)
Prominent, disputed lead 8th, hit 12th, bad mistake 13th, led clearly after 14th, not fluent and joined 3 out (usual 4 out), soon ridden, stayed on run-in, led clearly towards finish (op 5/2)

2 ½	8. Hold Your Fort (IRE) 4/1 Callum Pritchard ³ Debra Hamer	Callum Pritchard ³ Debra Hamer	10	102	127	107	132	–
b g El Salvador (IRE) - Spirit Of Youth (IRE) (Brian Boru)
In touch with leaders, disputed lead 4th, lost position but prominent with one circuit to go, disputed lead 11th, raced in second after 14th, disputed lead 3 out, kept on run-in, just held (op 13/2 tchd 7/2)

3 16 [16½]	4. Grand Geste (IRE) 2/1F Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	7	1012 p	134	101	128	–
gr g Cloudings (IRE) - Lake Cresent (IRE) (Choisir)
Led, headed and in touch with leaders 3rd, went third 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened approaching last (op 11/8 tchd 9/4)

4 34 [50½]	1. Hang In There (IRE) 15/2 Rian Corcoran ⁵ Emma Lavelle	Rian Corcoran ⁵ Emma Lavelle	12	1110	151	90	123	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Jaldemosa (FR) (Cadoudal)
In rear, bad mistake 2nd, headway 10th, went third 14th, weakened 2 out (usual 3 out) (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 2nd fence) (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

PU	3. Minella Crooner (IRE) 66/1 James Best Sarah Humphrey	James Best Sarah Humphrey	10	1013 p	135	–	–	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Laren (GER) (Monsun)
Prominent, bad mistake 1st, lost position 10th, slow jump and lost touch 11th, pulled up 12th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 1st fence and was never travelling thereafter) (op 40/1)

PU	7. Egbert 9/1 Jack Tudor Christian Williams	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	9	109 p	131	–	–	–
b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Karla June (Unfuwain)
In rear, detached 10th, slow jump 11th, pulled up 12th (op 12/1 tchd 8/1)

PU	6. Millforce (IRE) 17/2 Richie McLernon Henry Oliver	Richie McLernon Henry Oliver	7	1012 p	134	–	–	–
b g Workforce - Kolaliya (FR) (Kahyasi)
In touch with leaders, led 3rd, joined 4th, lost position but in touch with leaders 12th, weakened and pulled up after 14th (op 16/1)

7 ran Off time: 5:01:31 Winning time: 6m 43.79s (slow by 10.79s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Bhaloo (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Hemmings Racing (Iron Bridge) 1st breeder: Sean Murphy
2nd owner: J Rees (Hold Your Fort)
3rd owner: The Acre Bottomers (Grand Geste)
Tote win: £3.75 PL: £1.90 £2.40 Ex: £14.10 CSF: £14.37 Tricast: £25.40 Trifecta: £43.70

The second-last fence was omitted; damaged

5:00 Haydock 15 Apr 2026

Unibet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)