15 Apr 2026 17:00 Haydock
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £15,609); Distance: 3m 1f 125y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Unibet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Iron Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
PP-2P23 / 10 |
Jump (24) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Hemmings Racing |
11/4 | |
| prominent, disputed lead 7th, bad mistake 13th, led outright after 4 out, pushed along and headed after 3 out, rallied and pressed leader before last, kept on strongly run-in, led final 100yds | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| ½ L |
Hold Your Fort (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
3314U1 / 10 |
Jump (17) | Callum Pritchard | Mrs D A Hamer Mr J Rees |
4/1 | |
| prominent, shaken up in second before 3 out, led after 3 out, pressed before last, kept on run-in, headed final 100yds | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 16 L |
Grand Geste (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
221P1P / 7 |
Jump (36) | Danny McMenamin | J Parkinson & S Smith The Acre Bottomers |
2/1 | |
| led, headed and tracked leaders after 2nd, ridden after 4 out, went third after 3 out, held before last | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 34 L |
Hang In There (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1) |
277153 / 12 |
Jump (46) | Rian Corcoran | Miss E C Lavelle Tim Syder & Andrew… |
15/2 | |
| held up in touch, niggled along before 7th, went third 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, lost third before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Minella Crooner (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
65P8-PP / 10 |
Jump (35) | James Best | Mrs S J Humphrey Dr Belinda Rose |
66/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 1st, dropped to midfield after 6th, niggled along and struggling before 10th, pulled up after 11th | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Bhaloo (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) |
13-63PP / 8 |
Jump (137) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Dash Grange Stud |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Millforce (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1P-0421 / 7 |
Jump (171) | R P McLernon | Henry Oliver Mr Nick Shutts |
17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led after 2nd, disputed lead 7th, headed after 11th, dropped to last after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Egbert (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
51FP-1P / 9 |
Jump (24) | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams James & Jean Potter… |
9/1 | |
| held up in touch, struggling before 10th, pulled up after 11th | ||||||||||