Oddschecker Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

3:15

Oddschecker Handicap

Date 2025-09-27

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 42.37s (slow by 2.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Fondo Blanco (GB) J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	Silvestre De Sousa / Roger Varian	—	4/1	0
2nd	First Ambition (GB) J:Sam James T:K R Burke	Sam James / K R Burke	—	6/1	4.5
3rd	Principality (IRE) J:P J McDonald T:Harry Eustace	P J McDonald / Harry Eustace	—	12/1	.75
4th	La Trinidad (GB) J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	Rowan Scott / Roger Fell	—	18/1	.5
5th	El Matador (IRE) J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch / Ralph Beckett	—	9/2	1.75
6th	Christian David (IRE) J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy / Richard Hannon	—	15/2	0.05
7th	Midnight Gun (GB) J:Cieren Fallon T:Hamad Al Jehani	Cieren Fallon / Hamad Al Jehani	—	100/30F	.5
8th	Tilted Kilt (FR) J:Andrew Mullen T:William Knight	Andrew Mullen / William Knight	—	17/2	2.25
9th	Intrusively (GB) J:Ryan Sexton T:Edward Bethell	Ryan Sexton / Edward Bethell	—	14/1	0.3
10th	Platoon (IRE) J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stella Barclay	Paul Mulrennan / Stella Barclay	—	50/1	26

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (3)	Fondo Blanco br J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	124	—	-22722	90	107	90	22d	—	—	+8	26.2	4/1 20%
Has touch of seconditis but building up solid record and should give another good account
2 (11)	Midnight Gun gr J:Cieren Fallon T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Cieren Fallon T:Hamad Al Jehani	139	—	1372-6	101	112	97	182d	—	—	+2	17.2	9/2 18%
Good 3yo form and fair sixth when 9-2 for Lincoln in March; off since; retains potential
9 (5)	El Matador ch J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	123	—	2-1107	89	104	77	13d	—	—	+3	17.3	11/2 15%
Not disgraced in warm 3yo 7f handicaps last twice and remains unexposed back at 1m
6 (7)	First Ambition b J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	129	—	11	91	109	-	41d	—	—	+17	31.3	11/2 15%
2-2 on AW, with form of latter win strongly boosted; smart prospect now switching to turf
5 (10)	Christian David b J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	129	p	3144-1	91	108	57	7d	—	—	+13	22.9	9/1 10%
Made a winning reappearance at Newbury last weekend but quick turnaround a slight worry
11 (8)	Tilted Kilt ch J:Andrew Mullen T:William Knight	J:Andrew Mullen T:William Knight	117	p	207302	83	109	105	21d	—	—	+8	17.4	9/1 10%
Second in Silver Bowl over C&D in spring and another good C&D second last time
8 (6)	Principality b J:P J McDonald T:Harry Eustace	J:P J McDonald T:Harry Eustace	123	—	430105	89	108	99	14d	—	—	+10	17.3	14/1 7%
Can blow the start but Glorious Goodwood win shows he's useful on day; fair fifth latest
3 (2)	La Trinidad b J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	131	—	305495	93	111	93	22d	—	—	+6	12.5	14/1 7%
Not at best since the spring and others are more persuasive
10 (4)	Intrusively ch J:Ryan Sexton T:Edward Bethell	J:Ryan Sexton T:Edward Bethell	122	—	5-6597	88	107	66	37d	—	—	+5	11.2	16/1 6%
Better this year than his form figures may suggest and not without hope off reduced mark
1 (9)	Platoon b J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stella Barclay	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stella Barclay	140	—	130-	102	100	55	315d	—	—	+18	20.8	50/1 2%
Promising for Aidan O'Brien but last in Listed race for new yard last November; off since
NR (1)	Hawksbill ch J:TBC T:Hugo Palmer	J: T:Hugo Palmer	131	p	209220	97	107	87	14d	—	—	—	17.8	—
Well held at Doncaster latest but runner-up over C&D and at Chester prior to that

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fondo Blanco	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Midnight Gun	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
El Matador	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
First Ambition	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Christian David	9/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	17/2
Tilted Kilt	9/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
Principality	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
La Trinidad	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Intrusively	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Platoon	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Hawksbill	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

First Ambition

31.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 17 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Fondo Blanco

26.2

OR: 10 Form: 11 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Christian David

22.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Platoon

20.8

OR: 13 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Hawksbill

17.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0

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Tilted Kilt

17.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

El Matador

17.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Principality

17.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Midnight Gun

17.2

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

La Trinidad

12.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Intrusively

11.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Platoon Top Rated	102	100	55
Midnight Gun	101	112	97
Hawksbill	97	107	87
La Trinidad	93	111	93
First Ambition	91	109	—
Christian David	91	108	57
Fondo Blanco	90	107	90
El Matador	89	104	77
Principality	89	108	99
Intrusively	88	107	66
Tilted Kilt	83	109	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Christian David	7d ago	Quick return
El Matador	13d ago	Quick return
Principality	14d ago	Fit
Hawksbill	14d ago	Fit
Tilted Kilt	21d ago	Fit
Fondo Blanco	22d ago	Fit
La Trinidad	22d ago	Fit
Intrusively	37d ago	Fit
First Ambition	41d ago	Fit
Midnight Gun	182d ago	Long break
Platoon	315d ago	Long break

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