Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race) – Haydock

Haydock

13:50

Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2025-11-22

Distance 2m5f127y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 5m 48.31s (slow by 21.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Jukebox Man (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	8/11F	Won
2nd	Iroko (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	5/2	2.5
3rd	Mr Hope Street (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	14/1	3.75
4th	Knappers Hill (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	18/1	1.75
5th	Butch (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	8/1	50

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	The Jukebox Man Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	165	—	22/11-	151	160	125	331d	—	—	-5	40.6	0.21/1	5/6 55%
2-2 over fences, looking top-class prospect before injury intervened; the one to beat
4	Iroko Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	162	t	2F424-	152	160	150	231d	—	—	+14	36.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Close second 12 months ago; fine fourth in Grand National; must be respected after wind op
3	Butch Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	—	12/13-	141	146	99	278d	—	—	+16	25.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Easy winner on chase debut; bled from the nose next time; unexposed but faces stiff task
1	Knappers Hill Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	165	—	31/21/	146	153	-	742d	—	—	+19	25.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Smart 9yo with a fine strike-rate but meets some promising younger types after long layoff
5	Mr Hope Street Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	1123-6	127	142	122	20d	—	—	+14	21.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Some promise on chase debut but likely to be outclassed if the others give their running

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Jukebox Man	5/6	5/6	5/6	4/5	5/6
Iroko	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Butch	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Knappers Hill	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Mr Hope Street	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Jukebox Man

40.6

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

Iroko

36.2

OR: 25.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Knappers Hill

25.9

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Butch

25.3

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Mr Hope Street

21.4

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Iroko	152	160	150
The Jukebox Man	151	160	125
Knappers Hill	146	153	—
Butch	141	146	99
Mr Hope Street	127	142	122

Last Run