Walrus Open Hunters' Chase – Haydock

Haydock

16:30

Walrus Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2026-02-14

Distance 2m6f54y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,700

Weather Overcast

Temp 0.6°C

Wind 3mph W

Rain 27%

Winning Time 5m 59.50s (slow by 23.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Unexpected Party (FR) Miss Heidi Palin · Dan Skelton	3/1	Won
2nd	Take All (IRE) Mr Samuel Scott · Myles Osborne	11/2	4.75
3rd	Shearer (IRE) Miss Gina Andrews · Paul Nicholls	4/5F	1.25
4th	Good Boy Bobby (IRE) Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	8/1	39
5th	Settle Down Jill (IRE) Mr Paddy Barlow · Norman Sanderson	66/1	0.1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Lift Me Up (IRE) Mr Martin McIntyre · Miss M Filby	20/1

Runners (7)

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
1	Shearer Bay J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Paul Nicholls	172	t	1/115-	135	134	112	337d	—	—	-2	43.3	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Won two hunter chases in this month last year; fifth at Cheltenham Festival on last start
2	Unexpected Party Grey J:Miss Heidi Palin(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(3) T:Dan Skelton	172	t	5-52P1	147	149	124	37d	—	—	+6	32.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Useful handicapper who made a winning hunter chase debut last month
4	Take All Bay J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:Myles Osborne	J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:Myles Osborne	169	t	F1-443	126	131	88	30d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran well when fifth in this race a year ago and has some notable form since
6	Good Boy Bobby Bay J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	166	p	323P3-	126	134	102	350d	—	—	+19	26.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Long in the tooth now but was still useful last season and has good record when fresh
3	Lift Me Up Bay J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:Miss M Filby	J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:Miss M Filby	169	p	P101-4	127	133	87	—	—	—	+15	20.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won under rules last season and made satisfactory return in open point; could have a say
7	Settle Down Jill Bay J:Mr Paddy Barlow(3) T:Norman Sanderson	J:Mr Paddy Barlow(3) T:Norman Sanderson	159	—	12532P	108	123	107	55d	—	—	+17	19.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Didn't really fulfull potential for Dan Skelton; changed hands after poor run in December
NR	Darraby Brown J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Miss Laura Richardson	J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Miss Laura Richardson	166	—	7/43/	113	-	-	—	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Fair on Flat in Ireland and also showed some hurdling ability; back from mammoth absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shearer	evn	evn	evn	10/11	Evens
Unexpected Party	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40
Take All	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Good Boy Bobby	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Lift Me Up	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Settle Down Jill	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Darraby	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Shearer

43.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Unexpected Party

32.3

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Good Boy Bobby

26.7

OR: 19 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Take All

22.3

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Lift Me Up

20.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Settle Down Jill

19.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Darraby

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Unexpected Party	147	149	124
Shearer	135	134	112
Lift Me Up	127	133	87
Take All	126	131	88
Good Boy Bobby	126	134	102
Darraby	113	—	—
Settle Down Jill	108	123	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Take All	30d ago	Fit
Unexpected Party	37d ago	Fit
Settle Down Jill	55d ago	Fresh
Shearer	337d ago	Long break
Good Boy Bobby	350d ago	Long break
Lift Me Up	—	—
Darraby	—	—