Read Nicky Hendersons Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Haydock

16:25

Date 2026-04-15

Distance 3m58y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,203

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 11.6°C

Wind 10mph S

Rain 98%

Winning Time 6m 1.96s (slow by 7.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Serious Chat (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	12/1	Won
2nd	Smokeringinthedark (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	7/2	1.25
3rd	Lord Snootie (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	10/1	.75
4th	Kilwaughter (IRE) Mr Jack Stenhouse · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	100/30F	3.25
5th	King Of The Lake (GB) Chad Bament · Jeremy Scott	14/1	4.75
6th	Firestream (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Chester Williams	10/1	4
7th	Red Dirt Road (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	13/2	22
8th	Red Risk (FR) Paddy Hanlon · Paul Nicholls	14/1	29
9th	Dartan (GB) Sean Bowen · Sarah Humphrey	66/1	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Moon Rocket (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	4/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Kilwaughter Bay J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	151	—	-37421	125	146	135	46d	—	—	+19	38.6	0.83/1	10/3 23%
7lb rise for last time seems harsh enough but he'll probably improve again for going 3m
9	Smokeringinthedark Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	147	—	-27251	121	145	124	15d	—	—	+19	36.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Only 3lb higher than at Newcastle and his yard can do little wrong right now
3	Moon Rocket Brown J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	158	t	P-126P	132	141	-	34d	—	—	+10	24.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Heavy defeats over fences have prompted this return to hurdling; useful in this scene
4	Red Dirt Road Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	157	—	1P-P40	131	144	126	34d	—	—	+11	23.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
A sitting duck when ridden prominently in the Pertemps Final; better can be expected
8	Firestream Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Chester Williams	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Chester Williams	150	p	/13-P5	124	145	136	32d	—	—	+13	20.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Very lightly raced at nine; good run last time and chance if the wheels can stay on
10	Lord Snootie Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	147	—	87-0P2	121	145	104	25d	—	—	+11	20.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
His best run for ages when a rallying second at Bangor last month; weighted to win races
5	Serious Chat Chestnut J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	153	p	215172	127	140	112	46d	—	—	+26	33.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Probably ran as well as he ever has when beaten half a length at Doncaster last time
7	King Of The Lake Bay J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	151	t	341F40	125	145	137	32d	—	—	+17	22.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
He was a 33-1 chance last month at Uttoxeter and he ran like one
1	Red Risk Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:Paul Nicholls	168	p	10-018	142	143	116	32d	—	—	+19	24.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Uttoxeter was disappointing but he's shown bouncebackability in the past
2	Dartan Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Sean Bowen T:Sarah Humphrey	161	tv	-02032	135	143	100	180d	—	—	+28	30.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Early days with this yard but appears to have developed some of his own ideas

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kilwaughter	10/3	10/3	10/3
Smokeringinthedark	10/3	7/2	10/3
Moon Rocket	9/2	9/2	9/2
Red Dirt Road	6/1	6/1	6/1
Firestream	10/1	9/1	9/1
Lord Snootie	10/1	9/1	9/1
Serious Chat	14/1	12/1	12/1
King Of The Lake	16/1	14/1	16/1
Red Risk	16/1	14/1	16/1
Dartan	80/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kilwaughter

38.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 14.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Smokeringinthedark

36.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Serious Chat

33.2

OR: 19.3 Form: 12 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Dartan

30.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Moon Rocket

24.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Red Risk

24.4

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Red Dirt Road

23.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

King Of The Lake

22.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 2.3 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Firestream

20.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Lord Snootie

20.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Red Risk	142	143	116
Dartan	135	143	100
Moon Rocket	132	141	—
Red Dirt Road	131	144	126
Serious Chat	127	140	112
Kilwaughter	125	146	135
King Of The Lake	125	145	137
Firestream	124	145	136
Smokeringinthedark	121	145	124
Lord Snootie	121	145	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smokeringinthedark	15d ago	Fit
Lord Snootie	25d ago	Fit
Firestream	32d ago	Fit
King Of The Lake	32d ago	Fit
Red Risk	32d ago	Fit
Moon Rocket	34d ago	Fit
Red Dirt Road	34d ago	Fit
Kilwaughter	46d ago	Fresh
Serious Chat	46d ago	Fresh
Dartan	180d ago	Long break