William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap

Date 2026-04-25

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £6,185

Weather Clear

Temp 6.7°C

Wind 3mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 43.12s (slow by 3.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dunkeld Dreamer (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	18/1	Won
2nd	See Blue (IRE) Hector Crouch · Richard Hughes	13/2	0.2
3rd	Strength Of Spirit (IRE) Jack Nicholls · K R Burke	100/30	.75
4th	Mr Seagull (IRE) Ross Coakley · Hugo Palmer	18/1	3.25
5th	Go Rimbaud (GB) Tyler Heard · John & Thady Gosden	5/2J	.5
6th	Commanding Officer (GER) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	5/2J	3.75
7th	Electrical (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Brian Toomey	33/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gold Dawn (GB) Charles Bishop · Hugo Palmer	12/1

Runners (9)

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
1 (1)	Strength Of Spirit Bay J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:K R Burke	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:K R Burke	135	—	5121-1	85	93	86	21d	—	—	+3	25.6	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2-2 in handicaps, readily over 7f (good to firm) and 1m (good to soft); up 4lb; unexposed
4 (3)	Go Rimbaud Bay J:Tyler Heard T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Tyler Heard T:John & Thady Gosden	132	—	422-1	82	88	63	17d	—	—	+2	24.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Golden pedigree; hard to quantify recent 1m AW maiden win when making all; could progress
6 (6)	Commanding Officer Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	130	p	341-	80	89	71	233d	—	—	+6	24.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Off the mark on third start, a C&D novice in September; open to progress; handicap debut
3 (4)	See Blue Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Richard Hughes	J:Hector Crouch T:Richard Hughes	134	—	1-2	84	90	-	42d	—	—	+10	24.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Arrived late to justify support on AW debut; toppled by useful type since; turf debut
9 (2)	Gold Dawn Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Hugo Palmer	J:Charles Bishop T:Hugo Palmer	126	v	55228-	76	92	81	197d	—	—	+8	14.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran well in all three handicaps as 2yo, at 7f and 1m; tough to get off the mark today
2 (8)	Mr Seagull Chestnut J:Ross Coakley T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ross Coakley T:Hugo Palmer	134	p	1200-	84	88	80	210d	—	—	+11	15.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
6f winner on debut; well held in two sales races in September; tough return upped to 1m
8 (9)	Dunkeld Dreamer Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	126	—	1222-5	76	91	81	13d	—	—	+3	7.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won 3 handicaps at about 1m as 2yo but still 12lb higher than for the latest of them
5 (7)	Electrical Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Brian Toomey	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Brian Toomey	131	—	184-	81	89	87	183d	—	—	+10	13.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Bred to stay well but sharp enough to win over 6f on debut; excuses since; handicap debut
NR (5)	Spiritoftheblues Bay J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	126	—	18-	76	90	66	194d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Winning 7f debut; looked sure to be suited by 1m on AW next time but she disappointed

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Strength Of Spirit	11/4	11/4	5/2
Go Rimbaud	11/4	11/4	11/4
Commanding Officer	7/2	7/2	7/2
See Blue	9/2	9/2	5/1
Gold Dawn	12/1	12/1	14/1
Mr Seagull	20/1	16/1	20/1
Dunkeld Dreamer	20/1	18/1	18/1
Electrical	22/1	20/1	20/1
Spiritoftheblues	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Strength Of Spirit

25.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.9

11/4

2nd

Go Rimbaud

24.9

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.9

11/4

3rd

See Blue

24.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Commanding Officer

24.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Mr Seagull

15.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Gold Dawn

14.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Electrical

13.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Spiritoftheblues

13.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Dunkeld Dreamer

7.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Strength Of Spirit	85	93	86
See Blue	84	90	—
Mr Seagull	84	88	80
Go Rimbaud	82	88	63
Electrical	81	89	87
Commanding Officer	80	89	71
Gold Dawn	76	92	81
Dunkeld Dreamer	76	91	81
Spiritoftheblues	76	90	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dunkeld Dreamer	13d ago	Quick return
Go Rimbaud	17d ago	Fit
Strength Of Spirit	21d ago	Fit
See Blue	42d ago	Fit
Electrical	183d ago	Long break
Spiritoftheblues	194d ago	Long break
Gold Dawn	197d ago	Long break
Mr Seagull	210d ago	Long break
Commanding Officer	233d ago	Long break