Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Haydock

12:55

Date 2026-02-14

Distance 1m7f144y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £10,892

Runners 8

Weather Clear

Temp 4.7°C

Wind 5mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Manlaga b Brian Hughes · Nicky Henderson	Brian Hughes · Nicky Henderson	155	—	1-2	127	127	89	21d	—	—	+6	43	13/8 38%
Shaped well after ten months off when second in Doncaster Listed event; very good claims
3	Pourquoi Pas Papa b Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	159	—	2221	121	115	105	16d	—	—	+18	42.5	9/4 31%
Advanced form with emphatic Wincanton success latest; more to offer so enters calculations
1	Macktoad gr Sean Bowen · Gary & Josh Moore	Sean Bowen · Gary & Josh Moore	162	p	114	-	123	90	49d	—	—	+1	16.4	5/1 17%
Easily scored at Sandown then only fourth in Finale at Chepstow; remains of interest
2	The Mighty Celt gr Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	162	ht	5-3228	134	121	-	90d	—	—	+13	24.1	13/2 13%
Useful ex-French winning hurdler; interesting prospect for top yard on back of wind op
4	Love Sonnet b James Davies · Tim Vaughan	James Davies · Tim Vaughan	155	—	211	116	116	114	59d	—	—	+33	37.3	18/1 5%
Made it 2-3 over hurdles at Newbury; this demands more but she shouldn't be underestimated
7	Whatsgoingonmarvin b James Bowen · Mickey Bowen	James Bowen · Mickey Bowen	154	—	82	-	109	95	15d	—	—	+2	6	25/1 4%
Clear second in Catterick juvenile latest; open to progress but this demands a lot more
6	Try Them b Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	154	h	6	-	107	76	47d	—	—	-1	0.4	80/1 1%
Encouraging debut sixth at Leopardstown in December; faces a tall order here though
NR	Word For Word b Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Fair Irish Flat maiden but this is a very tough introduction to hurdling

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Manlaga	13/8	13/8	6/4	11/8	11/8
Pourquoi Pas Papa	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Macktoad	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
The Mighty Celt	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Love Sonnet	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Whatsgoingonmarvin	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Try Them	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Word For Word	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Manlaga

OR: 19.3 Form: 12 Odds: 11.8

13/8

2nd

Pourquoi Pas Papa

42.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 17.5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Love Sonnet

37.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.3

18/1

The Mighty Celt

24.1

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Macktoad

16.4

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Whatsgoingonmarvin

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

25/1

Try Them

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Word For Word

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Mighty Celt Top Rated	134	121	—
Manlaga	127	127	89
Pourquoi Pas Papa	121	115	105
Love Sonnet	116	116	114
Macktoad	—	123	90
Whatsgoingonmarvin	—	109	95
Try Them	—	107	76
Word For Word	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Manlaga	21d ago	Fit
Pourquoi Pas Papa	16d ago	Fit
Macktoad	49d ago	Fresh
The Mighty Celt	90d ago	Fresh
Love Sonnet	59d ago	Fresh
Whatsgoingonmarvin	15d ago	Fit
Try Them	47d ago	Fresh
Word For Word	—	—

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