HAYDOCK
4 December 2024
Wednesday 4th December

Lingfield (AW) Tips

11:20 11:50 12:20 12:50 13:20 13:50 14:25 14:55 15:25

Ludlow Tips

12:28 12:58 13:30 14:03 14:35 15:10 15:42

Haydock Tips

12:40 13:10 13:40 14:15 14:45 15:18

Dundalk (AW) Tips

15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30

Kempton (AW) Tips

16:10 16:40 17:10 17:40 18:10 18:40 19:10 19:40 20:10
Yellow underlined races have a myracing selection

trustatrader.com Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 10 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series) (Class 2) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 3m 1f 125y
  • Going: Soft
Haydock
Runners
7

Type
Chase Turf

Surface
Turf

Weather
Cloudy

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Empire Steel silk
D
Empire Steel
J: Ryan Mania
T: Sandy Thomson
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Won over 2m5f last term, but solid form at this trip; coud go well after a break
3219-4
Age: 10
Weight: 12-0
OR: 143
Days: 201
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 May 24 Ain Aintree 25f Gd 2HcCh 12-0 4/8 Captain Morgs (18L) 11/2 144 136
12 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 21f Sft HcChG3 11-4 9/24 Arizona Cardinal (29L) 28/1 145 123
16 Feb 24 Kel Kelso 21.5f Sft 2HcCh 11-10 1/5 Nells Son (4L) 2/1F 142 149
26 Dec 23 Wet Wetherby 24f Sft HcChG3 11-2 2/6 Fontaine Collonges (14L) 7/2 143 145
28 Oct 23 Kel Kelso 26f Sft 2HcCh 10-12 3/6 Elvis Mail (4¼L) 9/4F 145 145
22 Apr 23 Ayr Ayr 32f Gd HcChG3 11-5 8/18 Kitty's Light (17L) 22/1 145 137
2
Cloudy Glen silk
C
D
Cloudy Glen
J: Charlie Deutsch
T: Venetia Williams
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (29%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 8 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (32%)
Hasn't won since 2021; these conditions suit, goes well fresh and is a definite contender
/253P-
Age: 11
Weight: 11-9
OR: 138
Days: 265
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Mar 24 Chl Cheltenham 26f Sft 2HcCh 11-11 PU/22 Inothewayurthinkin () 33/1 142 -
1 Jan 24 Chl Cheltenham 25.5f Hy 2HcCh 11-12 3/5 Stumptown (12L) 4/1 143 139
2 Dec 23 Nby Newbury 26f GS HcChG3 10-2 5/20 Datsalrightgino (19L) 20/1 143 138
19 Nov 23 Chl Cheltenham 27.5f Sft HcChG3 12-0 2/13 Malina Girl (10L) 11/1 142 147
15 Apr 23 Ain Aintree 34.5f GS HcChG3 10-4 UR/39 Corach Rambler () 80/1 145 -
14 Mar 23 Chl Cheltenham 25f Sft HcChG3 11-4 PU/23 Corach Rambler () 40/1 145 -
3
Good Boy Bobby silk
Good Boy Bobby p
J: Tom Bellamy
T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
Two wins last year; not quite at his best in two runs this term but not without a chance
350-33
Age: 11
Weight: 11-3
OR: 132
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Nov 24 San Sandown 24f Gd 2HcCh 11-8 p 3/4 Certainly Red (30L) 9/4 133 125
11 Oct 24 Chp Chepstow 23.5f GS 2HcCh 11-10 p 3/10 Copperhead (7¾L) 11/4 133 134
12 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 21f Sft HcChG3 10-8 p 13/24 Arizona Cardinal (43L) 66/1 135 98
19 Mar 24 Exe Exeter 19f Sft 3HcCh 12-0 p 5/7 Stormy Flight (13L) 9/1 137 128
11 Feb 24 Exe Exeter 24.5f Hy 2HcCh 11-2 p 3/13 Ask Me Early (11L) 12/1 138 135
13 Jan 24 War Warwick 24f Sft 2HcCh 11-0 p1 7/14 Sam Brown (35L) 9/1 139 114
4
Omar Maretti silk
D
Omar Maretti p
J: Kielan Woods
T: Alex Hales
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Won on heavy at Catterick last term; not quite as good since; may be better for the run
41335-
Age: 10
Weight: 11-0
OR: 129
Days: 224
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Apr 24 Utt Uttoxeter 24f Sft 3HcCh 12-0 p 5/8 Flaming Ambition (16L) 11/1 130 122
7 Apr 24 Crl Carlisle 24.5f Hy 2HcCh 10-9 p 3/6 Elvis Mail (6L) 9/2 131 131
2 Mar 24 Nby Newbury 26f Hy 2HcCh 11-2 p 3/7 Highland Hunter (13½L) 13/2 132 124
12 Feb 24 Cat Catterick 25.5f Hy 3HcCh 11-8 p 1/4 Minella Trump (35L) 11/8F 129 137
30 Dec 23 Hay Haydock 28.5f Hy 2HcCh 11-8 p 4/6 Robyndzone (20L) 25/1 132 124
17 Dec 23 Crl Carlisle 25f GS 2HcH 11-2 6/8 Howlingmadmurdock (34L) 14/1 127 103
5
Smarty Wild silk
Smarty Wild
J: Ben Jones
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
All wins at shorter but stays 3m well; acts on soft but no easy task after 690-day break
F/232/
Age: 10
Weight: 10-12
OR: 127
Days: 690
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Jan 23 Kem Kempton 24f Sft 2HcCh 11-4 2/7 Annsam (17L) 7/1 133 134
27 Dec 22 Kem Kempton 24f Sft 2HcCh 11-2 3/14 Remastered (6½L) 20/1 133 134
18 Nov 22 Asc Ascot 24f GS 3HcCh 11-7 2/9 Larry (6L) 9/1 133 137
11 Feb 22 Kem Kempton 24f Gd 3HcCh 11-7 F/9 Flegmatik () 3/1 134 -
15 Jan 22 Kem Kempton 24f Sft 2HcCh 10-12 2/8 Caribean Boy (2L) 9/2 131 140
22 Dec 21 Lud Ludlow 24f GS 3HcCh 11-7 3/7 Head To The Stars (5L) 7/2 132 133
6
The Two Amigos silk
D
The Two Amigos
J: Sean Houlihan
T: Nicky Martin
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Has run only once since winning 2022 Welsh National and no easy task after 627-day break
/7317/
Age: 12
Weight: 10-10
OR: 125
Days: 627
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Mar 23 Utt Uttoxeter 34f Sft HcChG3 10-0 7/17 Major Dundee (34L) 9/1 132 110
27 Dec 22 Chp Chepstow 30.5f Sft HcChG3 10-1 1/17 The Big Breakaway (1¼L) 16/1 127 138
30 Nov 22 Hay Haydock 25.5f Sft 2HcCh 10-9 3/9 Saint Xavier (11L) 100/30 127 122
16 Oct 22 Sed Sedgefield 29f Gd 2HcCh 11-9 7/8 All About Joe (70L) 7/1 130 73
14 Mar 22 Tau Taunton 28.5f Sft 3HcCh 10-13 2/5 Revels Hill (3¾L) 11/4 130 137
25 Feb 22 Exe Exeter 30.5f Sft 3HcCh 11-7 4/13 Captain Drake (19½L) 15/2 134 127
7
Up Helly Aa King silk
Up Helly Aa King t
J: Bruce Lynn
T: N W Alexander
Two wins last season; suited by these conditions but likely to need the run after a break
1F241-
Age: 13
Weight: 10-10
OR: 125
Days: 233
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Apr 24 Kel Kelso 23.5f Sft 3HcCh 11-2 t 1/6 Your Own Story (2L) 13/2 122 130
16 Mar 24 Ncs Newcastle 23.5f Hy 3HcCh 11-8 t 4/5 Cruz Control (34L) 5/1 124 101
19 Feb 24 Crl Carlisle 24.5f Hy 3HcCh 11-8 t 2/8 Jet Legs (1¾L) 8/1 122 128
26 Jan 24 San Sandown 24f Sft 3Ch 11-12 t F/10 Farceur Du Large () 18/1 123 -
2 Jan 24 Ayr Ayr 24f Hy 3HcCh 11-6 t 1/6 Marown (nk) 15/2 120 127
15 Dec 23 Chl Cheltenham 20.5f Sft 2HcCh 10-2 t 6/9 Cepage (40L) 12/1 124 88
Verdict

As he has such a good record fresh the well-handicapped CLOUDY GLEN is taken to win his first race since the 2021 Ladbroke Trophy.

Verdict silk image
Cloudy Glen

Betting Forecast:

5/2 Cloudy Glen,

3/1 Good Boy Bobby,

11/2 Empire Steel,

13/2 Smarty Wild,

7/1 Up Helly Aa King,

8/1 Omar Maretti,

9/1 The Two Amigos

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