HAYDOCK
21 December 2024
Saturday 21st December

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Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) Racecard

  • Channel: ITV4
  • Distance: 3m 1f 125y
  • Going: Heavy
Haydock
Runners
9

Type
Chase Turf

Surface
Turf

Weather
Showers

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Famous Bridge silk
CD
Famous Bridge
J: Sean Quinlan
T: Nicky Richards
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Course Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts here (67%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 6 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (35%)
Won this 12 months ago; now just 2lb higher and he was a good second on his reappearance
1PU4-2
Age: 8
Weight: 12-0
OR: 137
Days: 56
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Oct 24 Kel Kelso 26f GS 2HcCh 11-3 2/7 Elvis Mail (3L) 6/1 137 139
12 Mar 24 Chl Cheltenham 25f Hy HcChG3 11-0 4/21 Chianti Classico (22L) 25/1 139 128
17 Feb 24 Hay Haydock 28.5f Hy HcChG3 11-4 UR/10 Yeah Man () 9/2J 139 -
27 Jan 24 Don Doncaster 24f Gd HcChG3 11-5 PU/18 Annual Invictus () 13/2J 139 -
23 Dec 23 Hay Haydock 25.5f Hy 2HcCh 11-9 1/9 Burrows Diamond (1L) 5/2F 135 144
25 Nov 23 Hay Haydock 25.5f Sft 2HcCh 11-8 1/10 Credo (1L) 9/4F 129 135
2
Frenchy Du Large silk
BF
Frenchy Du Large p
J: Ned Fox 3
T: Venetia Williams
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Returned from long absence with good 2nd at Ludlow; yard excelling in big Saturday races
42/2-2
Age: 9
Weight: 11-9
OR: 132
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 24 Lud Ludlow 25.5f GS 3HcCh 11-4 2/7 Dreaming Blue (1¼L) 7/4F 129 135
12 May 23 Mar Market Rasen 24f GS 3HcCh 12-0 p 2/7 Betty Baloo (2½L) 4/1 130 139
8 Apr 23 Hay Haydock 25.5f GS 2HcCh 12-0 p1 2/14 Jeffery's Cross (6½L) 18/1 129 139
13 Mar 23 Tau Taunton 28.5f GS 3HcCh 11-12 4/9 Bangers And Cash (6¾L) 9/2 130 132
7 Feb 23 Tau Taunton 23f Gd 3HcCh 11-8 3/5 Dead Right (1L) 100/30 129 135
20 Dec 22 Lud Ludlow 24f GS 3HcCh 11-5 4/9 Bobhopeornohope (22L) 3/1F 130 120
3
Regal Blue silk
C
Regal Blue
J: Nick Scholfield
T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Promising stayer on testing ground last season and he may have needed his reappearance run
P1P1-P
Age: 7
Weight: 11-8
OR: 131
Days: 38
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Nov 24 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 24f Sft 2HcCh 11-4 PU/10 Celebre d'Allen () 5/1 132 -
16 Mar 24 Utt Uttoxeter 24f Hy 2NvHcCh 11-8 1/7 The Changing Man (1¼L) 16/1 126 140
7 Mar 24 Wcn Wincanton 25f Hy 3HcCh 12-1 PU/6 No Hubs No Hoobs () 5/1 126 -
17 Feb 24 Hay Haydock 20f Hy 3HcCh 11-6 1/6 Good Work (3L) 11/4F 122 130
21 Jan 24 Lin Lingfield 29f Sft 3HcCh 11-5 PU/12 Movethechains () 4/1 123 -
30 Dec 23 Hay Haydock 20f Hy 3HcCh 11-7 2/7 Happy And Fine (3¼L) 9/2 123 130
4
Egbert silk
Egbert v
J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Alan King
Tailed off on reappearance but won twice during novice campaign and he retains potential
P12P-5
Age: 7
Weight: 11-4
OR: 127
Days: 43
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Nov 24 Exe Exeter 24.5f Gd 3HcCh 11-8 v 5/6 Tightenourbelts (38L) 9/2 128 104
20 Apr 24 Ayr Ayr 32f Sft HcChG3 10-2 b PU/26 Macdermott () 50/1 132 -
16 Mar 24 Kem Kempton 24f GS 3HcCh 11-12 b1 2/8 Slipway (4L) 18/5 128 132
27 Jan 24 Don Doncaster 24f Gd 3NvHcCh 10-6 v1 1/7 Snipe (4L) 7/1 124 132
15 Dec 23 Don Doncaster 24f GS 3NvHcCh 11-5 PU/9 Twinjets () 13/2 125 -
13 Nov 23 Kem Kempton 20.5f Gd 4NvHcCh 11-10 1/11 King's Threshold (4¾L) 8/1 116 129
5
Percussion silk
D
Percussion v 1
J: Brian Hughes
T: L J Morgan
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Good second at Uttoxeter on penultimate start but he's been frustrating to follow
42-427
Age: 9
Weight: 11-2
OR: 125
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 24 Ain Aintree 21f GS 2HcCh 10-4 p 7/13 King Turgeon (22L) 12/1 129 118
30 Jun 24 Utt Uttoxeter 26f GS 2HcCh 10-2 p 2/14 Hang In There (3L) 16/1 129 132
13 Jun 24 Wor Worcester 23f Gd 3HcCh 11-7 tp 4/8 Tiger Orchid (2¾L) 11/2 123 125
24 Apr 24 Lud Ludlow 24f Gd 4HntCh 11-9 tp 2/5 Go On Chez (5½L) 4/1 125 132
6 Mar 24 Cat Catterick 25.5f Sft 5HntCh 12-6 tp 4/11 Gaboriot (14L) 2/1F 129 115
27 Feb 24 Lei Leicester 22.5f Hy 3HntCh 12-4 tp PU/7 Bennys King () 11/8F 129 -
6
Credo silk
Credo t
J: Chad Bament 10
T: Anthony Honeyball
8lb lower than when third in this last year but suffered heavy defeat over C&D last time
46-534
Age: 9
Weight: 11-2
OR: 125
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Nov 24 Hay Haydock 25.5f Sft 2HcCh 10-12 4/9 Fontaine Collonges (51L) 7/2 128 98
27 Oct 24 Wcn Wincanton 26.5f Gd 3HcCh 11-2 3/8 Remastered (7L) 7/4F 128 129
4 May 24 Pun Punchestown 31.5f Sft HcCh 11-2 5/21 The Gradual Slope (22L) 14/1 128 109
17 Feb 24 Hay Haydock 28.5f Hy HcChG3 10-11 6/10 Yeah Man (21L) 10/1 132 122
13 Jan 24 War Warwick 29.5f Sft HcChG3 11-1 4/14 My Silver Lining (13½L) 11/1 133 131
23 Dec 23 Hay Haydock 25.5f Hy 2HcCh 11-7 3/9 Famous Bridge (5¾L) 11/2 133 134
7
East Street silk
C
East Street v
J: Callum Pritchard 7
T: James Owen
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Has shot up the weights but arrives on four-timer and is clearly thriving for his new yard
6-P111
Age: 8
Weight: 11-0
OR: 123
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 24 Hay Haydock 24.5f Sft 4HcH 11-11 v 1/10 Kiss My Face (1¼L) 4/7F 107 115
1 Dec 24 Lei Leicester 20f Sft 4HcCh 11-13 v 1/6 Scene One (8½L) EvensF 114 127
27 Nov 24 Wet Wetherby 24f GS 4HcCh 11-6 v1 1/9 Senor Lombardy (11L) 7/2 107 124
29 Oct 24 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 24f Sft 4HcCh 11-9 p PU/14 Chancycourt () 5/1 110 -
24 Apr 24 Utt Uttoxeter 24f Sft 3HcCh 10-12 p 6/8 Flaming Ambition (19L) 20/1 114 107
16 Mar 24 Ncs Newcastle 23.5f Hy 3HcCh 10-12 b PU/5 Cruz Control () 12/1 117 -
8
Diol Ker silk
D
Diol Ker p
J: Adam Wedge
T: Evan Williams
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Mark continues to fall but he's been pulled up/tailed off on his three starts this autumn
P-7P6P
Age: 10
Weight: 10-11
OR: 120
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Nov 24 War Warwick 24f GS 2HcCh 10-2 PU/6 Torn And Frayed () 33/1 124 -
27 Oct 24 Ain Aintree 25f Gd 2HcCh 11-4 6/7 Copperhead (33L) 40/1 127 106
11 Oct 24 Chp Chepstow 23.5f GS 2HcCh 11-6 PU/10 Copperhead () 20/1 129 -
4 May 24 Pun Punchestown 31.5f Sft HcCh 11-4 b 7/21 The Gradual Slope (25L) 50/1 135 113
1 Apr 24 Fai Fairyhouse 29f Hy HcChG3 11-3 b PU/20 Intense Raffles () 80/1 139 -
10 Mar 24 Naa Naas 25f Sft HcChL 10-12 b 10/12 Hartur d'Arc (44L) 12/1 142 102
9
Jacks Parrot silk
Jacks Parrot tp
J: Craig Nichol
T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Won two in a row in April; well beaten on reappearance but the tongue-tie returns today
4411-7
Age: 5
Weight: 10-10
OR: 119
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Crl Carlisle 24.5f Sft 3HcCh 11-8 p 7/12 O'Connell (30L) 11/2 120 97
26 Apr 24 Per Perth 24f Sft 3NvHcCh 10-10 tp 1/10 Busty Boy (shd) 7/4F 112 120
6 Apr 24 Utt Uttoxeter 24f Hy 4HcCh 11-1 tp 1/3 Not Sure (71L) 7/4 104 118
7 Mar 24 Crl Carlisle 21f Sft 4NvHcCh 10-13 tp 4/6 William Of York (6½L) 6/1 106 107
2 Dec 23 Aut Auteuil 22f Hy 4yCh 10-8 t 4/7 Jewel De Kerza (4½L) 5/2 - 105
11 Nov 23 Aut Auteuil 22f Hy 4yCh 10-10 tp 2/10 Jolimay (¾L) 63/10 - 106
Verdict

Last year's winner FAMOUS BRIDGE (nap) is just 2lb higher this time and earns the vote on the back of his promising second at Kelso.

Verdict silk image
Famous Bridge

Betting Forecast:

5/2 Famous Bridge,

9/2 East Street,

5/1 Frenchy Du Large,

13/2 Credo,

7/1 Jacks Parrot,

8/1 Regal Blue,

11/1 Percussion,

12/1 Egbert,

33/1 Diol Ker

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