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          Wed 15 Apr
        

Unibet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Haydock · Wednesday, 15 Apr · 15:00 · 3m 1f 125y · Class 2 · TURF

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Status

16:00

Off time

Runners

Good (Good to Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

GRAND GESTE (IRE

🥈 Second

HANG IN THERE (IRE

🥉 Third

HOLD YOUR FORT (IRE

Betting forecast

8 runners

01 · 🏆

Grand Geste

2/1

02 · 🥈

Iron Bridge

3.75

11/4

03 · 🥉

Hold Your Fort

4/1

Hang In There

8.50

15/2

Bhaloo

8/1

Millforce

9.50

17/2

Egbert

9/1

Minella Crooner

66/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	—	Hang In There (G) Resumed winning ways at Chepstow in October and not discredited when third of 9 in 26f handicap chase at Newbury 46 days ago. Weighted to go well eased 1 lb.	71534-4	Rian Corcoran Miss E C Lavelle	12	76.7kg	8.50 15/2
1st	2	—	Iron Bridge (G) P Winless since scoring over C&D in 2022 but comes here in decent nick, third of 6 in 30f handicap at Exeter 24 days ago. Capable of having a say.	PP-2P23	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	10	69.4kg	3.75 11/4
—	3	—	Minella Crooner (G) Pulled Up P Smart Irish chaser at best for Gordon Elliott but he has been pulled up at Newcastle and Cheltenham both runs for his current yard.	65P8-PP	James Best Mrs S J Humphrey	10	69.4kg	67 66/1
3rd	4	—	Grand Geste (G) FAV P Has proved a different proposition switched to fences this season, landing Grand National Trial here in February having earlier taken the Tommy Whittle over C&D. Pulled up in National Hunt Chase at C…	221P1P	Danny McMenamin J Parkinson & S Smith	7	68.9kg	3 2/1
—	5	—	Bhaloo (G) P A dual winner (at up to 2m4f) last season but arrives under a cloud, pulled up in 22f handicap chase at Newbury when last seen out in November.	13/63PP-	N de Boinville N J Henderson	8	68.9kg	9 8/1
—	6	—	Millforce (G) Pulled Up P Signed off for Gavin Cromwell with success in 9-runner handicap chase at Galway (22f) in October. The market can prove a good guide on his return for new yard.	P-0421P	R P McLernon Henry Oliver	7	68.9kg	9.50 17/2
—	7	—	Egbert (G) Pulled Up P Made a winning start for Christian Williams over 28f here just after Christmas but not one to rely on and he was pulled up in 30f handicap chase at Exeter 24 days ago. This C&D scorer is not out of t…	51FP-1P	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	9	67.6kg	10 9/1
2nd	8	—	Hold Your Fort (G) Gained a third win of the season in 3-runner handicap chase at Ascot (3m) 17 days ago. Up 5 lb but this likeable veteran can't be dismissed.	U12-395	Callum Pritchard Mrs D A Hamer	10	65.8kg	5 4/1

Betting forecast: Grand Geste (2/1), Iron Bridge (11/4), Hold Your Fort (4/1), Hang In There (15/2), Bhaloo (8/1), Millforce (17/2), Egbert (9/1), Minella Crooner (66/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	15609.0 GBP
P2	7176.0 GBP
P3	3588.0 GBP
P4	1794.0 GBP
P5	897.0 GBP
P6	447.0 GBP