December 23 / 11.45 Haydock

11.45

Soft

Betfred Nifty 50 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5809.1
  • 2m 2f 191y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Betfred Nifty 50 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 2116/1 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Often leads; first two wins at 2m and 1m7f in early 2022 but the step up to 2m3f was in his favour on his return from an absence when having a soft-ground Warwick race in the bag from a fair way out last month; up 7lb but James Turner claims 8lb; has staying potential.
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1

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:22 Kempton

Lord Of Cheshire

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Beat three rivals to make winning seasonal/chase debut at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) in October and ran well until penultimate-fence fall on latest outing in December; effective on good ground and might still have more to offer over fences; respected.

9/4

1st

1

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:22 Kempton

Lord Of Cheshire

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Beat three rivals to make winning seasonal/chase debut at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) in October and ran well until penultimate-fence fall on latest outing in December; effective on good ground and might still have more to offer over fences; respected.

9/4

3

14th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 31y

Class 3

12:25 Doncaster

Lord Of Cheshire

11st 9lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

led, went clear 2nd, not fluent 3rd, mistake 9th

12/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 3/362-

Last run: 259 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Quite a cosy winner of Newton Abbot bumper (heavy) in late 2021; getting to grips with hurdles since back from an absence and his Newton Abbot second (2m2f, soft) in April last time was encouraging; capable of better now handicapping.
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2

31st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 4

16:18 Lingfield

Knowwhentoholdem

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

Heavy defeats switched to chasing this term, with tongue tied last time and cheekpieces added today; that equipment hints at risks but his two runs over hurdles leading into that (about 2m4f in the mud) read pretty well, so he's given a second look on his return to this discipline.

9/1

2

31st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 4

16:18 Lingfield

Knowwhentoholdem

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

in touch with leaders, weakened after 3 out, pulled up 2 out

9/1

6th

7

19th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 110y

Class 4

15:17 Ffos Las

Knowwhentoholdem

11st 9lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Came good over hurdles for Anthony Charlton at Newbury (2m4f, heavy) in March and also ran well for new stable later that month, but dropped out very tamely on chasing debut in October and needs first-time tongue-tie to aid his finishing effort here.

20/1

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Form: 13

Last run: 48 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Made the running for Irish point win and on hurdle debut at Hexham in October (2m, soft); under penalty when no match for a smart-looking winner at Carlisle since (2m4f, soft); handicaps can provide more scope but others also like to lead.
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12th

4

24th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 127y

Class 3

14:40 Perth

Whistle Stop Tour

11st 9lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Well beaten/pulled up over fences on his last two starts but has each-way claims on the pick of his form over hurdles this season and Gregor Walkingshaw gets a tune out of him.

16/1

8

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

4m 1f 56y

Class 2

14:43 Newcastle

Whistle Stop Tour

10st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Wore cheekpieces on last four starts, to be placed twice over hurdles but not faring so well in two chases, including behind Val Dancer at Lingfield (upped markedly to 3m5f) last time; given wind surgery since and now has tongue tied first time; he's now 9lb below last winter's peak mark (even from out of the handicap) so has his chance if back on song.

20/1

Form: 0P6580 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Useful effort on yard debut at Punchestown in April (2m4f, yielding) but moderate runs have outweighed his good ones since and he again finished remote at Huntingdon last month; has dropped a long way in the weights but doesn't look in a position to capitalise just yet.
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6th

9

6th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:42 Fontwell

Bread And Butter

10st 11lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Cynthia Woods

Veteran who has been out of sorts for a while now and he's looking sharply regressive.

14/1

5th

8

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

19:50 Fontwell

Bread And Butter

11st 3lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Cynthia Woods

Five-time hurdle winner (2m3f-2m5f) but his last success was 16 months ago and this veteran has been out of sorts in his last four runs; opposable.

40/1

8th

5

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

16:50 Wincanton

Bread And Butter

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Cynthia Woods

Five-time hurdle winner (2m3f-2m5f) but his last success was 16 months ago and this veteran has been out of sorts in his last three runs; opposable.

25/1

Form: 6/18P-

Last run: 286 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Winner of four small-field hurdles at about 2m1f, on ground ranging from soft to good to firm; the latest one, at Leicester last November was as good as it's got but he ran poorly next time and also when back from a break in March; off again since and guesswork involved for now.
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6th

5

27th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

14:33 Uttoxeter

Sacre Pierre

11st 4lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

raced in second, lost position after 7th, weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off

16/1

6th

4

23rd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 2f 191y

Class 4

11:45 Haydock

Sacre Pierre

11st 8lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

Winner of four small-field hurdles at about 2m1f, on ground ranging from soft to good to firm; the latest one, at Leicester last November was as good as it's got but he ran poorly next time and also when back from a break in March; off again since and guesswork involved for now.

33/1

4

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:15 Market Rasen

Sacre Pierre

11st 12lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

4-10 over hurdles, the latest win gained in four-runner race at Leicester (1m7f, good to firm) in November; not seen since 60l defeat three months ago but should be fine on today's ground and is unexposed over 2m4f.

10/1

Form: 23-221 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 12st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Ended a losing run of three years when making all for a wide-margin win at Bangor this month (2m, soft); back up 6lb but he was runnning in stronger races than this not so long ago and is a triple course winner; no easy lead this time but bold bid likely.
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1

23rd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 2f 191y

Class 4

11:45 Haydock

Chti Balko

12st 2lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

Ended a losing run of three years when making all for a wide-margin win at Bangor this month (2m, soft); back up 6lb but he was runnning in stronger races than this not so long ago and is a triple course winner; no easy lead this time but bold bid likely.

3/1

1st

2

2nd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

13:11 Bangor-on-Dee

Chti Balko

12st 1lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

Front-running veteran who has not won since December 2020 but he's finished runner-up in three of his last four starts including at Sedgefield (2m4f, soft) on his return two weeks ago; remains well treated on old form and he should go well again back in trip.

8/1

2nd

2

16th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

15:40 Sedgefield

Chti Balko

12st 0lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

prominent, led 2nd, joined 2 out, soon headed, ridden approaching last, kept on run-in

5/1

Form: 1-1535

Last run: 49 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Winner of his second and third handicaps (2m; on soft and good to soft) in the spring and ran up to his best when a close third to an improved one at Stratford (2m2f, good) in October; no further progress at Ascot and remains to be seen whether this trip in the mud are his ideal conditions.
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9th

4

25th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 2

15:23 Cartmel

Lipa K

11st 9lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Best known for his heroics at Bangor but showed career-best form when winning narrowly at Warwick (3m1f, good) last month; 3lb rise demands even more from him here; usual cheekpieces left off; tongue-tie added.

11/2

1st

4

23rd Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 5y

Class 3

14:30 Warwick

Lipa K

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Goes particularly well at Bangor but was runner-up at Aintree on final run in October (3m, good); however, a 3lb rise sees him on a career-high mark and he's been off a good while.

4/1

9

26th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 149y

Class 3

12:40 Aintree

Lipa K

11st 5lb

J: Ben Smith

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Made it two wins from his last three starts when scoring at Bangor (2m7f, good) in September; however, his last four wins have come there and he was well beaten at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) last time; has his first run here.

10/1

Form: -02311

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

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Payout
Exacta £32.90
Straight Forecast £29.69
Tricast £287.53
Trifecta £307.70

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