Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle
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Grade 3, Haydock Park 14:25
£100,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus,
3m 58y, Class 1  
Saturday 22nd November 2025

1 Electric Mason 17/2
2 Hartington 5/1
3 Phantomofthepoints 18/1
4 Ace Of Spades 6/1
17 ran Distances: nk, 3¾l, 2¼l
Time: 5m 54.73s (slow by 0.73s)

Electric Mason, sent off at 17-2, provided the centrepiece of a day that seemed to gather momentum with every passing race for Chris Gordon and his son Freddie, the pair rounding out a remarkable 462-1 treble in at Haydock Park. In a finish that had the feel of a long, unfolding crescendo, the six-year-old dug deep under his 20-year-old rider, repelling the late surge of Hartington and Sean Bowen by a determined neck. Phantonofthepoints came home three and three-quarter lengths adrift in third, with Ace Of Spades another two-and-a-quarter lengths behind, having held every chance turning in before the principals edged away.

Earlier on the card the Gordons had already announced themselves with conviction, Diamond Hunter (12-1) supplying the first leg when proving too strong for Masked Manv in the Grade Two Betfair Supports Safer Gambling Week Newton Novices’ Hurdle, the margin a length and three-quarters but the impression of more in hand lingering. David’s Well then kept the sequence rolling, travelling kindly throughout before asserting in the Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase to hold Escapeandevade (5-2 favourite) by a length and a half. For Freddie Gordon, those victories carried extra significance: this treble marked the moment he rode out his claim and stepped into the professional ranks.

Chris Gordon could scarcely hide his emotion afterwards, saying: “It’s a real red-letter day and I’d just like to thank my team at home. He’s a gutsy horse and very genuine, one of his owners is telling me we should be going for the Stayers’ Hurdle, but I think he’s got overexcited. It’s very special having your son riding and that was his last ride as a claimer. It’s a very special day, it will have to be my best ever.”

Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle
£100,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 3m 58y, Class 1
17 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places

POS. DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1    Electric Mason 6 11-1 Chris Gordon Freddie Gordon 17/2
2 nk Hartington 6 10-5 Joe Tizzard Sean Bowen 5/1
3 3¾ Phantomofthepoints 7 10-12 David Pipe Jack Tudor 18/1
4 2¼ Ace Of Spades 6 10-13 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton 6/1
5 4¼ Horaces Pearl 7 11-4 Fergal O'Brien Tom Broughton 6/1
6 2¼ Nab Wood 8 10-11 Nicky Richards Danny McMenamin 22/1
7 3¼ Jingko Blue 6 12-0 Nicky Henderson Brian Hughes 12/1
8 nse Joyeux Machin 8 11-6 Dan Skelton Harry Atkins 18/1
9 9 Karafon 5 10-9 S R B Crawford Sam Ewing 22/1
10 3½ Titan Discovery 7 10-12 Robbie Llewellyn Liam Harrison 33/1
11 1 Red Risk 10 11-9 Paul Nicholls Freddie Keighley 50/1
12 16 Ma Shantou 6 11-7 Emma Lavelle Ben Jones 4/1F
13 4 Navajo Indy 6 11-1 Tom Symonds Gavin Sheehan 6/1
14 5 I Love My Baie 7 11-3 S R B Crawford J J Slevin 33/1
FELL Shoot First 9 12-0 C Byrnes Benjamin Macey 22/1
PU Harbour Lake 9 12-0 Alan King Tom Cannon 33/1
PU Esprit Du Potier 6 10-9 2 Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 40/1

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