One of the betting races of the weekend, the Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle will take place at 2.25pm on Saturday 22nd November at Haydock Park. We take a look at the all-important racecard, as a bumper field go to post, whilst we also show the latest odds and trends for what is always a competitive event. We conclude with our big-race tip, where we pick out our 1-2-3 for the coveted contest.

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2025 Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle Racecard

A winner of this race 12 months ago, Shoot First is looking to emulate that success again on Saturday and is well fancied to go close again. However, he’s off a 6lbs higher mark in the 2025 race, so will have his work cut out to land the double. An impressive winner at Cheltenham last month, Ma Shantou will be looking to continue his progression with victory for Emma Lavelle, whilst Mersey Novices’ Hurdle fifth Horaces Pearl will line up for Fergal O’Brien and is another open for progression. Dan Skelton’s yard have flown out the blocks this season and fresh from Paddy Power Gold Cup glory he will hand Ace Of Spades a run here on the back of an Aintree win, while Joyeux Machin is another shot fired by the Skelton gun and is of notable interest.

14:25 Haydock

Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Going Good To Soft
Distance 3m 0f 58y
Class Class 1
Race Type Hurdle Turf
Surface Turf
Runners 17
Win Time 5m 55s

1st 10 1 tip

Electric Mason W: 11st 1lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

17/2
(Won)

J: Freddie Gordon T: Chris Gordon

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5107-2

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2nd 17 5 tips

Hartington W: 10st 5lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

5/1

J: Sean Bowen T: Joe Tizzard

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5122-1

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3rd 12

Phantomofthepoints W: 10st 12lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Jack Tudor T: David Pipe

OR: — RPR: — Form: 41874-

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4th 11 1 tip

Ace Of Spades W: 10st 13lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

6/1

J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1142-1

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5th 7

Horaces Pearl W: 11st 4lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

6/1

J: Tom Broughton T: Fergal O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: /1153-

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6th 14

Nab Wood W: 10st 11lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Danny McMenamin T: Nicky Richards

OR: — RPR: — Form: 62U5-1

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7th 2 1 tip

Jingko Blue W: 12st 0lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Brian Hughes T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: P/11U-

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8th 6

Joyeux Machin W: 11st 6lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Harry Atkins T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5322-7

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9th 16

Karafon W: 10st 9lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Sam Ewing T: S R B Crawford

OR: — RPR: — Form: 70F-77

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10th 13 1 tip

Titan Discovery W: 10st 12lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Liam Harrison T: Robbie Llewellyn

OR: — RPR: — Form: 26/71-

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11th 4

Red Risk W: 11st 9lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Mr Freddie Keighley T: Paul Nicholls

OR: — RPR: — Form: /6310-

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12th 5 4 tips

Ma Shantou W: 11st 7lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

4/1F

J: Ben Jones T: Emma Lavelle

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1137-1

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13th 9 1 tip

Navajo Indy OUR TIP W: 11st 1lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

6/1

J: Gavin Sheehan T: Tom Symonds

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1143-2

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14th 8

I Love My Baie W: 11st 3lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: J J Slevin T: S R B Crawford

OR: — RPR: — Form: /43-7U

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F 1

Shoot First W: 12st 0lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Benjamin Macey T: C Byrnes

OR: — RPR: — Form: 519F-5

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PU 3 1 tip

Harbour Lake W: 12st 0lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Tom Cannon T: Alan King

OR: — RPR: — Form: 12P2-1

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PU 15

Esprit Du Potier W: 10st 9lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Derek Fox T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1P17/4

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Doctor Kildare W: 10st 2lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Freddie Mitchell T: Sam Thomas

OR: — RPR: — Form: 423-11

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+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£73.00
Straight Forecast	£51.35
Tricast	£787.57
Trifecta	£1275.80

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Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle Trends

Plenty of improving horses will line up here, whilst there will be some proven handicappers that can often excel in this sort of event. We take a look back over the last 10 years of this contest and pick out some key trends and stats that could help you find the winner.

1 of the last 10 winners has been sent off favourite (Slate Lane 11/4f in 2023)
6 of the last 10 winners have been aged five or six
8 of the last 10 winners have carried less than 11st 5lbs to victory
7 of the last 10 winners have been rated below 140
8 of the last 10 winners have been trained in the UK, but the last 2 winners have been trained in Ireland

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Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle Tips

A runner-up at Cheltenham last time out on his first start of the season, NAVAJO INDY looks to have a superb chance of landing this prize for Tom Symonds. Upped 3lbs for that second to French Ship, the six-year-old could still be hugely progressive over hurdles and he can get the better of Ma Shantou, who was too eye-catching last time out when winning and has to be considered. Ace Of Spades looks the best of the Skelton runners here and can pick up third place in what should be a crackerjack.

Navajo Indy

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Tom Symonds

Result

13th 6/1

Ma Shantou

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Result

12th 4/1F

Ace Of Spades

J: Harry Skelton