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HAYDOCK PARK 16:38

Name: EARLY BIRD HANDICAP (5)
Start: 2026-05-21T14:00:00
End: 2026-05-21T17:13:00
Location: Haydock Park

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16:38 Thursday 21 May 2026	Unlock this Race
EARLY BIRD HANDICAP (5)	Distance : 6f
Prize : £4,449 Rated : (0-75) Age : 3yo Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Soft
Race Type : Flat	Surface : Turf

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Pos (Draw)	Pos (Draw)	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR	Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos (Draw)		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR	Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1 (13)	1 (13)		3. THERE'S A CHANCE (IRE)	3. THERE'S A CHANCE (IRE)	<			Shane Gray	3	9-9	10/34.33f	10/34.33f
1 (13)			bf MAGNA GRECIA (IRE) 124 - DUBAI POWER 89 CADEAUX GENEREUX 131	J: Shane Gray T: Kevin Ryan Age: 3 Wgt: 9-9 OR: 75	<			Kevin Ryan		(75)		10/34.33f
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slowly away, waited with, hampered soon after start, headway from 2f out, led final 1f, kept on well
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2 (11)	2 (11)	1	4. WOOLISLE	4. WOOLISLE	<			Cieren Fallon	3	9-7	7/18	7/18
2 (11)		1	bf ARDAD (IRE) 107 - SONG OF THE ISLES (IRE) 87 TAGULA (IRE) 116	J: Cieren Fallon T: Heather Main Age: 3 Wgt: 9-7 OR: 73	<			Heather Main		(73)		7/18
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went right start, in touch, challenged over 1f out, edged left, no extra late on, clear of rest
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3 (1)	3 (1)	4¼	5. FROM THE HIP	5. FROM THE HIP	<			Tyler Heard	3	9-7	16/117	16/117
3 (1)		4¼	bc ARDAD (IRE) 107 - ROSE HIP 98 ACCLAMATION 118	J: Tyler Heard T: Mark Usher Age: 3 Wgt: 9-7 OR: 73	<			Mark Usher		(73)		16/117
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in touch, ridden over 1f out, one paced
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4 (3)	4 (3)	ns	6. SHOWTOWN (IRE)	6. SHOWTOWN (IRE)	<			Kevin Stott	3	9-7	6/17	6/17
4 (3)		ns	bg SHOWCASING 117 - ROMSEY 101 MUKHADRAM 126	J: Kevin Stott T: Kevin Ryan Age: 3 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (s) OR: 73	<			Kevin Ryan	(s)	(73)		6/17
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waited with, switched over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one paced, never on terms
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5 (2)	5 (2)	1¾	9. DAIZEN (IRE)	9. DAIZEN (IRE)	<			Harry Burns (3)	3	9-6	7/24.5	7/24.5
5 (2)		1¾	grg HAVANA GREY 118 - ALADAALA (IRE) 80 DANSILI 127	J: Harry Burns (3) T: Rebecca Menzies Age: 3 Wgt: 9-6 OR: 72	<			Rebecca Menzies		(72)		7/24.5
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prominent, led over 2f out, went clear briefly, headed final 1f, weakened
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6 (7)	6 (7)	3½	10. GUERNSEY ANGEL	10. GUERNSEY ANGEL	<			Joe Leavy	3	9-5	12/113	12/113
6 (7)		3½	brf HARRY ANGEL (IRE) 132 - AUBRIETIA 104 DUTCH ART 126	J: Joe Leavy T: David Evans Age: 3 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 71	<			David Evans		(71)		12/113
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led group, weakened from 2f out
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7 (6)	7 (6)	5½	8. HVAR	8. HVAR	<			Jason Hart	3	9-6	33/134	33/134
7 (6)		5½	grg HAVANA GREY 118 - BLUEBIRD DAY 66 HOT STREAK (IRE) 120p	J: Jason Hart T: John & Sean Quinn Age: 3 Wgt: 9-6 OR: 72	<			John & Sean Quinn		(72)		33/134
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close up, weakened from 2f out
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8 (4)	8 (4)	1½	1. STONEACRE JOE	1. STONEACRE JOE	<			Ryan Sexton	3	9-9	11/26.5	11/26.5
8 (4)		1½	bg SHOWCASING 117 - FAIRY DUST (IRE) 89 GREGORIAN (IRE) 122	J: Ryan Sexton T: Tim Easterby Age: 3 Wgt: 9-9 OR: 75	<			Tim Easterby		(75)		11/26.5
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led group, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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9 (8)	9 (8)	1¼	2. ANGELS' SHARE	2. ANGELS' SHARE	<			Rossa Ryan	3	9-9	10/111	10/111
9 (8)		1¼	bf HARRY ANGEL (IRE) 132 - PUREST SHAMARDAL (USA) 129	J: Rossa Ryan T: William Knight Age: 3 Wgt: 9-9 OR: 75	<			William Knight		(75)		10/111
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mid-division, weakened 2f out
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10 (12)	10 (12)	16	12. HARLEQUIN BAY	12. HARLEQUIN BAY	<			Jack Garritty	3	9-4	16/117	16/117
10 (12)		16	bc MOHAATHER 129 - DRIFT AND DREAM 93 EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) 126	J: Jack Garritty T: Richard & Peter Fahey Age: 3 Wgt: 9-4 OR: 70	<			Richard & Peter Fahey		(70)		16/117
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went right start, rear, left behind 2f out
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11 (5)	11 (5)	7	7. MAGISTERY (IRE)	7. MAGISTERY (IRE)	<			Kaiya Fraser	3	9-6	33/134	33/134
11 (5)		7	bf BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE 109 - COUL QUEEN (IRE) 89 COULSTY (IRE) 116	J: Kaiya Fraser T: Michael Dods Age: 3 Wgt: 9-6 OR: 72	<			Michael Dods		(72)		33/134
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in touch, weakened over 2f out
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Non Runners: EXPLOSIVE FINNISH, OBSIDIAN VERSE.	Winning Owner: Mr A. Whelan
Time: 1m 18.52s
Overrounds: Industry SP 122%, Betfair SP 0%
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16:38 Haydock Park Result on Thursday 21 May 2026

The 6F 16:38 EARLY BIRD HANDICAP (5) at Haydock Park was run on Soft. It was open to 3yo and had a prize fund of £4,449. There were 11 runners. The winning horse was THERE'S A CHANCE (IRE) who won by 1. THERE'S A CHANCE (IRE) was ridden by Shane Gray. THERE'S A CHANCE (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 10/3f.

How the rest of the runners fared:

WOOLISLE finished 2nd and was beaten by 1.00 - they had an ISP of 7/1
FROM THE HIP finished 3rd and was beaten by 5 - they had an ISP of 16/1
SHOWTOWN (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 5.5 - they had an ISP of 6/1
DAIZEN (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 7 - they had an ISP of 7/2
GUERNSEY ANGEL finished 6th and was beaten by 10.5 - they had an ISP of 12/1
HVAR finished 7th and was beaten by 16 - they had an ISP of 33/1
STONEACRE JOE finished 8th and was beaten by 17.5 - they had an ISP of 11/2
ANGELS' SHARE finished 9th and was beaten by 19 - they had an ISP of 10/1
HARLEQUIN BAY finished 10th and was beaten by 35 - they had an ISP of 16/1
MAGISTERY (IRE) finished 11th and was beaten by 42 - they had an ISP of 33/1

HAYDOCK PARK 16:38

Catterick Bridge

Chepstow

Haydock Park

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Limerick (IRE)

16:38 Thursday 21 May 2026

EARLY BIRD HANDICAP (5)

16:38 Haydock Park Result on Thursday 21 May 2026