D.H.Welton 50th Anniversary Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier)

Haydock

19:45

Date 2025-06-21

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 1m 45.09s (slow by 5.59s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Helm Rock (GB) Jack Mitchell · Daniel & Claire Kubler	5/2	Won
2nd	Duke's Command (GB) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	2/1F	.75
3rd	Lady Of Arabia (GB) Callum Hutchinson · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/1	1
4th	Mudamer (IRE) Billy Garritty · Geoffrey Harker	7/2	0.2
5th	Eagle Day (IRE) Tom Eaves · David Evans	8/1	1.75
6th	Bajan Bandit (GB) Harry Burns · Patrick Morris	20/1	0.3
7th	Master Of Combat (IRE) William Pyle · Kevin Frost	18/1	.75
8th	Age Of Time (FR) George Downing · Ian Williams	66/1	5.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	Duke's Command Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	140	h	622/71	85	92	28	6d	—	—	-8	16	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Unexposed 4yo who got back on track with win at Doncaster; big player again under penalty
3 (6)	Helm Rock Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Jack Mitchell T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	134	tb	336958	79	94	73	20d	—	—	-11	16.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Finished down the field in last four runs and needs to rediscover his spark
6 (7)	Mudamer Grey J:Billy Garritty T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Billy Garritty T:Geoffrey Harker	132	p	9-3602	77	91	85	15d	—	—	-7	12.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
On long losing run but he went close at Doncaster two weeks ago; respected
5 (2)	Eagle Day Bay J:Tom Eaves T:David Evans	J:Tom Eaves T:David Evans	133	—	685030	78	89	76	8d	—	—	+1	12.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Five-time AW winner but he's 1-14 on turf and was tailed off at York last time
2 (1)	Lady Of Arabia Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Eve Johnson Houghton	137	p	41150-	82	84	77	210d	—	—	+10	18.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Record of 5-12 on AW but sole turf win was in 2023; best watched on return
4 (5)	Bajan Bandit Bay J:Harry Burns(3) T:Patrick Morris	J:Harry Burns(3) T:Patrick Morris	134	—	164300	79	91	54	42d	—	—	+3	10.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Finished in rear in last two runs and needs a major revival for new yard
7 (4)	Master Of Combat Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	129	—	42-290	74	88	83	119d	—	—	+2	7.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Sole turf win was a long times ago and doesn't have a great record when fresh
8 (8)	Age Of Time Bay J:George Downing T:Ian Williams	J:George Downing T:Ian Williams	127	—	5/8-08	72	85	-	9d	—	—	+3	6.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Still lightly raced but he's struggled in three handicaps and needs a big turnaround

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Duke's Command	5/2	11/4	11/4
Helm Rock	5/2	5/2	5/2
Mudamer	4/1	4/1	4/1
Eagle Day	7/1	7/1	7/1
Lady Of Arabia	10/1	10/1	10/1
Bajan Bandit	11/1	11/1	11/1
Master Of Combat	18/1	18/1	18/1
Age Of Time	28/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lady Of Arabia

18.4

OR: 8 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Helm Rock

16.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Duke's Command

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Mudamer

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Eagle Day

12.2

OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Bajan Bandit

10.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Master Of Combat

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Age Of Time

6.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Duke's Command	85	92	28
Lady Of Arabia	82	84	77
Helm Rock	79	94	73
Bajan Bandit	79	91	54
Eagle Day	78	89	76
Mudamer	77	91	85
Master Of Combat	74	88	83
Age Of Time	72	85	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Duke's Command	6d ago	Quick return
Eagle Day	8d ago	Quick return
Age Of Time	9d ago	Quick return
Mudamer	15d ago	Fit
Helm Rock	20d ago	Fit
Bajan Bandit	42d ago	Fit
Master Of Combat	119d ago	Long break
Lady Of Arabia	210d ago	Long break