Sky Bet Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Haydock

14:00

Date 2026-01-17

Distance 3m1f125y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £56,950

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Johnnywho Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	155	t	325-53	146	165	153	28d	—	—	+10	29.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Went close in the Kim Muir last March and big run at Ascot last month; could be bang there
5	Myretown Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	151	—	1F11-F	142	162	137	49d	—	—	+9	28.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Prone to the odd major blunder but seriously impressive at Cheltenham Festival last March
3	Konfusion Chestnut J:Callum Bewley T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Callum Bewley T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	154	—	2-1U11	145	163	136	22d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+15	32.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
3-3 this season when completing; tougher task today but he's clearly thriving
6	Imperial Saint Bay J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	150	—	342-56	141	166	137	35d	—	—	+10	28	1.00/1	4/1 20%
A case can be made on last season's best form but not at the same level so far this term
7	Richmond Lake Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	143	—	2P8-32	134	170	141	42d	—	—	+11	25	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Third in this last year and this 10yo is now 8lb lower; could be involved
1	Royale Pagaille Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	168	—	P56P-2	159	163	147	56d	—	—	+27	34.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Five-time course winner including this in 2021 and 2022; Grade 1 runner-up here last time
NR	Nassalam Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary & Josh Moore	154	b	/PP-PP	145	-	-	62d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Bolted up in 2023 Welsh National off this mark; pulled/tailed off on his six starts since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Johnnywho	10/3	10/3	10/3
Myretown	7/2	7/2	4/1
Konfusion	7/2	7/2	7/2
Imperial Saint	4/1	7/2	7/2
Richmond Lake	11/2	11/2	5/1
Royale Pagaille	11/1	11/1	10/1
Nassalam	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Royale Pagaille

34.4

OR: 27.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

2nd

Konfusion

32.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Johnnywho

29.7

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Myretown

28.7

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Imperial Saint

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Richmond Lake

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Nassalam

23.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royale Pagaille	159	163	147
Johnnywho	146	165	153
Konfusion	145	163	136
Nassalam	145	—	—
Myretown	142	162	137
Imperial Saint	141	166	137
Richmond Lake	134	170	141

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Konfusion	22d ago	Fit
Johnnywho	28d ago	Fit
Imperial Saint	35d ago	Fit
Richmond Lake	42d ago	Fit
Myretown	49d ago	Fresh
Royale Pagaille	56d ago	Fresh
Nassalam	62d ago	Fresh