Result · Haydock · Saturday 20 December 2025

2:05 Haydock result: Grand Geste wins the Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 23m1f125y chaseGoing Soft12 ranTime 6m 44.92sWinner's prize £26,015
Grand Geste silks
Winner

Grand Geste (IRE)

6yo gelding · 10-2 · cheekpieces
Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Owner The Acre Bottomers · By Cloudings (IRE) out of Lake Cresent (IRE)

15/8Starting price

Favourite Grand Geste won the 2:05 at Haydock on Saturday 20 December 2025, beating My Silver Lining by 6½ lengths. Ridden by Danny McMenamin for trainer Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith, the six-year-old was sent off at 15/8 and covered the 3m1f125y on soft ground in 6m 44.92s. Jacks Parrot was a further 3¾ lengths back in third at 12/1.

2:05 Haydock full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Grand Geste silks
Grand Geste (IRE) 6yo · 10-2 · p
 Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith — 15/8FAV 117
2
My Silver Lining silks
 James Best Emma Lavelle 6½ l 11/1 120
3
Jacks Parrot silks
Jacks Parrot (FR) 6yo · 10-2 · tp
 Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 3¾ l 12/1 119
4
Saladins Son silks
Saladins Son (IRE) 7yo · 10-5
 Ben Godfrey Anthony Honeyball 1½ l 4/1 122
5
Grand Albert silks
Grand Albert (IRE) 7yo · 10-8 · p
 Brian Hughes Donald McCain 1½ l 16/1 125
6
Brucejack silks
Brucejack (IRE) 8yo · 10-2
 Gavin Sheehan P A Fahy 1¼ l 14/1 117
7
Velvet Elvis silks
Velvet Elvis (IRE) 9yo · 11-13 · claim 3lb
 Alex Harvey John C McConnell 14 l 80/1 147
8
Latenightrumble silks
Latenightrumble (GB) 8yo · 9-13 · tp · claim 3lb
 Jack Andrews T Ellis ½ l 14/1 116
9
Top Of The Bill silks
Top Of The Bill (IRE) 9yo · 11-11 · p · claim 5lb
 Toby McCain-Mitchell Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 3¾ l 15/2 147
10
Famous Bridge silks
Famous Bridge (IRE) 9yo · 11-4 · p
 Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards ¾ l 16/1 135
11
O'toole silks
O'toole (IRE) 9yo · 11-3 · t
 Sam Ewing S R B Crawford 2½ l 11/1 134
12
Fenland Tiger silks
Fenland Tiger (GB) 9yo · 9-9 · claim 7lb
 Harry Atkins Sam England 4½ l 22/1 112

Haydock 2:05 returns

Tote win£2.88Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.50 £3.30 £2.70Per £1 stake
Exacta£24.201st and 2nd in order
CSF£24.47Computer straight forecast
Tricast£206.501st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£178.801st, 2nd and 3rd in order

2:05 Haydock result: FAQs

Who won the 2:05 at Haydock on Saturday 20 December 2025?

Grand Geste, ridden by Danny McMenamin and trained by Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith, at a starting price of 15/8.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. Grand Geste won as the 15/8 favourite.

What was the winning time?

6m 44.92s over 3m1f125y on soft ground.

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