Five key horses to follow at Haydock on Saturday

Harry Allwood picks five horses to watch at Haydock on Saturday. The Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase is one of the races to be watched. Freezing temperatures and snow have caused havoc over the past few days. Most of Jumps fixtures are facing early inspections.

There will be an inspection at 8am on Thursday 15 ahead of racing on Saturday 17 December. The track is frozen with a forecast of low temperatures for the next few days.

Ahorsewithnoname is one of the key horses to follow at Haydock on Saturday. She has won three Listed races and placed second in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices” Hurdle last season. Nicky Henderson‘s seven-year-old is now rated 96 on the level having won a 0-105 handicap off a rating of 80 in April. Ahorsewithoutnonames last performance was fifth in Club Godolphin Cesarewitch.

Romeo Brown holds two entries at Haydock on Saturday. Romeo Brown won a handicap at Aintree. Sue Smith’s charge landed a valuable handicaps over an extended three miles at the track in May.

This seven-year-old won the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival off a rating of 139. He has endured two lengthy absences since and has clearly had an issue or two. This will be his first start for Ben Haslam.

Remastered is one of the key horses to follow at Haydock on Saturday. General odds: 3-1. He finished fourth in the Peter Marsh Chase and fell at the fourth last in last year's Coral Gold Cup. This year he finished better and is off the same rating (146) as last.

Washington was pulled up at Newbury on his latest start. Washington was runner-up to I Like To Move It in his first season over hurdles. He was third in a similar handicap at Aintree off a rating of 127.