Eamon An Cnoic emerges from the fog to win at Haydock Park

News of the rest of the action from Haydock Park as Eamon An Cnoic emerged through the fog to win the opener.

Eamon An Cnoic emerged through the fog to run out a smooth winner of the 32Red Casino Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Haydock on Saturday.

Visibility was poor, but there was no doubt about the result as David Pipe's five-year-old followed up his success at Fakenham in October in the hands of David Noonan.

The 9/2 favourite got home by a length and three-quarters from Sakhee's City, with Baratineur staying on for third place.

Noonan said: "It's a tight track so I stayed on the inside to save as much ground as I could and we went a nice gallop.

"When he got to the front he kept on well. It's a full furlong from the last to the line which is a long way."

Splash Of Ginge (12/1) won for the first time since New Year's Day in 2015 when reverting to smaller obstacles in the 32Red.com-sponsored handicap hurdle.

Owner John Neild had considered retiring the eight-year-old after his latest disappointing effort over fences at Newbury last month, but that idea has gone for the time being after a game performance under top weight.

Splash Of Ginge was challenged hard by Little Boy Boru in the closing stages, but fobbed him off in determined style under 3lb claimer Jamie Bargary to score by three-quarters of a length for the Nigel Twiston-Davies team.

Neild said: "I'm made up. I was in the States for his last run and it broke my heart to see him run as bad as he did and I said to Nigel, 'Retire him'.

"Nigel said, 'No', and that for some reason he had lost his confidence over fences, but I didn't want him to be one of those horses that was running round just for the sake of running.

"It's a great training performance by Nigel. He could have quit today, but he didn't and this is the furthest he's won over."

Gino Trail secured an emphatic all-the-way victory in the 32Red.com Handicap Chase.

The nine-year-old, trained by Kerry Lee, is not the easiest horse to handle but connections managed to get him to put his best foot forward.

Travelling enthusiastically for Jamie Moore, the 13/2 shot kept on resolutely to score by six lengths from Ut Majeur Aulmes.

Morning Royalty was another length and three-quarters away in third.

Lee said: "He's not an easy horse. He's highly strung and it's testament to my staff and Jamie how they handled him, keeping him calm and relaxed.

"We knew from his work at home he would be good enough, but it was just if we could get him to do it on the track.

"We put him away for the summer and then ran him first time out over two and a half miles. Since he's stepped back to two, he's won both times.

"He's entered at Ludlow on Wednesday but I think that might be too close. I'll see what the handicapper does and he does need to have cut in the ground."

Colin's Sister (4/6 favourite) took her unbeaten record to three with an authoritative display in the 32Red.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle.

The five-year-old, trained by Fergal O'Brien, gave her supporters few anxious moments as she cruised into the lead some way out and powered away to win by six lengths under Paddy Brennan.

O'Brien said: "It's not very often plans comes off - Chepstow, Warwick and coming here - but it's so far, so good. It was all planned in August.

"We'll see where we go now, but it will probably be Doncaster next (in January) and see where that takes us. Two miles two is not her trip, but we brought her here because of the soft ground.

"It's a nice pot to win."

The fog descended with venom for the last race with visibility very poor and it was only after the horses returned to the enclosures that the judge was able to announce that Clyne (6/1) had landed the spoils in the 32Red.com Handicap Hurdle.

Evan Williams' six-year-old, ridden by Adam Wedge, was declared the winner over Le Rocher. No distances were recorded.

Wedge said: "They skipped five of six lengths clear of me turning in and I thought my chance had gone.

"I jumped the third from home, gave him a dig and he kept on for me.

"I could only make out the wings and that's the only reason I knew a flight was coming."