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14:25 Haydock Park

Birchley Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 30y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.56s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Parnassian

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Rymer's Rascal

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Fair Spin

      16/1

        4
        Silk -

        Didnt Tell My Wife

        16/1

          1(13)
          Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars

          Creskeld (IRE)

          50
          20/1
          • Form 00-3000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-0

          chased leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside last, soon weakened

          2(7)
          Silk - Black, Yellow stars, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

          Prince of Gold

          13
          12/1
          • Form 006010
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-11

          chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra entering final furlong

          3(9)
          Silk - White, large Black spots, hooped sleeves, Black cap

          Fair Spin

          15
          16/1
          • Form 04000-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside last when not clear run

          4(2)
          Silk - Dark Green, Orange chevron, Orange sleeves, Black armlets, Orange cap

          Mallard (IRE)

          3
          4/1
          • Form 101-302
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-7

          chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

          5(17)
          Silk - Mauve, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Mauve star

          Didnt Tell My Wife

          21
          16/1
          • Form 021-660
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          slow away, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, not much room and struck by rival's whip inside last, stayed on towards finish

          6(16)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap

          How's Things

          131
          20/1
          • Form 11223-6
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          in touch until weakened over 2f out

          7(5)
          Silk - Yellow, Red epaulets and armlets, Red cap, Yellow diamond

          Iftikhar (USA)

          43
          25/1
          • Form 0224-0
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          slow away, always behind

          8(10)
          Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue (quartered), striped sleeves

          Zawrak (IRE)

          40
          12/1
          • Form 03-6301
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          towards rear, switched right over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, soon weakened

          9(4)
          Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap

          Parnassian

          11
          6/1
          • Form 331305
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          behind, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, edged left inside last, ran on to lead towards finish

          10(3)
          Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), Black sleeves, Emerald Green cap, White diamond

          Bought Direct

          30
          10/1
          • Form 006546
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          always towards rear

          11(1)
          Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, dark blue cap

          Apache Point (IRE)

          15
          8/1
          • Form 4-00545
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-12

          mid-division, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong

          12(6)
          Silk - White, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red spots

          Buthaina (IRE)

          7
          33/1
          • Form 1-00000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and never dangerous final furlong

          14(11)
          Silk - White, Blue diamond, Blue cap, White diamond

          Rymer's Rascal

          9
          25/1
          • Form 02-3200
          • Age 12
          • Weight 8-7

          mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led briefly inside last, kept on towards finish

          15(15)
          Silk - Black and Orange stripes, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

          Gemini Lady

          21
          33/1
          • Form 420-020
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-4

          mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

          16(8)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Brown star, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Brown star

          Tojoneski

          2
          11/2
          • Form 223342
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-4

          in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on when hampered inside last

          17(12)
          Silk - Orange, Black epaulets and armlets, White cap

          Mount Pekan (IRE)

          15
          33/1
          • Form 00-0306
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-2

          led until headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased

          18(18)
          Silk - Purple, Red epaulets

          The Loose Screw (IRE)

          36
          50/1
          • Form 00-0000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 7-12

          chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

          13(14)
          NR

          Explode

          54
          • Form 0000-40
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-7

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          Cases can be made for a few of these but Mallard would not need to better the performance he put in a Lingfield in mid-week by much if he were to lead home the likes of Apache Point and Parnassian in a race that is rich on quantity but is lacking in quality. Zawrak, who can be a bit of monkey, is another to consider if the best of his form is taken into account. But he cannot be relied upon to give his all and his 5lb higher mark could find him out here. Prince Of Gold is another that has recent winning form to his name and will have his supporters if his last-time-out blip is written off as a minor blip. This surface should suit him better though and it will be dangerous to rule him out completely. The market will give the best indications in this area and, like the majority of the rest, it may be prudent to wait and see if there is a solid move for him in the ring before getting involved today. However, Mallard is well treated in comparison to his all weather rating and he will be hard to beat if he turns up in the same frame as mind he was in on Wednesday. The likely strong pace should help his cause today and Mallard is fancied to gain compensation for his narrow defeat three days ago.