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12:55 Haydock Park

Betway Handicap (Class 3)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,400 added
  • Winner: £6,728
  • 2nd: £2,002
  • 3rd: £1,000
  • 4th: £500
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.56s
  • Off Time: 12:55:48
  • 11 Ran
2
Silk -
7/1

    3
    Silk -
    2/1

      2(6)
      Silk - Royal blue, white chevron, royal blue cap, white star

      Harrovian

      239 D
      7/1
      • Form 213317-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 95

      mid-division, not much room when closing over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on

      3(11)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Orange star and star on cap

      Sameem (IRE)

      214 BFD
      9/2
      • Form 201154-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 95

      led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      4(10)
      Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue hoop, armlets and cap

      Thrave

      85
      16/1
      • Form 42929-7
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 93

      pulled hard, chased leader until over 6f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(9)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

      Country

      240 D
      2/1
      • Form 611148-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 92

      chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Purple, White stars, White sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap
      16/1
      • Form 110620-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 92

      slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, readily

      7(1)
      Silk - Red and black check, pink sleeves, black armlets, hooped cap

      Finniston Farm

      246 BFCCD
      125/1
      • Form 718784-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 91

      held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never threatened

      8(7)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap
      14/1
      • Form 413110-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 91

      in touch, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      9(12)
      Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, WHITE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, WHITE spots

      Oasis Prince

      226 C
      9/1
      • Form 233737-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 91

      chased leaders, went 2nd over 6f out until over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

      10(5)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue and White check sleeves, Dark Blue cap
      16/1
      • Form 6561-11
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 90

      slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, one pace 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

      11(8)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue cross of lorraine and armlets
      50/1
      • Form 30005-3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 90

      slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out

      12(3)
      Silk - Grey, Pink armlets, Pink cap
      6/1
      • Form 033491-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 90

      steadied start, held up in rear, not much room 2f out, some progress inside final furlong, no impression

      1(2)
      NR
      8/1
      • Form 971-341
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 95

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      This is a really tough start for punters as several of these look capable of winning more races this year. El Ghazwani has already scored on the all-weather this term while soft ground was to blame for the previously-progressive Harrovian’s poor run at York in October. COUNTRY is back in a Class 3 for the first time since completing his hat-trick at Redcar last August. Though he suffered a couple of reverses later, he was far from disgraced and should have more to offer. Sameem also won three times last year and has every chance on the pick of his form but Thrave may be better over shorter distances. The going may be too quick for November’s Newmarket winner Alternative Fact.

      Formwatch

      Harrovian 4-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon eased, last of 7, dist behind Coolagh Forest (8-6) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Sameem (IRE) 11-8fav (9-6) Led, steadied tempo halfway, quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Kitaabaat (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

      Thrave 9-2 (9-7) Held up behind, headway on outside over 4f out, outpaced and wide into straight, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Universal Gleam (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Mar.

      Country 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 19, 13l behind Trueshan (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

      Babbo's Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, 18th of 19, dist behind Trueshan (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

      Finniston Farm 5-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Lightning Attack (8-13) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) hvy in Oct.

      Spiorad (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 11 1/4l behind Coolagh Forest (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

      Oasis Prince 16-1 (9-7) Pushed along in rear, weakened 4f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Passion And Glory (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.

      El Ghazwani (IRE) 4-7fav (9-13) Held up last, pushed along on outside well over 1f out, strong run to lead well inside final furlong, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Smile A Mile (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Cosmeapolitan 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, 3rd and one pace final furlong, no chance with 1st 2, 3rd of 4, 4 1/4l behind Original Choice (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

      Alternative Fact 7-1 (8-13) Close up, headway to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Awake My Soul (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Universal Gleam 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, switched outside and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Candelisa (8-9) by 3/4l, 8 ran.