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20:40 Haydock Park

Mick Sherwood 50th Birthday Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 45y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 44.46s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk -
9/4

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    33/1

      1(8)
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green check sleeves and check cap

      Quedex

      15
      9/4
      • Form 06-1521
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-11

      held up, headway 5f out, led 2f out, soon edged right, driven out

      2(6)
      Silk - Black, Yellow stars, striped sleeves, quartered cap
      9/2
      • Form 440352
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-9

      prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 3f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red and Yellow halved sleeves
      • Form 0-03020
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leaders, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened

      4(1)
      Silk - Grey and Red check, Grey sleeves, Red cap

      Euippe

      15
      4/1
      • Form 456-051
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(9)
      Silk - Black and White (quartered), Black sleeves, White armlets, White cap
      33/1
      • Form 6030-00
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-7

      ridden soon after start, soon prominent, led over 11f out, headed over 8f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

      6(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White seams, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap
      33/1
      • Form 50-2006
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-5

      always behind

      7(10)
      Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine
      66/1
      • Form 51/0
      • Age 11
      • Weight 8-0

      always behind

      8(5)
      Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel
      11/2
      • Form 044-04
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-0

      in touch, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace

      9(7)
      Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap
      11/2
      • Form 0042-01
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-0

      raced wide, prominent, led over 8f out, headed over 5f out, weakened over 3f out

      10(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Black cap

      Calomeria

      7 b
      33/1
      • Form 0-00040
      • Age 3
      • Weight 7-12

      took keen hold, led, headed over 11f out, stayed prominent, ridden and flashed tail from 3f out, kept on

      In depth

      Verdict

      Quedex has shown much improved form recently and gets the vote ahead of Ocean Tide and Euippe. Ocean Tide turned in a good run at Beverley last time, chasing home Clarinch Claymore in what looked to be an above average contest and is on an upward curve. He is respected and so too is Euippe who provided his stable with a rare win when relishing the soft ground over this course last time but might find Quedex a tough nut to crack. This thorough stayer has had his confidence restored after an easy win in a selling hurdle and romped home at Sandown last time, slamming Mr Ed by seven lengths in testing conditions. He had earlier chased home Lucky Judge at Newcastle, and with stamina doubts about some of his rivals, Quedex gets the vote.