Racecards
15:55 Haydock Park
Freephone Stanleybet Handicap (Class D) (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good
- Form 336-022
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
Benbaun (IRE)
203- Form 016120-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
with leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, soon edged left, ran on
- Form 132500-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 401-110
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
broke well, soon towards rear, ridden and headway, when switched right over 1f out, kept on never dangerous
- Form 11000-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Attacca
16- Form 0021-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Weymes
- Jockey G Duffield
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 232-430
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Dalgleish
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced
Lualua
317- Form 105-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
keen, led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 6500-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Lupine Howl
179- Form 063060-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer B McMahon
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
With doubts concerning most of the participants, the safest bet here looks to be Morse, who is preferred to all-weather winner Peruvian Style and Lualua. The last mentioned makes his debut in handicap company today and could be feasibly well treated stepping up from the minimum trip. A market move for the son of Presidium would be of interest. Peruvian Style has yet to prove that he is as effective on turf as on the sand and is probably best watched, while Benbaun seems to have been dealt a hard blow by the handicapper. Times Review reverts to sprinting having failed to stay a mile on his final start as a juvenile and could be of interest along with Mark Johnston's West Country but the vote goes to Morse. Jamie Osborne's colt showed enough when second in a better race than this at Kempton last month that a contest of this nature would be well within his compass and lost no caste in defeat in a classified stakes race at Windsor last time. Morse is taken to go one better here.